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Indu Dharmasena’s ‘At Your Service’ a play inspired by the popular British comedy Fawlty Towers returns to the stage after 20 years By Kaveesha Fernando Meet Albert Perera, owner and general manager of a small hotel in the hill-country called ‘Hotel Hill Star’. It is Albert’s one dream to make Hotel Hill Star a five-star. [...]
Feed your mind!
In our new monthly series Netflix and Chill Asantha Jayaweera suggests some must-see documentaries “I watched an absolutely incredible Rom-Com the other day”……said no-one. Ever. Long the mainstay of dinner-party and water-cooler conversation, the documentary film is the high-falutin cerebral side of Netflix. The sort of thing that might even convince tech-shy Sri Lankan parents [...]
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Raising voices for a cause
By Kaveesha Fernando Child survivors of sexual abuse are rarely discussed in society. Children are most often abused by people known to them, making the situation rather complex because sometimes they do not realize that they are being abused. Furthermore, when a child speaks up, the best situation they can hope for is one in [...]
Deanna School of Dance gearing up for “Alice In Wonderland”
The Deanna School of Dance (DSD) is gearing up to present Alice in Wonderland. The show is produced and choreographed by Natasha and Natalie Jayasuriya, and co-choreographed by Natalia Potter-Wood. Set to be staged on July 29, 2016 at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre, this year’s performance will be an interpretation of “Alice in Wonderland” presented [...]
Platform for like minds to connect through dance
Text and pictures by Dilantha Dassanayake Global movement facilitator Malaika MaVeena D’arville recently conducted an African Chant and Dance workshop at the Prana Lounge. Malaika is of Canadian Jamaican decent with a wealth of knowledge in ancient earth people’s rituals and customs. She has dedicated her work to helping people connect their consciences to planetary [...]
Fifty years of Annesley Malawana: Journey from Moonstones to Super Chimes
By Sanath Weerasuriya Popular singing sensation Annesley Malawana will be celebrating his Golden Jubilee in the Sri Lankan music scene with a grand musical evening at the BMICH on 6th August 2016 starting at 7.00pm. Fifty years of ‘Sinhala Pop’ with Annesley will feature some of the top names in the Sri Lankan showbiz scene. [...]
Cinnamon Colomboscope Festival
EUNIC Sri Lanka together with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts presents the fourth edition of Cinnamon Colomboscope, a contemporary and multidisciplinary arts festival that takes place in Colombo. This year, the festival will be titled Testing Grounds: Art and Digital Cultures in South Asia and Europe and will be held from August 25 to September 1. [...]
Simple cinema and great hopes
By Susitha R. Fernando Amidst boasting of a multimillion rupee, biggest budget, most expensive filmmaking, there is cinema that is made for the sole purpose of making a movie. This genuine cinema is for the one and only purpose of telling a story that is needed to be told somehow, somewhere and to someone. This [...]
Ruvi Lakmali, a growing television personality
Television is often considered a medium for bringing joy and excitement to many. The charming, and talented Ruvi Lakmali brings her multi-faceted experience to bear in this medium in Sri Lanka. Ruvi Lakmali, a resident of Bandarawela, is the youngest and only girl among three siblings. She received her education up to the Advanced Level [...]
Musical comedy in town
‘Mita Nethi Kuda’, a musical comedy directed by ‘Balloth Ekka Behe’ famed Ravindra Ariyarathne will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on July 30 at the Namel Malani Punchi theatre, Borella. Starring Wickrama Senevirathne, Hashinika Karaliyadda, Sunil Thilakarathne, Prasad Sooriyaarachchi, Pradeep Aragama, Premakumara Dasanayake, Chamara Rajapakhe and Vienavie Sukakkana. Sandasiri Adhikari directed [...]
Creating a cultural bond with ‘Caucasian Chalk Circle’
Celebrating 13th anniversary, Janakaraliya creates a new theatre project bridging the North and South through a world renowned play originally made by world renowned playwright Bertolt Brecht. A translation of Bertolt Brecht’s ‘Caucasian Chalk Circle’ by veteran Sri Lankan dramatist Dr. Kulanthai M. Shanmugalingam, titled ‘Wenkatti Wattam’ will have its maiden show in Colombo at [...]
‘Balloth Ekka’ reaches 750th show
One of the most successful stage plays in the recent past, ‘Balloth Ekka Behe’ will have its 750th show at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on August 27 at Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo. The play also will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm at Tower Hall theatre on July 29 and 6.30 pm on [...]
‘Il Mare’ wins prestigious ‘Restaurant Award’
Anantara Tangalle Resort’s ‘Il Mare’ wins Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort’s signature Italian restaurant ‘Il Mare’ has become the first and only restaurant in Sri Lanka to earn the highly coveted ‘Restaurant Award’-(‘Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence’) from prestigious Wine Spectator Magazine. Wine Spectator Magazine is regarded worldwide as a leading guide to the world’s [...]
OZO Kandy unveils new graffiti wall at rooftop ‘Bommu’
A prominent graffiti artist in the urban art scene of Paris ‘Marko 93’ transformed the OZO Kandy’s popular ‘Bommu rooftop wall’ near the Splash swimming pool into a very warm and colourful space. The artist’s amazing rooftop graffiti is part of an event that was initiated by the French Embassy and facilitated by the Alliance [...]