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Giri Devi Androgynous : A view through dance
Text and pictures by Dilantha Dissanayake Pradeep Gunarathna recently performed a piece from the low country-dance tradition, Giri Devi Androgynous. The piece was created during a six-week dance residency in Bangalore and premiered at the Attakkalari Biennale, Bangalore 2015. The dance recreates a folk tale, the Giri Yakshani of demons which appear in 12 manifestations. [...]
Elizabeth Moir art exhibition : Colouring spaces
The annual Elizabeth Moir Senior School art exhibition was held at Park Street Mews recently. Over 250 students participated aging from 11 to 18 years, in two projects set by their Art teacher Aruni Wijeguwardene. Students were invited to reinterpret work by old masters such as Picasso and Van Gough. Also producing original pieces of [...]
Curtains rise for ‘Affair at Ward Place Hotel’
By Minushi Perera Setting the stage in a fictional Colombo hotel room atmosphere, veteran director Jith Pieris and Ishtartha Wellaboda, Amayaa Wijesinghe and the cast gather to give audiences what they promise to be an evening of comedy and political satire in their play ‘Affair at Ward Place Hotel.’ The plot revolves around Ranjith, a [...]
Work it
Creating that Amal Clooney look By Arundathi Yasok Beautiful, intelligent and stylish is how we would describe Amal Clooney. In addition to being quite a trend setter and unlike other celebrities, Amal has a day job that does not involve entertainment. As a result the 9-5 working ladies can relate to her to some extent with [...]
