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Elegant models, flashing cameras, and a glamorous audience; This was the scene that greeted young Marlon Rae, a volunteer backstage at Colombo Fashion Week (CFW) 2014 when he peered out at the catwalk. “I thought ‘wow, I want to be here one day as a designer’,” Marlon recalls. Three years later, on March 15 this [...]
Don’t miss this culinary treat with George Calombaris
The much-loved judge of MasterChef Australia, restaurateur George Calombaris, well-known for creating tantalizing dishes inspired by his Greek heritage will be in Sri Lanka from June 8th to the 11th for a series of events hosted by Cinnamon Life. George Calombaris started his career at Sofitel Melbourne, one of the city’s top five-star hotels. During [...]
Mirror
Bringing back the 80s with ‘Like You Like It’
Visakha Vidyalaya are bringing back the “Radical” and the “Tubular” musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s loved pastoral comedy “As you like it” with a “righteous” amount of the glamorous 80s with “Like You Like It.” If you want to bust out your parachute pants, over the top hair and accessories “Like you Like It” is a [...]
Sweetest surprise with MLTR
Sometime in the middle of the war between the CD and the Mp3, Jascha Richter feared for the fate of music. “When suddenly we could not sell records anymore, it felt like a disaster for the industry,” says Richter. But , Michael Learns to Rock, the band Richter founded with Mikkel Lentz, Søren Madsen, and [...]
Musical soirée
The Women’s International Club will present an evening of light classical music , covering composers from the historic capitals of Austria, Poland, France and Germany on May 30, 2017. Musicians featured include Ramya Perera, Meneka Sahabandu, Sureka Amarasinghe and Tiyanie Sahabandu, a statement said. The Programme comprises of virtuosic piano pieces by Chopin, violin compositions [...]
Impressions of jazz with‘En Route’
The lights dim, as the sound of the double bass guitar picks up. The keyboards are soon to join accompanied by the saxophone and the guitar, while the soft drums beat in the background, tying the whole arrangement together. The music takes you back to an era, where renowned performers such as Frank Sinatra dominated [...]
Katy Perry to release latest album next month
Katy Perry has announced the release of her new album ‘Witness’ for 9th June. The album will be her fifth studio production. So far two singles, ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ and ‘Bon Appetit’ have been released from the forthcoming album. The new album will reflect the changes taking place in her personnel life as well [...]
100 Words
Thank you for all your contributions for the 100 word page on “Above”. As is frilling for a preposition the ideas that have been generate are various – from clouds to waterfalls to social rank & pranks. The theme for June is “PAGE”. Please send in your contribution before June 17 to Madhubashini Dissanayake-Ratnayake, C/o [...]
TV Times
‘Sarama’ Rock with Desmond, Sunil, Annesley and Rajiv
The Four Aces of Sinhala Pop who enlightened the Golden era of Sri Lankan Music during the 70’s- the legendary Desmond de Silva, Sunil Perera of Gypsies fame, prince of Sinhala Pop Annesley Malawana and the man who regenerated the 70’s big time Rajiv Sebastian are in the process of releasing their Latest creation ‘Sarama’ [...]
JSO in Concert
The Junior Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka (JSO) will perform an exciting programme of music covering a variety of styles at their annual concert this year, which will take place on the 23rd of May, at the Lionel Wendt Theatre. The JSO which includes some of the best young string players in the country have undergone [...]
Paul’s musical passion for Sri Lanka
Many music lovers in Sri Lanka perhaps would not know the guitar strumming singer Paul Goonewardene domiciled in Stavanger, Norway . He in silence is very much involved doing active work musically in Sri Lanka. By profession, Paul is a petroleum engineer working overseas, but visits Sri Lanka for small vacations quite often. His main [...]
‘King Arthur’ arrives here before it does in the US
Latest Hollywood fantasy film “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” directed by Guy Ritchie is now being screened at Liberty cinema Colombo. Made loosely based on Arthurian legends, the film stars Charlie Hunnam as the title character, with Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law and Eric Bana in stellar roles. Robbed of his [...]
‘Swaroopa’ to be released soon
‘Swaroopa’ (Self Image), Dr. Dharmasena Pathiraja’s latest film, a story based on world renowned Franz Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ will be released soon. Starring W. Jayasiri, Nita Fernando, Thusitha Laknath, Reeni de Silva, Daya Tennakone, Wimal Kumara de Costa, Lakshman Mendis, Vishvajith Gunasekara and D. B. Gangodatenna, ‘Swaroopa’ narrates the story of Gregory Samson and his family [...]
Nimnayaka Hudakalawa’ for a limited engagement
‘Nimnayaka Hudakalawa’- ‘Alone in a Valley’ Boodee Keerthisena’s newest film is now being screened at Regal Colombo, Lido Borella, Liberty Lite and a number of other CEL circuit theatres for a limited engagement. This is the first film that was cinematographed digitally and it features the last role played by award winning script writer and [...]
Ever popular ‘Kelani Palama’ goes on the boards
One of the ever popular plays in Sri Lankan theatre ‘Kelani Palama’ produced and directed by R. R. Samarakone will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on June 3 at the Lionel Wendt theatre Colombo. First staged in 1978, the drama is a social criticism of political manipulation and the ever [...]
Guardians of the Galaxy: Marvel comic makes a comeback
Making another movie recreating Marvel comic superhero characters, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has returned to theatres in Colombo. Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Sequel to 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy [...]
‘5 Samath’ New Imperial cinemas returns to filmmaking
Muhurath for ‘5 Samath’, a family movie directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan was held recently. Comprising a cast of both veteran stars and children, the story and screenplay is written by Rasika Surawirarachchi. The cast includes Dilhani Ashokamala, Semini Iddamalgoda, Giriraj Kayshalya, Dayadewa Edirisinghe and a number of children who are to be playing lead roles. [...]
Hilton Residences launch of FLOW.LK
Hilton Colombo Residences announced the launch of its main restaurant FLOW’s comprehensive website today. The website www.flow.lk is targeted at the discerning customer who opts to make restaurant reservations and enquiries via online channels rather than through conventional means. The website will have tabs for each of its buffets and A La Carte served in [...]
Supper at Fifty Seven: Heritage flavours of Singapore
Following on from the success of their first edition that featured Chefs Rishi Naleendra and Andrew Walsh and Sun Kim, the latest Colombo Supper Club will feature the creations of Singaporean chef Damian D’Silva. The event will be held at 7.00pm on the 20th and 21st of May at Fifty7, at the new Jetwing Colombo [...]
