Visual and Performing Arts Uni and SAARC Cultural Centre hold festival of art, music and dance
The University of Visual and Performing Arts in collaboration with the SAARC Cultural Centre will be holding the ‘Saundaryabhimani’ Art Festival and the SAARC exhibition of paintings this week. The SAARC exhibition of paintings will showcase art from the eight SAARC Member States – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, while Saundaryabhimani will feature Sri Lankan art, music and dance.
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Visual and Performing Arts Professor Ariyarathne Kaluarachchi stated that the event is an exciting step for the university. “We took part in the exhibitions of other universities but did not have one of our own. In 2014 after I became Vice Dean we held a successful kala ulela (exhibition of the arts) titled Saundaryabhimani. When we were discussing how to improve the event this year the Director of SAARC Cultural Centre Wasanthe Kotuwelle invited us to hold an exhibition through our two organisations,” he said, explaining how the festival came about.
Deputy Director (Programmes) at the SAARC Cultural Centre Kishani Jayasinghe-Wijayasekara says that the SAARC Cultural Centre is excited to partner with the University of Visual and Performing Arts. “At the SAARC Cultural Centre we deal with art and culture of eight countries of the SAARC region and we deal with the most beautiful part of life. We get to tie people together with a mode of expression which is very tolerant and gratifying and expressive,” she said, adding that around 150 paintings selected from a pool of 300 paintings from all over the SAARC region will be exhibited, with at least a few paintings from each nation.
‘Saundaryabhimani’ Art Festival and the SAARC exhibition of paintings will be held from July 3-9.
The events for Saundaryabhimani:
July 3
9 a.m. – (Art) Prabhava Journal at the Faculty of Visual Arts Auditorium
4 p.m. – Music and Dancing event at the Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe Rostrum, Faculty of Music
July 3-7
9 a.m. – 4 p.m – (Art) Degree Show and Teachers’ Exhibition at the JDA Perera Gallery
July 3, 5 and 7
9 a.m. – (Art) Seminar for A/L students at the Faculty of Visual Arts Auditorium
July 4-9
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. -SAARC paintings at the JDA Perera Gallery
July 4
9 a.m. -12 noon – (Music) Music Seminar and Workshop at the Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe Rostrum, Faculty of Music
9 a.m. – 7 p.m. – (Dance) Drama and short drama, Ballet and Creative Dance at the Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance
3 p.m.- 5 p.m. – (Music) Concert performance by the Department of Ethnomusicology at the Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe Rostrum, Faculty of Music
July 5
9 a.m. -11 a.m. – (Music) Concert performance by the Department of Western Music at the Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe Rostrum, Faculty of Music
9 a.m. – 7 p.m. – (Dance) Film, short film and video productions at the Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance
3 p.m.-5 p.m. – (Music) ‘Revival’ – concert by students at the Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe Rostrum, Faculty of Music
July 6
9 a.m. -11 a.m. – (Music)Concert performance by the Department of North Indian Music at the Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe Rostrum, Faculty of Music
3 p.m.-5 p.m. – (Music) Concert performance by the Department of South Indian Music at the Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe Rostrum, Faculty of Music
9 a.m. – 7 p.m. – (Dance) Upcountry, Low country, Sabaragamuwa, Percussion Music, Indian and Asian Dance and Ethnic Cohesion Programme at the Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance
July 7
7 a.m. – 8 a.m. – (Dance) Yoga Practice at Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance
Two Professors from the Mahatma Gandhi University of India will be conducting this session
9 a.m. – (Art) Awarding Ceremony at the Faculty of Visual Arts Auditorium
9 a.m. -11 a.m. – (Music) Entertainment programme by the Department of Musicology at the Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe Rostrum, Faculty of Music
10 a.m. -12 noon -(Dance) Yoga Seminar at the Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – (Dance) Acrobatics event at the Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance
3 p.m.- 5 p.m. – (Music) Concert performance by the Department of Applied Music and Mass Communication at the Dr. Lionel Edirisinghe Rostrum, Faculty of Music
July 8
9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – (Dance)Awarding ceremony at Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – (Dance) Book Launch Programme at Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance
July 9
9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – (Dance) Felicitation Programme at Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance
8 p.m. – (Dance) Shanthikarma (Dance Rituals) at Pani Bharatha Theatre, Faculty of Dance.