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Glimpse at the COINS film festival
The third edition of the Colombo International Student Film Festival (COINS Film Festival) concluded recently at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute and highlighted the exceptional talent of both local and international students of cinematography. Amidst the bustle of the festival, we spoke to Chirath De Silva, who aside from being the project chairperson was also [...]
National Youth Orchestra of Sri Lanka celebrates 25- years of music
The National Youth Orchestra, one of the main aesthetic educational programmes in Sri Lanka will mark its 25th anniversary with a free orchestral concert on September 22, 2017. The National Youth Orchestra was established in 1992 through a Japanese grant of Rs. 54 million and was founded as a Ministry of Education Project by Ms. [...]
Evening of dance and song
On September 23 and 24 the Senior Prefects’ Guild of Holy Family Convent (HFC) Bambalapitiya will proudly stage “Night at the movies – from the silver screen and beyond” at the school auditorium from 6.30pm onwards. The show will herald a selection of old and new classic musical scores from the silver screen. The evening [...]
Lady Gaga takes a break and looks to slow down
Lady Gaga is taking a break from the live music scene in order to re-energise herself. Reports from the US say the ‘Poker Face’ and ‘Born This Way’ hitmaker will slow down for some healing. Gaga made a public appearance in Toronto, Canada on 8th September for the premiere of the Netflix documentary Gaga: Five [...]
Annual Inter School Shakespeare Drama Competition this week
The Annual Inter school Shakespeare drama competition organized by the Colombo YMCA and the Rotary Club of Colombo North will be returning for the 44th year this September. The much anticipated inter school event pays tribute to the Bard’s iconic plays as 19 boys and 15 girls schools compete for the coveted title in their [...]