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Martin McDonagh’s Tony and Olivier award-winning play ‘The Pillowman’ will bring a dose of dark comedy to Colombo audiences. Also known for his films – ‘In Bruges’, ‘Seven Psychopaths’ and most recently the Academy award-winning ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’, McDonagh has an eerie quality in his sardonic narratives that can thrill in the most [...]
Batik with a young vibe
With a love for batik and a mission to create women’s lingerie for the tropical climate, Dinushi Pamunuwa’s locally-handcrafted batik-style lingerie is what she will showcase under her brand La Pard during Fashion Week Colombo Swimwear and Resort-wear Edition from July 4 to 7 at the Shangri-La Hotel. It is, however, a double celebration for [...]
Hitting a fun note with Anime Open Mic night
What turned out to be a simple idea fuelled by a passion for Anime, ended up opening the doors to a whole new music culture in Sri Lanka earlier this month, as the very first Anime Open Mic night held on June 9 took off at Tea Talk at Colombo 5. Interestingly, as Binura de [...]
Design as a concept
Clothes that can never be worn or sold – Why do student-designers come up with such attire? This is an oft asked question and it is the Managing Director of the Lanka Institute of Fashion and Technology (LIFT), Niroshani Leanage who gives the simple answer, “These clothes are designed to bring out a concept and [...]
Mirror
Returning to the wilds to de-stress with ‘Wilderness Journeys’
Life in the city can be demanding at times and it’s quite common for an individual to be stressed at work. However, immersing yourself in nature could just be the answer to de-stress. “Just hang out in a forest and you’ll feel better, it’s as simple as that,” Hannah Harris the founder of Wilderness Journeys. [...]
Disciplined dance
It’s close to 9pm on a Sunday night and the cast and crew of the Arpeggio Creative Dance & Drama Academy (ACDDA) are hard at work at Sudarshi Hall. Leader of the troupe, Nilan Maligaspe draws aside one at a time to speak. It’s a very invigorating exchange with each student, who are filled with [...]
Boyzone to take a final bow with Asian farewell tour
Back in 1993, an aspiring music mogul Louis Walsh was calling for auditions to form a new Irish “boy band”. Hoping to create the next “Take That”, Walsh went through more than 300 audition tapes and voices before settling on five young men simply calling them “Boyzone.” Twenty five years later, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy [...]
Celebrating Nelson Mandela Day
Mandela Day falls every year on July 18, the day anti-apartheid revolutionary and former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, was born. This year the day has deeper resonance as it marks the birth centenary of this charismatic figure. The United Nations asks individuals around the world to mark Nelson Mandela International Day by making [...]
Clean Bandit take the top spot of the UK singles
Clean Bandit have taken the top spot on the UK singles chart with ‘Solo’. The UK’s new No: 1 song features the vocals of the US singer Demi Lovato. ‘Solo’ is an EDM track with a pumping disco beat. It is the fourth chart topping song for the UK band after ‘Rather Be’ with Jess [...]
TV Times
Chains in Colombo
‘Chains’, an Indian International Dance Theatre will come alive on July 6 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. Chains is a popular international dance-theatre, collaboration between Sri Lanka, India and Singapore and will be presented in Colombo by Red Creatives, Singapore. Chains will be performed by 10 young talented homegrown Sri Lankan artistes and India’s premiere dance [...]
Beauty and Brains to Represent Lanka at Miss British Empire 2018
The Miss British Empire 2018 international beauty pageant is scheduled to take place in Perth, Australia in mid-September, 2018 and a Sri Lankan beauty that also happens to be a Doctor, has already been selected by the international pageant’s organisers to represent Sri Lanka at the event. Dr. Nuwandika Lakmali Wickramarathne-Siriwardena is a Grade Medical [...]
Sarasaviya Film Awards are back
The 34th edition of the popular Sarasaviya Film Awards, organised by Sarasaviya Film weekly, will be held at the BMICH on August 3. The awards ceremony was resumed in 2016 after an eight year lull. This year’s Festival will be held as the ‘Cargills Sarasaviya Film Awards Ceremony’ underlining the Cargills role as the main [...]
Viber makes new chat extensions
Viber one of the world’s leading messaging apps, announced new and innovative Chat Extensions, giving its one billion registered users exciting new ways to express themselves and easily manage their conversations. Originally introduced in December 2016, Viber’s Chat Extensions enrich users’ conversations, without the need to leave the chat — from instantly finding and sharing [...]
Division over film distribution; NFC, Artistes battle with distributors
A week long tussle over the local film distribution following the decision by the National Film Corporation (NFC) to take over the rights of film distribution from the private sector has divided the film industry with some supporting the move and others opposing it. The tug-o-war started with the decision by the NFC on June [...]
The game that changed a remote school
“Heena Hoyana Samanallu” and “A Level” famed filmmaker Rohan Perera’s newest film ‘Goal’ will be released in CEL circuit cinemas from this month. A school in a remote hamlet far away from the city and pupils who were satisfied with simple joys but never dreamt of luxuries or major victories changes with the entrance of [...]
‘Sokari’ in Borella
‘Sokari’ an old Sri Lankan folk drama which was formed according to the rural traditions of Shanthikarmas that were performed to goddess Paththini seeking fertility and prosperity will be staged at 8.15 and 10.30 pm on July 3 at the YMBA Borella. ‘Sokari’ contains ancient characteristics that could be appreciated by everyone. This play is [...]
Bonjour Cinema brings ‘Django’
Celebrating the French Spring Festival 2018, monthly movie screening will feature ‘Django’ on July 4 and July 11 at Majestic City at 7 pm. The screenings are on the occasion of the monthly “rendez-vous” Bonjour Cinéma! and to revive the Fête de la Musique, the French Spring Festival 2018. Directed by Etienne Comar, ‘Django’ is [...]
‘Raid Amazones’ comes to Passikudah and jungles of Thoppigala
‘Raid Amazones’(www.raidamazones.com), the world’s biggest female adventure challenge is to be held in Sri Lanka in two legs in 2018/19. The first leg will be held from the 11th to 19th of October 2018 and again in 2019 from the 23rd to 31st of March. The event will be held in the East coast of [...]