TV Times
Great American Song Book
The fourth edition of the ‘Great American Song Book’ will come alive with Saxophonist / Vocalist Gananath Dasanayaka along with popular Jazz band En Route on Saturday, 20th October at the British School Auditorium in Borella. The lovers of American music from the 1930s to the 70s will be in for a 90 minute treat [...]
‘Dance on with The Gypsies’
‘Dance on with The Gypsies’, another dashing presentation by Black Pepper Entertainment, will come alive at the Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo on Friday, October 12th starting at 7.00pm. The show will feature one of the all-time greatest Sri Lankan entertainers, the legendary Sunil Perera accompanied by the Gypsies performing their greatest hits from the seventies to [...]
‘God of Indian Violin’ to create international performers from Lanka
World renowned violinist Dr. L. Subramaniam awarded four scholarships to Sri Lankan undergraduates who are reading for their degrees in performing arts, to continue their higher studies in India. K. Lambigashwini, Thavarajah Elilini, Laurecia Lenin Robinson and Vathana Thirunavukkarasu, four female undergraduates studying performing arts at Jaffna University were selected to follow their masters studies [...]
Mrs Sri Lanka Pageant at Grand Kandyan
‘Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World International Pageant 2018’ – the national costume mini pageant was held recently at the Grand Kandyan Hotel Kandy. This is was a unique experience to all in Kandy as this was the first time an international pageant was held in Kandy. The competition was held at the main ballroom [...]
Prof. Sarathchandra’s “Sinhabahu” at Kiribathgoda
“Sinhabahu” one of the evergreen plays by Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra will go on the boards at 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on October 14 at the auditorium of Viharamaha Devi Vidyalaya, Kiribathgoda. The play is a prescribed text for the G.C.E. O/L Sinhala syllabus. Tickets are now available at Sarasavi Bookshop and Sanka bookshop in [...]
‘Aluth Horek’ comes to Punchi Theatre
Political comedy play ‘Aluth Horek Onee’ directed by Ajith Mendis will be staged at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. today, October 7 at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre Borella. Roshan Pilapitya, Saman Hemarathna, Mahinda Pathirage and Mihiri Priyangani play the main roles while music composition is by Anthoney Surendra, set designing by Llewellyn Von der waal, [...]
Film on the Father of the Nation releases this week
Marking a historical juncture in Sri Lankan cinema history, ‘Nidahase Piya-DS’ will be released in both Sinhala and Tamil in theatres islandwide simultaneously from October 12. Directed by Suneth Malinga Lokuhewa, the maiden show in Sinhala will be released at the Regal Cinema, Colombo while the Tamil copy will be screened in Jaffna. The film [...]
Classical and contemporary Dance in Colombo
The Academy of Bharathanatyam presents ‘Kin Kini’ a classical, folk and contemporary dance evening, which will be staged on October 13 at the 5.00pm at New Kathiresan Hall, Bambalapitiya. The evening of dance is choreographed and directed by Kalasuri ‘Smt’ Vasugy Jegatheeswaran a renowned Bharathanatyam exponent in Sri Lanka. The programme marks the 42nd year [...]
Newest hub for Movie buffs
Colombo’s newest cinema hub for movie goers, Scope Cinemas Multiplex at the Colombo City Centre was opened with a red carpet premiere of ‘Johnny English Strikes Again’ starring Rowan Atkinson of Mr. Bean fame. The screening was hosted by Universal Pictures Internaitonal and TNL radio. Scope Cinemas Multiplex comprises six theatres with state-of the art [...]
Germany reflected through cinema
The German Cultural Institute will screen ‘Absolute Giganten’ a 1999 German language film written and directed by Sebastian Schipper at 7 pm on October 12 at the auditorium of the Goethe Institute. Set in Hamburg the film produced by Stefan Arndt and Tom Tykwer depicts how a group of young Germans react to the prospect [...]
Warriors Beyond The Rock’ at Sigiriya’
Hotel Sigiriya in association with MTB.LK presents ‘Warriors – beyond the rock!’ on 7thOctober 2018 from 7am onwards. If you are one of the cycling community members of Sri Lanka and looking for a challenge head over to the Ancient City with your wheels and enjoy the rich landscapes of Sigiriya. The winners of this [...]