CFW: From splash of red to white for peace
Galle Face Hotel hosted Day 2 of CFW’s Olu Swim Week on August 9 with the outdoor venue providing the perfect setting. The sounds of the waves hitting the shore blended with the music, as the models walked down the runway in their colourful swim and resort wear. The first collection by Sonali Dharmawardena kicked [...]
Mirror
A mythical adventure that responds to issues of gender disparity
Maya is an original play presented by Mind Adventures from September 6-8 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre. Inspired by extraordinary women in Sri Lankan literature, Maya is a mythical adventure that responds to issues of gender disparity that pervade our culture. The main inspiration for the play comes from sources such as the Valahassa Jataka [...]
Designer and creator of eco friendly aesthetics
In an age where eco friendly design is all the rage, we meet 25 year old Jithmi Wijesinghe, an artiste stepping away from conventional designs while incoporating the environment around her to represent her work in a very unique way. Not only is it eye catching the pieces are also elegantly finished, making it stand [...]
A different take on Neil Simon’s ‘Plaza Suite’
Jith Peiris has always been daring enough to venture down theatrical alleys no one else has trod on. His latest take on Neil Simon’s ‘Plaza Suite’ looks to do the same. It will take place at the Lionel Wendt on August 30 and 31, starting at 7.30 p.m. ‘Plaza Suite’ is three one-act plays in one [...]
Could you make a career out of playing video games ?
Three Million Dollars. That’s how much Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf walked away with after being crowned champion at the recently concluded Fortnite World Cup Solo Finals. Held in New York City, the event drew almost 15,000 people to New York’s Arthur Ashe tennis center. He’s not the only one though. The Fortnite World Cup also saw [...]
Music News
Young rapper Aitch from Manchester scores first UK top 10 A young rapper from Manchester 19 year old Aitch has scored his first UK top 10 hit with ‘Taste (Make It Shake)’ as the song entered the chart at No: 8. He is taking the music scene by storm already with a following of over [...]
TV Times
Rukshan sings for ‘Little Minds’
‘Little Minds Strong values’, a DVD with brand new 29 Sinhala and Tamil video animated songs teaching children ethics and values is now out on sale. ‘Little Minds Strong values’ is a Rotary national project initiated by Rukshan Perera, the musician, songwriter and past president of the Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan. The Rotary Team [...]
C Chain: The Fastest rapper in Sri Lanka
C Chain is a popular Hip-Hop rapper, though he is still a new kid on the block. His popular hit ‘Hood Eka’ was a mixtape by C Chain along with Nikila (The Xoticc) and Pramuka (Rabbit). ‘Chamindu Yashod popularly known as ‘C Chain’ started his music career at the school level few years ago and [...]
‘We Are One’
‘We Are One’, the event on reconciliation via music – a tribute by popular artistes’ and presented by the Thomian Society(TS) was held at the Hotel Galadari last week. Orchestral music was provided by the renowned band ‘Friends in Harmony’ with guest appearances by Rajiv Sebastian and Ishaq Baig , a brief speech by Chevaan [...]
Sudath returns with ‘Sulanga Mahameraka’
Award winning filmmaker and popular teledrama director who shot to international fame as a tele director with his teleplay ‘Amba Yahaluwo’, Sudath Devapriya has returned to miniscreen with ‘Sulanga Mahameraka’, a story based on the aftermath of youth uprising in the late 1980s in Sri Lanka. Revolving around an undergraduate who returns to his remote [...]
Alston wins SIGNIS award
Singer and actor Alston Koch was adjudged the Best Actor for his role as Matthew in ‘According to Matthew’ at the recently held SIGNIS Film Awards. It was an award winning year for Alston Koch who earlier won the ‘Sri Lankan of The Year ‘ for 2018 as well as been chosen as the ‘Brand [...]
Creative Activities for Children by Somalatha Subasinghe Play House
Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) or popularly known as Somalatha Subasinghe Play House commences its next session of “Creative Activities for Children” programme on September 7. The programme conducted by Dr. Chandana Aluthge, an Artistic Director of Somalatha Subasinghe Play House, the sessions will be on every Saturdays from 9.00 a.m. to 11.30 [...]
NCRC to promote arts and culture through cinema
Academy awarded Best Foreign Language film (1996) ‘Antonia’s Line’, a Dutch feminist movie celebrating the feminism and liberalism will be screened at 4 pm on Tuesday, August 20 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo 7. Organised by National Cultural Resource Centre (NCRC), the film screening curated by award winning filmmaker Sudath Mahadivulwewa and Kumari [...]
‘Rajasthan Food Festival’ at Taj – with ‘Celebrate Colombo’
Collaborating with ‘Celebrate Colombo’ that showcases Colombo as a vibrant city, one of the prominent and largest tourism events of recent times which is presented by CFW Swim Week, So Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Tourism and Promotions Bureau (SLTPB), Taj Samudra Colombo is set to roll out a ‘Rajasthani Food Festival’ till 31st August. [...]
A Taste of Switzerland
Each year on the 1st of August, the Swiss people celebrate their founding anniversary which dates back to 1291. The founding anniversary celebrates diversity through unity which brings together the 26 individual canton flags flying alongside the grand and familiar national flag, the white cross against the red background. Keeping in line with traditional festivities, [...]