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CMSC celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birth anniversary
In 2020, Germany will celebrate the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, arguably her most famous citizen, with the whole world. The Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC) in association with the Goethe-Institut, Colombo, will begin the yearlong celebration of the maestro’s music with a concert on January 26 at the Goethe-Institute Hall. The celebrations [...]
‘Keerthi’ to unspool his life story
Popular singer, musician Keerthi Pasqual, who has mesmerised the masses with unique, tuneful styles, is all set to unspool his life story in the form of a significant book on Sunday, January 26 at 3.00 pm at the Tharangani Hall of National Film Corporation. The 256-page hardbound book comprising rare photographs depicting Keerthi’s various stages [...]
‘Gaadi’ gets special Jury mention at Dhaka IFF
Gaadi’ (Children of the Sun), Prasanna Vithanage’s newest film, received a special jury mention for its overall presentation at the recently concluded 18th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF). The film was chosen for the competition category of the festival which featured films from Iran, Turkey, Russia, India, China, Kazakhstan, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Sri [...]
CTF focuses on Lankan Children’s Theatre
Colombo Theatre Forum, as its first event for the year 2020 has organised a discussion under the theme “the present and the future of the Sri Lankan Children Theatre” at 5 pm on January 28 at the German Cultural Centre. Moderated by experienced playwright M. Safeer, the mediators of the discussion are Waruna Alahakoon, Sudharshan [...]
Touching and thought – provoking cinema series
German film ‘The Ninth Day’ (Der Neunte Tag) will be screened as the third film of the series ‘Darkness Before light’ at 7 am on Friday January 31 at Goethe Hall, Colombo 7. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, ‘The Ninth Day’ is set in February 1942. The Luxembourgian priest Henri Kremer was granted nine days’ leave [...]
Final of the Bad boys’ trilogy
The last of the ‘Bad Boys’ trilogy ‘Bad boys for life’, American action comedy starring Will Smith and Jerry Bruckheimer is now being screened in theatres in and around Colombo. Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, bad boys Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are back together for one last ride in the highly [...]
Sri Lankan culinary Journey at AYU
Sri Lankan cuisine is rich in spices, texture and flavour. It’s a blend of different curry concoctions and mouth-watering dishes and guests are in for a true culinary treat at AYU of Movenpick, Colombo as they introduce a ‘Sri Lankan Journey’ every Wednesday featuring a spread of the island’s finest cuisine. This delightful dinner buffet [...]
Chinese New Year celebration at Shangri La
Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo celebrates the Year of the Golden Rat with exclusive gourmet set menus from January 20 to February 8, 2020 at Shang Palace, the hotel’s signature Chinese restaurant. At the core of Chinese New Year are many rich customs with feasts that mark good fortune and prosperity. For this year’s celebration, Master Chef [...]