Delightful Arangethram performance by Ishara
Ishara Wickremanayake presented her Arangethram on April 18 delighting the limited audience present (due to COVID restrictions) at the Elphinstone Theatre with her skill and graceful, expressive performance. Just 15 years old, Ishara, a student of St. Bridget’s Convent is a multi-faceted teenager who is a member of the school Rifle Shooting Squad, Debating Team [...]
Unravelling memories as creative scrapbooks
“I love how we can collect memories through pictures and bind them together into a beautiful scrapbook. I also love that it is in the form of a book, similar to a traditional picture album – but presented much more creatively, and detailed and customised according to personal preferences,” says 22-year-old Shamarah Fazeel. Shamarah is [...]
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A time to meditate
Life has not been ‘normal’ for some time now, and there’s no doubt that everyone’s stress levels are at a high. Many of us yearn for some peace and quiet, something to help calm us. While our individual faiths help us in troubling times, a guided meditation session can be helpful too. This is what [...]
Academy Awards 2021: ‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at an Oscars that spreads the wealth
“Nomadland,” director Chloé Zhao’s small-boned movie about nomads in America, earned best picture at a 93rd Academy Awards defined by the pandemic, as movies that premiered on streaming services ruled the ceremony — an in-person event mounted under Covid protocols. In a year where the pandemic shuttered theaters and turned movie-goers into couch potatoes, 16 [...]
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A new female filmmaker to Lankan cinema
The first female who made a career of filmmaking in Sri Lanka was Sumithra Peries, the wife of the legendary filmmaker Lester James Peries. Thereafter Inoka Sathyanganie wrote her name in both local and international cinema with her debut ‘Sulang Kirilli’ (Wind Bird). In between Sumithra and Inoka one or two female filmmakers tried to [...]
Theatrical criticism on social and political settings of SL
Asoka Handagama’s “A Death at an Antique Shop ” “A Death at an Antique Shop”, the newest stage play directed by playwright and filmmaker Asoka Handagama will go on the boards at 3.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. on May 14 at the Lionel Wendt Theater, Colombo 07. Having staged on five days so far the [...]
Evergreen “Kelani Palama” back on stage
The late playwright R. R. Samarakoon’s ever popular play “Kelani Palama” will be back on the stage on May 15 at at 3.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. at the Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo. Originally produced in October 1978, ‘Kelani Palam’, is one of the few plays in Sri Lankan theatre that has maintained its popularity [...]
‘Maname’ at Wendt
Prof. Ediriweera Sarathchandra’s stylised drama “Maname” will be staged at 3.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. on May 16 at Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. Originally produced in 1956 while he was the lecturer at the Peradeniay University, ‘Maname’ has been continuously performed in Colombo and the outstations. The production of the play is handled by Lalitha [...]
A game between a black magician and a genie
Following the huge popularity it received, ‘Sakala Guru’, teleplay woven around a black magician (Gura) and his genie, ‘Sakala Guru’ -2 is ready for telecast on the National Rupavahini channel. Starting from May 5, the teleplay directed by Tikiri Ratnayake and produced by Siddharth Abeywardena, will be aired from Monday to Thursday at 7.30 pm [...]
Kerrigan La-Brooy: Riding the crest of a wave of success
‘I am so happy and have to praise the Lord for giving me all the strength to achieve all these dreams. I am really overwhelmed to see my song reaching top and nominating me for many Awards worldwide in Country and Gospel category’ he said. Sri Lankan born Australian Country and Gospel singer Kerrigan La-Brooy [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger shares hilarious idea for beefing up ‘boring’ Oscars
On Monday, legendary action star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and began the interview by talking about how boring the Oscars were the previous night. In fact, he said he only made it about an hour into the show which ran a little over three hours long. “The reason I only [...]
‘Minari’ star Yuh-jung Youn is just not into Hollywood
Behind the scenes, best supporting actress Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung is like many other stars: She said she reveres Glenn Close and admires Brad Pitt. But there’s a tiny caveat: She’s just not that into Hollywood. Youn, 73, a veteran actress in her home country of South Korea, told NBC Asian America after her historic [...]
Say ‘Kanpai’ at Tenku Japanese Restaurant
Kanpai is ‘cheers!’ in Japanese and what better way to say it than with a cup of Sake?Popular in Japan for over two thousand years, Nihonshu, known the world-over as Sake, is a Japanese alcohol made from polished rice. The premium grades of Sake, such as ginjo, however, have only been around for about 50 [...]
Lanka Lions ‘Dance into the Lights’ in Dubai
Lanka Lions Sports Club, UAE held its 44th Annual Dance ‘Dance into the Lights’ a virtual musical concert on 9th April. The event was streamed live on YouTube and Facebook. Fabulous band BLACK with talented Ranil Amirthiah did a marvellous job to keep the revellers that had formed in groups in UAE, Canada and Australia [...]