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Varied talents
By Esther Williams
Studious, dull and boring – is that your impression of a medical student? Well, you just may be surprised. Talents 2006 presented by the Medical Faculty of Sri Jayawardenepura University at the Youth Centre, Maharagama on April 1, 2006 from 5 p.m. onwards will showcase both the creativity and artistic skill of over 300 students and staff.

“We want to send out a message to the community that the talents of medical students are not confined to medicine and studying. We have a larger range of talents,” says the President of the Art Circle and 4th year medical student Amaya Ellawala. To demonstrate this, the evening will feature song, drama, dance and instrumental numbers.

The students and staff of the Medical Faculty have been practising for about two months in preparation for the event. Preliminary competitions were held in singing in all three languages and the six winners (male and female categories) will perform duets. Winner of TNL Onstage in the male solo category, Gananath Dassanayake will present his version of “Picture”. Lakruwan Edirisinghe Atukorala, who released a single last year, is also expected to sing.

To liven up the evening, Eastern, Latin American and Bharatnatyam dances are included in the line-up. Comedy has been thrown in through the short English and Sinhala dramas. All five batches of students will participate in the Sinhala musical, where a poignant love story is portrayed through song and dance.

There’s more. The orchestra comprising piano, violin, guitar and drums will play a medley of songs in English, Sinhala and Tamil. A dance that will be accompanied by the violin and piano instrumental duet promises to be a unique item.

Other highlights of the event are the group song by the faculty members as well as the comedy act. “It is entirely a group effort by both students and faculty,” Amaya explains. Prior to the stage show that begins at 6 p.m. there will be an art exhibition where the medical students will again display another aspect of their diverse talents.

The annual fundraiser wherein the stage, lights and multimedia are organised totally by medical students will support the community outreach programme, and the proceeds of this year’s event have been earmarked to equip a few wards of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila. The event is open to the public free of charge.

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