Diary of Events: Theatre & exhibitions

It’s time for some Shakespeare. Spend the weekend evenings with the Bard as the finals of the All-Island Inter School Shakespeare Drama Competition are worked off on September 14th and 15th at the Bishop’s College Auditorium commencing at 6 p.m. on each day. 

The competition is intense and the plays staged by the competing schools are of a high standard. What’s more, it’s a chance to see the next generation of actors in the spotlight!

“Dear Children Sincerely - 7 Decades of Sri Lanka,” an ensemble production by the Stages Theatre Group, directed by Ruwanthie de Chickera delves into Sri Lanka’s history from the 1940s to the present, offering a powerful glimpse into the history the textbooks never taught. Its theme is timely in the current social-political climate as the 2024 Presidential election approaches.

“Dear Children Sincerely - 7 Decades of Sri Lanka” will be staged on September 14 at 6.30 p.m. at Harmony Center, Boralesgamuwa; on September 18 at 3.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. – (discounted student shows) at the  University of Kelaniya and on September 19 at 7 p.m. – at  the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo 07.

Techno as a global phenomenon has shaped the history of music since its beginnings in the early 1980s. Techno Worlds presented by the Goethe Institut approaches this multi-layered phenomenon through the works of international artists.

The exhibition will be on display at Rio Hotel’s Cinema Complex in Colombo from September 13 - 28 accompanied by a programme of film screenings, conversations, and performances. The Colombo display will feature an additional section on the history of Pettah Interchange (2012 -2016) in Sri Lanka on September 15 at 5 p.m. at the Rio Complex.
 
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka’s (MMCA Sri Lanka) latest exhibition titled ‘Total Landscaping’ that opened this week on Thursday, September sheds light on ways in which land has been transformed in Sri Lanka, through a series of evolving exhibits that prompt a comprehensive rethinking of our connections with the land.

Twenty-nine contemporary artists have contributed to the exhibition which is curated by Sandev Handy and Thinal Sajeewa. The exhibition continues until December at the MMCA located at Crescat, Colombo 3. 

MMCA Sri Lanka