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Making waves on a paper boat

Making waves on a paper boat

Interaction is the key word of Moving Out, a residency theatre performance that works with locals where-ever they go. Duvindi Illankoon was on board to witness one of their ‘productions’ in Hikkaduwa It’s 6 p.m. and the Hikkaduwa beach is packed. Both tourists and locals are running behind a man, his entourage, and a larger [...]

Dancing to the rhythms of The Past

Dancing to the rhythms of The Past

What happens with our memories, what happens to those who still remember when their physical places are destroyed?  The Past, a critically-acclaimed dance production by Constanza Macras/Dorky Park and Oscar Bianchi, after touring South Asia with performances in Bangalore (at the Attakkalari Biennale) and Chennai, arrives in Colombo to share with local audiences one night [...]

Mirror Magazine

Get that red carpet look

Get that red carpet look

Whether your Valentine’s Day plans include a date with that special someone or a girl’s night out, February 14 calls for some feminine dressing. Red and hot pink were considered as the theme colours from very early on however the usual red and pink dresses won’t be the only options available for you this year. Read [...]

Witty and compassionate themes run deep

Witty and compassionate themes run deep

Oddly, wheeling around a bed through school has become routine for the cast of 12. The annual Senior School play by the students of Elizabeth Moir this year is titled “Whose Life Is It Anyway.” A lot goes in to picking-out a script, director Marissa Janz tells us. Remembering that she taught the play in [...]

TV Times

‘Open Mic Night- January’

‘Open Mic Night- January’

Special Edition of the ‘Open Mic Night’ show will come alive that is yet to come on the 14th of February at Castelo Coffee House, 2A, Mahamaya Mawatha in Kandy.  Castello’s ‘Open Mic Night’ decided to bring about change this time with a class. The ‘On the Lawn’ concept ‘Under the Stars’ was something the [...]

Wedding Exhibition at Hilton

Wedding Exhibition at Hilton

‘WEDDING EXPO 2015 COLOMBO’ will be a 2-day exhibition showcasing over 30 of Sri Lanka’s best and most respected wedding suppliers and planners in the country. The exhibition will come alive on Sunday, February 8 at the Hilton Colombo Grand Ballroom premises and will be open to the public from 10.00 am to 8.00 pm on both [...]

Sandun holds photographic show Down Under

Sandun holds photographic show Down Under

Veteran photographer Sandun Gamage from Sunday Lankadeepa Newspaper will hold his debut photographic exhibition in Melbourne, Australia on 28 March at the famous Coburg Hall in Melbourne. This exhibition is being organised parallel to the Cricket World Cup Finals, which is happening in Australia and New Zealand, and hopes to attract leading Sri Lankan cricketers as [...]

Roy a Valentine’s special

Roy a Valentine’s special

Latest Bollywood love triangle revolving around the lives of a filmmaker, a thief and their mutual love interest released in simultaneous to Valentine’s Day, ‘Roy’ will be released at Liberty Lite, Kollupitiya on February 14.  Directed by debutant Vikramjit Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Divya Khosla Kumar and Freeway Pictures and co-produced [...]

French comedy in town

French comedy in town

French comedy ‘Janis et John’, a French Comedy ‘Janis et John’, a story about an insurance salesman who tries to get money from his hippie cousin by fulfilling his dream: arragning for John Lennon and Janis Joplin’s ‘second coming’, will be screened at 3.00pm on February 24 and at 6.30 pm on February 25 at [...]

‘Ulath Ekai Pilath Ekai’ kicks off

‘Ulath Ekai Pilath Ekai’ kicks off

Muhurath for the movie ‘Ulath Ekai Pilath Ekai’ directed by Harsha Udakanda was held recently. Produced by Chaminda Ranasinghe for Dinith Enterprises, Prasad Samaratunga, journalist from ‘Sarasaviya’ newspaper’ has written the screenplay. The cast comprise of Roshan Ranawana, Dharshan Dharmaraj, Damitha Abeyratne, Gangu Roshana, Mihiri Sirithilaka, Denuwan Senadhi, Kamal Deshapriya, Ramani Siriwardena, Prasad Samaratunga, Rukshana Dissanayake [...]

Prasanna enters Bollywood with ‘Minefield’

Prasanna enters Bollywood with ‘Minefield’

Renowned filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage has joined an Indian movie tittled ‘Minefield’ as a producer. India-Sri Lanka co-production, ‘Minefield’ is a directoral debut of Shiladitya Bora.  In November the film was selected among the 14 international final entries for the prestigious Co-Production Market at the Goa International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Film Bazar. The 14 [...]

Film on greatest religious icon

Film on greatest religious icon

‘Migettuwatte Gunananda Himi’ is the lyrical title given to the first film ever to be based on the life story of a Buddhist monk of recent times. Director and co-producer Sisil Gunesekera who is best known as a playwright, explained that he chose this particular prelate, the leader of the Buddhist revival of the 19th [...]

‘THE PAST’ : A dance that brings back the past

‘THE PAST’ : A dance that brings back the past

A special contemporary dance production “The Past” by Constanza Macras, Dorky Park and Oscar Bianchi will make stop in Sri Lanka on it’s South Asia Tour on Sunday February 15 at 7.00pm at the Museaus College Auditorium. The critically-acclaimed dance performance choreographed by one of the international dance world’s favourites — Constanza Macras will be touring the South Asian region [...]

Pranzo at Waters Edge goes authentic Italian

Pranzo at Waters Edge goes authentic Italian

Pranzo, the flagship restaurant featuring authentic Italian cuisine; has launched a new menu, positioning itself as the most sought after Italian family restaurant in Colombo. General Manager Rohan Fernandopulle together with his esteemed culinary brigade headed by Executive Chef Buddhika Samarasekara and culinary experts Leonardo Ricci and Chef Simone Gobbo have introduced a variety of dishes [...]

CCH: Best Small and Spa hotel in Sri Lanka

CCH: Best Small and Spa hotel in Sri Lanka

Competing amongst the best hotels and hospitality related companies among 47 countries across the world this year’s winners is Colombo Courtyard boutique hotel (CCH), who has won two 5 Star awards in the categories of Small Hotel and Spa Hotel for Sri Lanka in the Asia Pacific region Hotel Awards for 2014 held at the [...]

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