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‘Raymonda’ at Russian Centre

‘Raymonda’ at Russian Centre

The DVD screening of famed Russian Bolshoi Ballet ‘Raymonda’ will be held at the the Russian Centre in Colombo on Friday 29th April at 3.00pm. ‘Raymonda’ is a ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis choreoographed by Marius Petipa, with music by Alexander Glazunov,his Opus 57. First presented by the Imperial Ballet at [...]

A. R. Rahman to perform in Colombo

A. R. Rahman to perform  in Colombo

Popular Indian musical sensation A. R. Rahman, one of the best musicians India has produced in recent times, will come alive in Colombo on 23rd of April at the Galle Face Green. This will be his first concert in Sri Lanka. A. R. Rahman, born A. S. Dileep Kumar in January 1967 in Tamil Nadu, [...]

Richard Clayderman comes alive in Sri Lanka

Richard Clayderman comes alive in Sri Lanka

Richard Clayderman, one of the popular pianists and best-selling record artiste in the 80s era, is set to perform in Colombo at the Nelum Pokuna on April 8th starting at 7.00pm. Clayderman is a French Classical Pianist and considered as one of the top French concert performers. He has established for himself a status as [...]

Art of creating dramatic visuals through sound

Art of creating dramatic visuals through sound

Young filmmaker Malaka Dewapriya a longtime enthusiast and campaigner of the art of radio play will launch his two audio CDs tilted “Kanata Parak” (Earful of Visuals) containing  14  Radio Plays at 3. 00 p.m. onwards on April 7 at the Auditorium of the Mahaweli Centre, Colombo. The main speakers at the event will be [...]

Happy Birthday Father of Sri Lankan cinema

Happy Birthday Father of Sri Lankan cinema

Dr. Lester James Peries unarguably the father of Sri Lankan cinema and the legend who inscribed the name of Sri Lankan cinema in the world turns 97  on Tuesday, April 5. Starting his career as a young cub reporter as young as 17 years, Lester wrote to the blue pages of the Ceylon Daily News. [...]

SLF Digital Film Academy teaches film editing

SLF Digital Film Academy teaches film editing

Sri Lanka Foundation Digital Film Academy is starting a new course on Digital Film Editing where a complete and comprehensive knowledge to imparted on film editing using latest computer softwares. The four-month certificate course includes 70 percent of practical work, teach grammer of editing, editing work flows among teaching others of film editing. The course [...]

French dramas on youth with individual struggles

French dramas on youth with individual struggles

French drama films ‘Mes chères études’ directed by Emmanuelle Bercot and ‘Élève libre’ directed by Joachim Lafosse are to be screened at Alliance Francaise de Kotte, at Colombo 7. ‘Mes chères études’ is a story about Laura who is a 19-year-old university freshman who desperately wants to do well in school. She does da part-time [...]

‘Villa Sarakkuwa’: Haven in the lagoon

‘Villa Sarakkuwa’: Haven in the lagoon

Named after Portuguese sailor Sarakk, the village ‘Sarakkuwa’ lies in Pamunugama between the Southern end of the Negombo lagoon and the deep blue sea. ‘Villa Sarakkuwa’ is a popular bungalow in the village, offers a quiet holiday for travellers looking to get away from the busy city life. Located in Sarakkuwa off Pamunugama- Negombo road [...]

CSR project of Jungle Beach Kuchchaveli

CSR project of Jungle Beach Kuchchaveli

Jungle Beach, the luxury boutique hotel operated in Kuchchaveli by leading local leisure group Uga Escapes, continued its charitable efforts in the region by refurbishing the female ward of the Kuchchaveli Divisional Hospital. Jungle Beach conducted the CSR initiative together with Alpha Industries, a subsidiary of the Finco Group to which Uga Escapes also belongs. [...]

‘Your Negombo’ : A Destination Project By Jetwing

‘Your Negombo’ : A Destination Project By Jetwing

With the blessings of the Negombo Hoteliers Association(NHA), Jetwing unveiled a new and ambitious project designed to create awareness and knowledge about the popular tourist destination of Negombo through online technology. The project is titled ‘Your Negombo’ and will be activated throughout the year. Launched after the monthly NHA meeting, the ‘Your Negombo’ team began [...]

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