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As children, Anushka and Natasha Senanayake grew up listening to the songs from the well-loved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella. With a background in classical music, they feel that paying tribute to this version of the musical for the fifth anniversary of their theatre company ‘Theatre Junction’ is fitting. “We feel ready to take it [...]
Two art forms; but one with nature
On July 29 and 30 mother and son duo, Asela Gunasekara and Akshana Abeywardene will exhibit two art forms- sculpture and photography at the Lionel Wendt in Colombo. The exhibition, themed i (for imperfect, impermanent and incomplete) is Asela’s testament to the principles of wabi-sabi: the Japanese philosophical concept that celebrates the beauty of imperfection, [...]
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Elizabeth Moir students represent Sri Lanka at FIRST Global Challenge
This year a small group of young minds from the Elizabeth Moir School will be representing Sri Lanka for the first time in the FIRST Global Challenge. FIRST Global is a nonprofit organization devoted to igniting a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among the youth of the world by annually providing a platform [...]
Camp Kreativ back for another season
For the team behind Camp Kreativ, the objective of the week long intensive holiday program for children is a time for “freedom and fun” describes Sulochana Dissanayake. Back for the fourth consecutive year, Camp Kreativ is specially designed for the bored-at-home school goer during their end of term vacation. This year’s week long camp has [...]
Capturing a passion on canvas
Passion could drive a person to achieve many things in life, and to some it could also bring about a sense of freedom. This is just what pushes 27 year old Shevan Vincent Gunasekera, to create the way he does. He tells us that one day he hopes to become an abstract expressionist. His present [...]
Finding a platform to shine through dance
It was around 2008-09 when Jeremiah James along with a group of his friends decided to play some friendly tap rugby on the generally overpopulated Mount Lavinia Beach. It was then that Jeremiah saw a group of children dancing on the coast to Baila music, that Jeremiah’s eureka moment took hold when he thought “Wow! [...]
Ed Sheeran comes to rescue of fans over ticket touts
Ed Sheeran has come to the rescue of his fans by pressing brakes on ticket touts to his UK concerts next year. Tickets at face value sold on his official site were priced between £49 and £88. But touts who snapped the tickets were reselling them on other sites from £125, £400 and even £125,000 [...]
TV Times
Gypsy generations in Kitchen rebellion
Gypsies have done it again. Their brand new single ‘Kussiya’ (Kitchen Song) has hit the five million views within just two weeks after it has released to World Wide Web and the ‘you tube’. ‘Kussiya’ (Kitchen Song) is the very first song that was recorded by the original line up of the Gypsies after almost [...]
Swara Layam-XII: Music Beyond Borders
Presented by the Tamil Service of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), Swara Layam-XII- ‘Music Beyond Borders’ featuring three violins and a vocal will be performed at 6.30 pm on July 24 at the Amanda Samarakone Studio of the SLBC. The evening will feature Harini Skantharajah (Canada) in violin, Vasukie Swaminatha Sharma and Nanthini Swaminatha Sharma- [...]
Rajitha’s ‘Much Needed Man’ in Negombo
Rajitha Dissanayake’s multi-awarded play ‘’Nethuwa Beri Minihek’’ (A Man Much Needed) will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on July 29 at Rukmani Devi Theatre – Negombo. The play won seven awards including the Best Drama, Best Script, Best Director and the Best Actor at the Stat Theatre Festival. ‘Nethuwa’Beri’Minihek’ revolves around the [...]
Locarno Opens Doors for Lanka
World renowned and prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland is to feature cinematic creations by Sri Lankan filmmakers among others at this year’s ‘Open Doors’ section from August 2 to 9. In addition to Sri Lanka films some from Afghanistan and Pakistan will also be featured at the ‘Open Doors’. Started in August 1946 in [...]
Sigiriya Village: Under the shadow of Lion Rock
Over 1950 years ago, the Sigiriya Lion Rock was a magnificent palace hideaway for a king. Sigiriya Rock Fortress has many legends and tales surrounding it. History records that it was the magnificent, secret fortress and pleasure palace of King Kashyapa. Today, still guests can lost in the nature and lounge by the pool of [...]