After ‘Arsikland’ young musician awaits ‘Grease’
Colombo audiences filled the Wendt for eight nights when ‘Arsikland the Musical’– Feroze Kamardeen’s political satire hit the stage recently. For the key role of music director, Feroze picked a talented young musician, also giving him an interesting spot on stage. NishanthaWarnakulasuriya is the versatile musician, violinist/ pianist and member of the Symphony Orchestra of [...]
Batting for a green globe – Earth Watchman
Cricket has a magical attraction for Sri Lankans. Cricket bats are made of wood (specifically the wood of the Willow tree). Have you ever stopped to think how many trees are cut to make cricket bats? “Earth Watchman” a green project jointly undertaken by AdeZ Sri Lanka (a travel company) and Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation [...]
Unmasking a uniquely Lankan feature
“Sri Lankan masks are a unique feature of our culture,” says Danushi De Silva. For her it is one of the cultural elements that has a link to the history of the country in pre-colonial and colonial times. In her debut photography exhibition, ‘Masks of Sri Lanka: The Face to Face Communication’, her aim is [...]
Mirror
More than just socks
Something to knock your socks off or maybe actually keep them on, MAZE is a new brand on the market bringing something cool and exciting for your feet. A Sri Lankan venture founded by Prabath Seneviratne, MAZE aims to change the game with their high-quality funky socks. During an interview with Prabath he gave us [...]
Evening of classical and contemporary orchestral and choral music
The Western Orchestra of Ananda College Colombo presented DOLCE’19; an evening of classical and contemporary orchestral and choral music at the Bishops College Auditorium, Colombo, recently. The chief guest for the event was Prof. Kolitha Bhanu Dissanayake, former dean of the faculty of Music. The guests of honour included Major General M. N. S. Perera(Director, [...]
Gayani Dissanayake: From the village of Danthure to the world netball stage
As the national netball team prepare for the World Netball Championship to be held in the UK in July, the following is the third in a series that tells the story behind this inspiring team. This week we feature Gayani Dissanayake the team’s Goal Keeper At only 24 years of age she is one of [...]
TV Times
‘Vernetzte Welten’ from Goethe
Colombo Goethe Institute recently launched its first ever event of ‘Vernetzte Welten – Food Hacking,’ in South Asia, a unique student exchange programme by renowned Jugend Hackt covering the three countries India, Sri Lanka and Germany. A three day workshop was recently organised by Goethe Institute Colombo where students learning the German language from Sri [...]
Ministry of Crab experience to Europe: First time at Shangri-La Hotel, Paris
Taking the Ministry of Crab (MOC) experienc to Europe for the first time, the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurant conducted a five-day pop-up at the Shangri-La Hotel, Paris from 9 to 13 April. The team from MOC led by renowned chef-restaurateur Dharshan Munidasa put together a three-course dinner, which featured signature dishes of the restaurant. Ministry [...]
LANKA CHALLENGE 2019: THE TUK TUK ADVENTURE ROUND 14
On Saturday 27 April, despite the devastating events in Sri Lanka, the Tuk Tuk Warriors successfully finished their 1000 km adventure around Sri Lanka at Suriya Resort in Waikkal. The group was camping in the middle of a forest in Mannar when the unfortunate incidents of Easter Sunday first occurred and even though the group [...]
Bollywood political thriller amidst Indian election
While the Indian election is on the run, ‘The Tashkent Files’ political Bollywood thriller about the death of Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, which creates box-office records, is now being screened in Sri Lanka. Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film stars two India’s ever-popular stars Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty in the [...]
Documentary film on the division of Germany
German documentary film ‘Train to Freedom’ set against the backdrop of the fall of Berlin Wall will be screened at 7 pm on May 10 at Goethe Hall, Colombo. Directed by Sebastian Dehnhardt and Matthias Schmidt, this documentary talks about an incident where hundreds of East German refugees fled to the West German Embassy in [...]
Documentary film on the division of Germany
German documentary film ‘Train to Freedom’ set against the backdrop of the fall of Berlin Wall will be screened at 7 pm on May 10 at Goethe Hall, Colombo. Directed by Sebastian Dehnhardt and Matthias Schmidt, this documentary talks about an incident where hundreds of East German refugees fled to the West German Embassy in [...]
‘Weli Pawura’, a film on children, parents relationship
‘Weli Pawura’, Sunil Premaratne’s second direction is now being screened in theatres around the country. Produced by Dhammika Atapattu, the film highlights the importance of family bonds and the parent-children relationship and it stars Mahendra Perera, Dilhani Ekanayake, Hemasiri Liyanage, Kumara Thirimadura, Gayathri Dias, Sooriya Dayaruwan, Tharuka Wanniarachchi, Dananji Tharuka, Buwanichapa Diyalagoda, Nethali Nanayakkara, and [...]
SAARC Film Festival here again
For the 9th consecutive year SAARC Cultural Centre is to hold its annual SAARC Film Festival in Sri Lanka first week of June. The SAARC Film Festival has built a reputation as being a very important platform and focal point for the promotion, celebration and enjoyment of some of the best films from the [...]