As part of their Cross Border Dialogues with women activists, journalists and theorists from South Asia, Indian Women Blog conducted a live Twitter interview with me during Women’s History Month (March 2019). The live interview was also published in two separate articles: https://www.indianwomenblog.org/sri-lankan-artist-natalie-soysa-is-striving-to-bend-gender-norms-through-her-edgy-projects/ and https://www.indianwomenblog.org/natalie-soysa-on-being-a-queer-woman-and-a-journalist-in-post-war-sri-lan
Originally published on Groundviews - http://groundviews.org/2012/06/18/sons-of-one-religion/ Thirty years of civil war may have resulted in an awkward reconciliation process on racial fronts, but one thing it hasn’t diminished is our overlapping plethora of religious practices. We are born into, and primarily practice one particular religion or philosophy but one cannot discount the number of Buddhists at the Kali kovil in Modara ...
Here’s YES FM’s #Soundcloud podcast of my interview last Saturday morning on the Big Breakfast with Brian. Filed under: Interviews, Milestones, Photography, Publicity Tagged: Arts in Sri Lanka, Live, Radio, YESFM
A very fun shoot I did recently, courtesy of the AgenZ with some supercool DJs who will be on the decks at 1 2 3 BPM on Saturday 8th November. Featuring: TypeB Divatronic Muku Atom & Evil TimTim Yazz Carl Muller Alexxo For more information and bookings, contact Avrille at the AgenZ Email: theagenz@yahoo.com Tel: +94 72 224 1174 To view more of ...
The Life’s Library Of Natalie Soysa By Tia Goonaratna Natalie Soysa is a known face among almost everyone who has ever been around anything art-related. Whether it’s a photo exhibition, a metal concert, a gallery opening or even the odd poetry reading, you are surely to find her nestled in a corner. If you haven’t seen her, that’s probably because ...
Here’s the concept note for the 3-part photos and audio based documentary co-produced by Sachini Perera & myself for the CPA/Groundviews 30 Years Ago initiative. Videos will be uploaded here soon. The entire gamut of work can be viewed here – http://30yearsago.asia/Filed under: Photography, Published Work Tagged: 1983riots, 30yearsago, antitamilpogrom, CPA, documentary, feminist, Groundviews, Photojournalism, softjournalism, srilanka, womansperspective ...
This is the trailer for the photography based documentary produced by Sachini Perera and I for Groundviews’ 30 Years Ago initiative. Pretty proud of how it turned out. To visit the entire project, please visit 30yearsago.asiaFiled under: Uncategorized Tagged: 30yearsago, Groundviews, nataliesoysa, PhotoDocumentary, SachiniPerera, srilanka, Women
My review and photographs of ‘The Pettah Interchange’ published in The Nation on Sunday 19th August 2012 -http://www.nation.lk/edition/free/item/9349-page-8-9-rotaract-district-3220-installation-ceremonies.html One normally wouldn’t put the words party and Pettah together in the same sentence. Last Saturday however, the heart of old world trade in Colombo became a platform for the exchange of new age ideas. Artists & musicians from Bangalore to Berlin came ...
A comedy by Ken Ludwig At the Lionel Wendt Theatre from 10th – 12th June 2011 Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111589678927392 A Silent Hands Production, directed by Neidra Williams & Jehan Bastians
Sri Lanka’s first online EP launch happens today as Wagon Park gives you a free download of their 4 track EP along with the entire CD booklet at 6 pm Sri Lanka time. All you need is an internet connection to be a part of this event from anywhere in the world For more information ...
About Wagon Park - 6 Musicians, 6 Diverse Musical Influences, steadfast dedication & a stroke of traditional spice all assimilated together to form the Wagon Park Experience. The band been entertaining audiences since 2007 and today are at the forefront of a very Sri Lankan take on blues rock. When they are on stage, their sound is reminiscent of folk music being ...
History was made last week. At least for those of us who are serious about our music Between 30th and April and 6th May, Sri Lankan metal fans were given a taste of something phenomenal. Not only were we blessed enough to hear bands of the caliber of Vedic Metal band Rudra and thrash/death metal band Nervecell ...
