REVIEW & PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHITRAL JAYATILAKE. I was 11 when my father took me to Yala national park on safari with his friends Dr.Nihal Weerasinghe and Late.Sumitta Amarasinghe. I found myself in a photographic university at a premature age with three great artists shaping the destiny in possession of a Konica C 35, point & shoot camera. In my mid ...
REVIEW BY AZARA JALEEL AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BUDDHIMA KURUKULASURIYA ..The audience consisted of excited students from all over the island, eager looking military personnel, religious leaders, enthusiastic families, academia, diplomatic communities and tourists.They were engaging with each other not only through conversations but also through creative exchanges through music. It was heartwarming to see Sinhala speaking students and teachers ...
PHOTOGRAPHY AND REVIEW BY BUDDHIMA KURUKULASURIYA The crowds wandered about the grass free fields on the edge of the city, to the sound of music wafting from the coconut thatched huts of choice, which served as stages, set up along the perimeter. Performers arrived from near and afar, homegrown acts from Muleriyawa, Benthara, Amapara, Colombo and international acts from India, ...
Herbert Read stated that “society as a viable organic entity, is somehow dependent on art as a binding, fusing, energizing force”. I agree with this notion as I witnessed this at a recently held music festival in Jaffna. Most of the musical recitals were enriched with various musical instruments that belonged to different cultures performed by artists from various regions ...
ARTRA Magazine Endowment 5 revolves around the theme of how Art promotes and symbolises diversity with a special focus on music with the cover being its visual representation. Along with this, the ARTRA Magazine includes details on different works of Art showcased at the Lionel Wendt, Barefoot Gallery, Saskia Fernando Gallery etc. Also, find out more about the shortlisted ...
Jay Anton de Paris creations brings out a sense of positivism, strength and brightness to people’s lives like he does to all who know him. The art comes from the bottom of the heart of creative genius, to produce a picture from how he feels at the time of creation. Colour symmetry and brightness result in a work of ...
BACKGROUND TO THE PHOTOGRAPHY In the 13th Century, in the Valley of Mexico, Mictecacihuatl (Mic-teca-see-hoo-atl), goddess of Mictlan –the Aztec underworld– was said to preside over the Day of The Dead. It was a celebration of loved ones lost to death. During the conquest of the Aztec empire in the 16th Century, this summer-long festival was co-opted by Christianity ...
The album has a varied sound with some tracks being very upbeat and others being more sombre in nature. The tracks are all fairly short and avoid falling prey to needless repetition.Overall it’s a very good first entry for a relatively young band. Also on a different note the recording quality it should be mentioned is of a good ...
Natasha Nathanielsz is a unique artiste. She writes her own lyrics, sings her own songs, is a self trained harpist, a pianist, produces her own electro-acoustic tracks on the computer and believes in chasing rainbows.Launching her debut EP “Chasing Rainbows” at Qbaa at the beginning of this year brought together an eclectic mix of music that is was a ...
A cerebral painter, her images have a story to tell. The art practice that results is the equivalent of what maybe called ‘world art’; where border collapse and are replaced by adaptable and compliant precincts that draw from and enthuse a multiplicity of springs. Dr Alka Pande – The Hindu India Faith – New Delhi 2002 To have a ...
Unspoken beauty reveals itself when certitudes are turned upside down and the fragility of existance becomes evident. Six dancers: two women and four men. Three with and three without physical challenges: Six people born into a time in which daily grind can lead through hidden corners into unpredictable ends, in which familiar structures can turn threatening and danger a thrill. ...
Commentary by Sandra Fernando Henry Lorenz Wendt, father of Lionel Wendt, established the Amateur Photographic Society of Ceylon, the precursor of the PSSL. The society has had periods of sustained activity interspersed with dormant periods. In 1934, Lionel Wendt infused vigour into it after one dormant period. Since then, it has been active, holding 77 annual exhibitions of photographs ...
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These young performers take to the stage with over 50 other students, from the 21st to 23rd of March at the British School Auditorium. ‘Fame’ is staged by special arrangement with Music Theatre International, USA, and tickets are now available at the BSC reception. Tracy Holsinger directs ‘Fame’, with choreography by Sureka Buell and musical direction from Shamistha de Silva ...
22nd-24th March 2013, The Brick Studio, Park Street Mews, Colombo 2 ‘Identities’: A Visual Engagement, is the visual arts component of Colomboscope, that also includes Literature, Film and Dance. Colomboscope 2013 has adopted the theme of “Identities’ and this multi-disciplinary arts event explores the different approaches to the theme ‘Identities’ through the various disciplines. From a visual art context, when ...
This year the Gratiaen Prize, in affiliation with the Standard Chartered Bank, celebrates 20 years. Reflecting this landmark in the prize’s career the shortlist announcement is scheduled as the inaugural event for Standard Chartered Colomboscope 2013 on 22 March at the Chequerboard, Park Street Mews at 6.15 pm. The event is open to the public and all are welcome. ...
The American Center Colombo, together with Dance Motion USA, will present “Spectrum Dance Theater (SDT) – An Evening of Excerpts from Repertory by Donald Byrd” at the Bishop’s College auditorium on March 22, at 7:30pm. The performance will showcase breathtaking contemporary American dance creations of SDT and feature students of the University of Visual & Performing Arts and Center ...
The British School (BSC) continues its drive to create a strong tradition in performing arts with its latest production ‘Fame – The Musical’. Following on the heels of last year’s 1960s adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, this musical features young actors who made their stage debuts in minor roles for BSC’s highly successful production of ‘Grease’ in 2010. ...
