It was in 2002 that I was invited to Sri Lanka to attend the 81st birthday celebrations of the legendary and pioneer dancer Chitrasena. His daughter Upeka had specially visited New Delhi a year ago ...

On the third day of the "Pakistan Theater Festival" underway at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, the stage was set afire by Sri Lankan traditional dance and music. The Music Kanya saw Sri Lankan ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD), located in downtown Manhattan. To honor this cultural gem, the CTMD is hosting a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Sri Lankan Ladies Association hosted a successful high tea event recently, honoring two community leaders on Staten Island who have made a great impact to promote the Sri ...

So much of human culture has vanished from the world, will surely vanish still, will fall away as if it never existed. In the long view of time, our voices and our footprints are not as durable as we ...

On her 76th birthday two weeks ago on March 15, Vajira Chitrasena, Sri Lanka’s doyen of dance, had much to celebrate. The surprise concert put on by family and students in the modest confines of the ...

Sri Lankan students at Lucknow University (LU) will perform ‘Ram Katha’ during the university’s foundation day celebrations on Friday.Students will perform Ram Katha through a Sri Lankan dance form ...

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SBS SinhalaIndependent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Sinhala-speaking Australians. SBS Learn EnglishEase into the English language and Australian culture. We make learning ...

When it was her turn to perform on a recent Sunday, Kasuni Navinna took center stage in the dance studio at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Staten Island. As nine other dancers ...

Sri Lankan film ‘Sheysha’, directed by Isuru Gunathilaka has been adjudged the winner in the Best Dance Film category at the ‘Remember The Future’ of Cannes World Film Festival2024 in Cannes, France. ...