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Sirushti at Lionel Wendt Golden Jubilee Celebrations To mark the Lionel Wendt Memorial Art Centre's 50 years of successful existence, a series of cultural events are being held this month at its Kalakendra. This Art Center which inspires and promotes artistes and cultural event has through these 50 years staged Sri Lanka's outstanding performances as well as international performances.
The talented and experienced band of dancers of the Most Outstanding Dancing School in Colombo "Natya Kala Mandhir" will stage a cultural programme titled "Sirushti" on October 23 at 6.30 p.m. "Sirushti" directed and choreographed by Kalasuri Vasugy Jegatheeswaran envelopes a variety of dances with artistic expression. The highlight of this event is "Krishna" the dance drama which portrays the birth of Lord Krishna, his preaching and his banter activities. The dedicated band of Natya Kala Mandhir which has riveted their audience with their stunning performances in their numerous dance recitals staged over the years presents "Balabharatham" a performance by the junior students on November 1 at the Ramakrishna Mission Hall, Welllawatte to mark its 27th anniversary. The dance composition of this recital is by the foremost dance teacher Kalasuri Vasugy Jegatheeswaran. Kalasuri Smt. Vasugy Jegatheeswaran who has dedicated herself in the
field of classical dance for over three decades has not only staged her
students here in Sri Lanka but also in India and in the western countries
as well winning the spontaneous acclaim of the audience. Her untiring
efforts supported her to establish a unique place for herself in the field
of classical dance here in Sri Lanka. Pradeepanjalee V on Saturday A chance to explore new frontiers of music will be given to music lovers on Saturday October 25, 2003, when virtuoso sitarist Pradeep Ratnayake presents the fifth concert of the Pradeepanjalee series at the Lionel Wendt Theatre at 7.p.m. Unorthodox combinations of instruments that fuse the East and the West, the hallmark of Ratnayake's music compositions, will again be showcased at this concert, as well as the Ragadhari tradition of music of which he is a disciple. Pradeep performs this time as part of the fifty year celebrations of the Lionel Wendt Theatre, while on holiday from his final year studies in a Masters in Music programme at Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.
The compositions this time are Kuveni where the sitar and the cello played by Pradeep Ratnayake and Dushyanthi Perera will create magical and haunting music telling the story of the tragic princess and The Flight of the Hawk, where the power of the bird is captured in music when the sitar, cello and bass guitar combine in electric fusion. Both these pieces are based on traditional Sri Lankan folk music, in keeping with Ratnayake's attempt of drawing inspiration from various traditions of music like Western classical, Jazz, Rock and folk music. Traditional Sri Lankan drums and Indian percussion instruments will be played for both these pieces by Ravibandu Vidyapati and Chandralal Amarakoon. Alston Joechim will be on bass guitar. The spiritual Rag Yaman will open this evening of music. Tickets for the concert are now available at the Lionel Wendt. |
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In keeping to this tradition, cultural events of foremost artistes of
Sri Lanka will be staged to celebrate this Golden Jubilee.
