Wednesday 1st December, 2010

Oratario’ and Handel’s ‘Messiah’ to more modern, seasonal tunes such Bienvenue chez les as ‘White Christmas.’ CH’TIS at Alliance The audience is also invited to Francaise de KOTTE participate in the musical merri- ment during the traditional sing- he film to be screened at the Alliance Francaise de KOTTE along segment. The sing-along Tat 6.00 pm on December 10 is Soul Sounds, Revelation will include perennially popular Bienvenue chez pieces such as ‘Once in Royal les CH’TIS. David’s City’ and ‘Jingle Bell Rock’. Philippe Well-known conductor and Abrams is the pianist, Eshantha Peiris will take manager of a branch of the to Perform at Symphony the baton to lead the concert once French postal again this year. Eshantha Peiris is service in a a graduate of the New York town in the University’s Steinhardt School. He South of Orchestra Christmas Concert was the assistant conductor of the France. To NYU Orchestra and an adjunct cheer his depressive wife, he Symphony Orchestra of he tries to get a transfer to the Côte d’Azur by pretending to be chroni- Sri Lanka will herald in the cally disabled. When his scheme is Tholiday season with its uncovered, he is instead transferred annual Christmas concert on to Bergues, a small town in the December 11th at the Ladies north of the country. To the College Hall. This year, the orches- Abrams, this marks a fate worse tra will be joined by the celebrated than death. It is well known to southerners like them that the choirs, Soul Sounds and North is a cold, inhospitable place, Revelations, to provide a magical populated by uneducated rustics evening of music. Tickets are avail- Eshantha Peiris whose accents make them impossi- able at Titus Stores, Liberty Plaza. ble to understand. Since Julie refuses to accompany him, Philippe goes there alone, and is surprised at what he discovers... Directed by Dany Boon, this 1h 42min 2008 film stars Zoe Felix, Anne Marivin, Philippe Duquesne. This screening is free of charge and open to the public at the AF de Revelations Kotte at 139, Jawatte Road, Colombo The Christmas Concert, as in 05. instructor in the piano department. the past, will be focused on the In addition to conducting, entire family. The programme will Eshantha plays keyboards with the include orchestral renditions of band Thriloka, and is also a co- several Christmas carols, Broadway director of the Old Joes Choir, the melodies and Beatles tunes, along Contempo Choir and the choir of Current trends in with performances of Franz von the British School in Colombo. Suppe’s ‘Light Cavalry Overture’ The Christmas concert is spon- modern dance scene and George Bizet’s ‘Farandole’. sored by Standard Chartered Bank he Goethe-Institut showcases the The melodious voices of the dance theatre performance and Link Natural Products. Soul Sounds and Revelations choirs T“BurkaBondage” by the German Electronic media partners are MTV choreographer, Helena Waldmann, will perform pieces that range in and YES FM. within their program of modern dance to Soul Sounds diversity from Bach’s ‘Christmas draw people’s attention to the contem- porary dance scene. Since the Goethe-Institut seeks to deliver insight into the contemporary BY JOCELYN LEE Ho, both 20, and Hwang Chan ship rule, 2PM member Lee, because it’s so plump? And umphantly you imagine. dance scene and is eager to build an The Straits Times/ ANN Sung, 19. the band’s resident joker, is Taecyeon’s body, because he Jokes aside, keeping fit and audience for contemporary dance, the They are coming to unabashed about giving a works out a lot. Chan Sung’s looking good is serious busi- dance theatre performance ith the recent kerfuffle Singapore for the MNET break-down of their physical deep eyes can be quite sexy, ness for them. They went from “BurkaBondage” is a representative realization of some current trends in the in Twitter-space teenage boys to muscular men modern dance scene. The evocative Wbetween local rapper over the past few years, thanks production has its focus on a sensitive Sheikh Haikel and Korean boy- to a high-protein diet that subject matter: the “burka”, which is a band U-Kiss, it is nice to know includes eating lots of chicken coat worn by Afghan women, complete- another popular Korean boy- breast. ly covering them, and “bondage” refer- band 2PM believe in freedom of “It’s most important we ring to a technique which ties Japanese tweets. stay committed to working women submissively up. 2PM, which made their out,” writes Hwang, adding The performance is scheduled for debut in 2008, believe in ‘keep- that they go to the gym when- the 10th of December, 2010, at 7.00 pm ing it real’ for its fans - even on ever they get some free time. at the Navarangahala Hall, Royal social media. Hey, whoever said staying College. This venue, with its spacious 2PM stage, will be ideal for the exceptionally In an e-mail interview, 2PM fresh-faced, posing menacingly ‘lifting’ dance performance. The special group member Nichkhun Buck in industrial goth-chic leather visual experience includes two dancers Horvejkul writes that they “try and fur outfits (as they do on acting on an elaborately and laboriously not to censor what we tweet”. the landing page of their offi- designed stage and is accentuated by Thai-Chinese Nichkhun, 21, are cial website) and busting out live video art and live percussion. who grew up in the United those sleek hip-hop, acrobatic Prior to this main event, there will be States, adds: “Twitter is our dance moves is easy? a discussion with Helena Waldmann personal space, and we use it to Just do not ask these idols - within the framework of the dance interact with our friends and Coming next month are 2PM, comprising (from left) Ok Taecyeon, Nichkhun Buck who have released one studio forum on the 9th of December, 2010, at Twitter 5.30 pm at the Goethe Hall (German fans. And we can relay news Horvejkul, Jang Woo Young, Lee Jun Ho, Kim Jun Su and Hwang Chan Sung. album and four EPs to date, quickly through it. It’s good to and have hordes of female Cultural Institut). Here the Berlin-based be able to talk to our fans from Ultimate Live! Korean pop con- assets. and Woo Young’s cheeks are fans in Asia - for advice on director and choreographer will con- different parts of the world.” cert on December 4, which will Asked to reveal the sexiest cute. Nichkhun’s body wave is how to chat up a girl. verse topics such as the current devel- The six-member heart-throb also see boybands 2AM, part of each member, he sexy. When asked what they opments in German dance theatre, her approach as a choreographer, and the boyband also comprise Kim MBLAQ and Beast, and rookie replies via e-mail: “We haven’t “And as for Jun Su, he says would say in English to a lass background of her production Jun Su, 22, Ok Taecyeon, 21, girl group Miss A performing. really thought about it that he’s sexy when he jumps they fancied, Lee answers sim- “BurkaBondage”. Jang Woo Young and Lee Jun True to the minimal-censor- much, but maybe my butt, ropes,” he concludes, tri- ply: “Hi!”.

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