>> Avurudu Ê Ruwanthi Abeyakoon As the sun moves from Meena Rashi to Mesha Rashi completing a cycle of a celebrations twelve-month period, the season of kiribath (milk ), kevum and begins. Experience a traditional Avurudu Today’s ‘Cultural Diary’ brings you details about Avurudu celebrations and sev- celebration at the Governors Ter- eral other fascinating events happening in the country. Take your pick of stage race, Mount Lavinia Hotel. You can plays, exhibitions, or dance performance and add colour to your routine life. You witness and take part in the old can make merry and enjoy the adventures or sit back, relax and enjoy a movie of April traditions and enjoy the dawn of your choice. Make a little space to kick into high gear amidst the busy work the New Year. Events that will take schedules to enjoy the exciting events happening at venues around the city. If >> Non-Aligned place are Lipa gini melaweema 11 April there is an event you would like others to know, drop an email to eventcalen- (Lighting of the hearth-fire place) [email protected] or call us on 011 2429652. Have a pleasant week. Boiling of milk in a newly earthen - an exhibition pot 15 Aahara anubhawaya Ganu denu with a difference Weda alleema Raban gaseema @ Barefoot Gallery Cultural show and dancing Artists Mariah Lookman and Shanaathanan envision Pancha keliya Non Aligned as a group show of works by Vaidehi Raja, Olindha keliya Thamotharampillai Shanaathanan, Muhanned Cader, Onchili warang Mariah Lookman, Lala Rukh and Ieuan Weinman. The exhibition will be held at Barefoot Gallery Colombo, 704, Galle Road Colombo 3 until April 17. Non-Aligned brings together a variety of work from artists of different backgrounds and experiences who share the unique landscape of , whether by ttracting crowds of Free Independent Travellers’ (FTIs) in addition to the diplomats, nationality, residence or expatriates and conference delegates Feel Sri Lanka will take stage this Friday. This spirit. Anchored to this time, the show will be presented by ‘Buddhawatte Academy’ one of the most popular A site are aspects of their dance guilds in Sri Lanka. identity, relationships, memo- Feel the warmth, experience the hospitality and embrace the breathtaking beauty of the pearl of ries, hopes and dreams. The works >>‘Never the Indian Ocean. Sri Lanka Tourism invites visiting delegates/tourists and expatriates to experi- on display highlight different issues, ranging from the ence the rich culture of the island nation. ‘Feel Sri Lanka’ - Sri Lankan traditional dances will be personal, collective, political and environmental and pre- staged at Hotel School Auditorium 78, Galle Road, Colombo 3 (opposite Grand) from Ending’ sented in tones varying from the reverential to humor- 5.30 pm onwards on every Friday. The recital includes a superb recital of Wes, Thelme, Sabaraga- ous. This dialogue gives space for the discussion and cri- muwa, and Salupaliya with one or two creative dances. For the Corporates who are hosting spe- @ Artist Gallery tique of what it means to be attached to a place and the cial delegations, Sri Lanka Tourism will undertake staging this on any other day for special groups communal responsibilities for ensuring its positive including Meetings/Conference /Incentive delegates. ‘Never Ending’, an art exhibi- future. tion by S H Sarath will be held at the Artist Gallery at 18A Sarasavi April Gardens, Nawala Road, Nugegoda every Saturday and Sunday from 10.30 am to 7 pm. 26

April 11 >> Dutch food and music festival >> Rondo Dutch Food and Music Festival will be held on April 26 to 30 at Mount @ Artist Gallery Lavinia Hotel. To mark the Dutch Queen mother’s birthday Known as Queen’s Day or Koninginnedag, a slow food night by Chef Fleur will be scheduled for April The Mind Adventures theatre 30. And his menu will consist of Dutch herring served with a caviar of red beetroot on company presents ‘Rondo’, a tragi- a marsmallow apple, Grilled North Sea Sole fille with accompaniments, Roasted Geudal comedy about choices and change lamb bedded on accompaniments synonymous to Holland, Crispy ilsselmeer eel accopanied directed by Tracy Holsinger with by mussels in a soup amuse, are just a few to mention. A huge selection of cheeses including Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke. A Dutch Goat Cheese, Limburg Grotto cave cheese “Heuvelland”, Beemster and known products stranger comes across a small town like Edam and Gouda will also be available. that has been rendered almost inani- The Netherlands are known for their fish and shell-fish. The Oysterman Maaike Dam will be walking mate in the aftermath of a violent around and blending into the crowd oysters which will be opened on the spot. With their enthusiastic tragedy. As he unravels the story of stage presence the band La Grange will bring the audience all in a flame. what happened, history begins to repeat itself and this symbolic com- munity is faced with questions they must confront: do they continue to make the mistakes inherited from their past or are they able to step out of a cycle that has been mind- lessly adhered to? ‘Rondo’ will take stage on April 7 to 12, 8 pm at The Punchi Theatre, Borella. Tickets are available at the Punchi Theatre and Park Street Mews. The event is sponsored by the Sunethra Ban- daranaike Trust.

This month movies at the American Centre are for classic movie lovers.

April April April April >> Rebel Without a Cause >> The Road to El Dorado 12 12 >> The 16 22 Rebel Without a Cause (2005) will be The Road to El Dorado (2000) will screened on April 12 at the American Centre, Man who be screened on April 16 at 3.30 pm at the Ameri- No 44, Galle Road, Colombo 3 at 6pm (Run- loved Women can Centre, No 44, Galle Road, Colombo 3. (Run- ning Time: 111 min) ning time: 89 min) This is a 2000 American ani- >> La France The three teens that this story revolves The Man who mated adventure comedy film by DreamWorks Pic- around are played powerfully by James Dean, loved Women by tures. The soundtrack features songs by Elton La France by Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo. It’s not just about Francois Truffaut John and Tim Rice, the music team from Disney’s Serge Bozon how the kids deal with the problems that life will be screened on The Lion King. (2007) will be hands them but about the parents as well. Jim Tuesday, April 12 at The movie begins in 16th century (1519) screened on April Stark (Dean) is the newcomer to the neighbor- 3pm (120mn) at Seville (in the south of Spain) and tells about two 22 at Alliance hood. The family is always moving around Alliance Francaise men named Tulio and Miguel. During a dice game Francaise de seemingly due to Jim’s inability to stay out of de Colombo, 11, using loaded dice, they Kotte, 139, Jawat- trouble. The parents (Jim Barnes Place, win a map that pur- te Road, Colombo Backus/Ann Doran) may Colombo 07. portedly shows the 5. (115 minutes) be at the core of Jim’s Many women are location of El Dorado, During the First problems. attending Bertrand the legendary city of World War, There’s a great scene at Morane’s burial. gold in the New World. Camille, a young the police station, where They are the ones that the 40 year old engineer However, their cheat- woman whose hus- the parents are arguing loved. This is a flashback of Bertrand’s life and ing is soon discovered. band is away fighting at the front, receives a short over what’s right for the love affairs, told by him while writing an autobio- And as a result they letter of break-up from him. Distraught, she decides boy and Jim sums up the graphical novel. The film is about the love rela- end up as stowaways on Hernan Cortes’ fleet to to go and join him, but is driven back by the rule of whole event by crying out, tionships, the need to charm and the literary cre- conquer Mexico. They manage to escape in a boat the time which forbids women to move around alone. “You’re tearing me apart”. ation. with Cortes’ prize war horse and eventually dis- She has no other recourse than to dress herself up as Seating is limited and is The movie is for general viewing and is subti- cover the hidden city of El Dorado where they are a man so as to be able to take to the road on foot. first-come, first-served. tled in English. mistaken for gods. It is inspired by Rudyard Entrance Free. Kipling’s The Man Who Would Be King.

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