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Events Monday, October 8, 2012 Dance Sri Lanka Commencing Today Oct … 08 DN page 18 EVENTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 Dance Sri Lanka commencing today oct … 08 The Notebook The Notebook (2005) will be screened on Octo- and it is being organized divided into four segments. ber 9 at 6 pm at the Amer- here by Ergo Solutions. The first being the selec- ican Centre, No 44, Galle SARASHI SAMARASINGHE Dance Sri Lanka tion round of the top 50 Road, Colombo 3. (Run- CCMA, is a dance contest which will be held over five ning Time: 124 minutes) This week’s `Cultural Diary’ brings you details about several other that looks to highlight Sri days. Behind every great love fascinating events happening in the city. Take your pick of stage Lanka’s cultural dance her- The second segment will is a great story. Two teen- plays, exhibitions or dance performance and add colour to your itage and give it interna- be held to provide the show agers from opposite sides routine life. You can make merry and enjoy the adventures or sit tional exposure. The con- with its top 20 contestants. of the tracks fall in love back, relax and enjoy a movie of your choice. Make a little space test, commencing on Octo- The Contestants will then during one summer to kick into high gear amid the busy work schedules to enjoy the Dance Sri Lanka, an ber 8 will culminate with a be given 12 themes to together, but are tragically exciting events happening at venues around the city. If there is an international dance show mega dance show on the choose from and perform forced apart. will be starting from Octo- 27th, and the winners of on a given date. When they reunite 7 event you would like others to know, drop an email to eventcalen- ber 8. The programme is a the contest will perform at The final segment of the years later, their passion- [email protected] (Please be mindful to send only the essential sister component of the this year’s CCMA in Kolka- show, where two additional ate romance is rekindled, forcing one of them to choose details). Have a pleasant week. International Music Award ta India. judges will join the judging between true love and class order. show Citycell Channel i “The Dance Sri Lanka panel from CityCell and Seating is limited and is first-come, first-served.For any music Awards (CCMA) – CMMA process, has been Channel 1 to choose the inquiries please contact the American Centre at amcent- winners who will perform [email protected] or at (11)2498100. Film-Forum at Goethe hall at the CCMA in Kolkata India,” said Ergo Solutions, Film-Forum Colombo 7 on October 10 Head of Operations, Dami- Banlieue 13 oct moderated by at 5.30 pm. en Prematilaka. Anoma Raja- The October Forum will Inquires about the Dance The movie, Banlieue 13 karuna will offer some of the best Sri Show can be directed to (2004) by Pierre Morel 10 be held at the Lankan short films that 0775884662. will be screened on Tues- Goethe hall, you have never seen from Pictures by day, October 9 at 3pm and No. 39, Gregory’s Road, year 2000-2010. Sudath Nishantha Wednesday, October 10 at 6.30pm at Alliance Fran- çaise de Colombo, 11, Galle Children’s Festival 2012 Barnes Place, Colombo 7. Metamorphoses at the Wendt Paris 2013. Damien is to be held this month the elite of the police. The official Barco, Aaron Burton, Ste- with many others will be of Sri Lanka but also its Officer of a special inter- The Galle val will now be held over oct launch and phen Champion along with held at the same venue enlarging cultural life. vention unit, expert in oct Children’s Fes- four days with the pro- opening of a many others will be held from October 13 to 19 With this spirit, PIX martial arts, he is a past tival 2012 will gramme being expanded to 12 photography on Friday (October 12) at daily from 9 am to 7 pm. sought photographers to master in the art of infil- 11 be held from include a family friendly quarterly and 6 pm Harold Pieris gallery, Under the theme of Met- explore notion of ‘change’ tration, and October 11 to opening night, devoted day exhibition Lionel Wendt Art Centre, amorphoses the October that they might have expe- knows to complete operations by fast action and in 14. for schools, a day of work- titled Metamorphoses:The Colombo 7. issue of PIX will be fully rienced in their own photo precise muscled manner. And it is the mission the most The Festival will again shops and performances for Sri Lanka Issue presented The exhibition of the dedicated to contemporary practice, as well as the extreme of his career that he just being assigned: a see the Historic Galle Fort the local community plus a by PIX:A Photography featured works by Sanjana photography in Sri Lanka. world around them, creat- weapon of mass destruction has been stolen by the most come alive with a diverse day of exciting field trips Quarterly featuring 18 Hattotuwa, Ramya Chama- The notion of a change ing not only a document, powerful gang in the suburbs. Damien is charged with range of performances, and adventures! photographers such as Ale- lie Jirasinghe, Shehan and transition have been but perhaps even a per- infiltrating into the sect to defuse the bomb or recover. exhibitions, workshops, This event is completely fiya Akbarally, Kannan Karunatilaka, MASii, evident not only in the sonal history, an encoun- The movie is most suitable for mature audience and is activities, field trips and free for children of Sri Arunasalam, Timothy Shruthi Mathews together social and political history ter. subtitled in English. parades. This year’s Festi- Lanka. BITE-2012 at Batticaloa Debussy Week at AF Kandy The Lanka vananda Vidyalaya main hubs of Moneragala, Alliance sy of France,Michel Treute- oct Exhibition Grounds, Batticaloa, from Polonnaruwa, Ampara and oct française de naere. The exhibition will and Confer- October 12 to 14. This is a Trincomalee. This exhibi- Kandy cele- focus on Debussy’s rela- ence Services centre point for the Inves- tion will give enrichment brates the tionships with fin de siècle 12 have organ- tors, Businesses and to the local entrepreneurs 12 150th birth- art, Japonisme, Impres- ized another Investment opportunity to get into the internation- day of Claude sionism, Symbolism and Batticaloa International seekers in Eastern Prov- al market with the new Debussy, one of the most other currents in the arts Trade Exhibition 2012 ince. Investment opportunity or famous French composers to present (BITE-2012) in Batticaloa. Especially the BITE- an industrial helps to from the late nineteenth nineteenth-century The Exhibition is sched- 2012 not only focuses on develop their businesses in and early twentieth centu- French art. uled to be held at the Shi- Batticaloa, its alone with their Homeland. ries, is perhaps known for A selected group of art his Clair de lune and the each other. Some artists students, from different symphonic poem La Mer. were also creating collabo- schools of the district, will oct Claude Debussy devel- rative works that spanned participate on the 13 and Nari Burathi at Punchi theatre oped a strongly individual art forms. Among compos- 14 to Art Workshops and style and went against the ers, Debussy is a prime the students’ exhibition 12 Nari Burathi, the methods of classical com- example. will be inaugurated on latest hilarious drama posing by using uncom- Debussy Week will take October 16 at 6 pm. written and directed by Sarath mon arrangements that place from October 12 to Finally, on Friday Octo- Kothalawala, will stage two special created a new language of 22 where there will be an ber 19 at 6.30 pm, an even- shows on Friday (October 12) at sound. exhibition. The Chief- ing of poetry and music 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm at Namel Debussy was composing Guest at the Opening cere- will be presented by teach- Malini Punchi theatre, Borella. at a time when music, art, mony, on 12th at 6.30 pm, ers and students with the With a host of popular artists literature and the perform- will be Cultural and Coop- participation of the pianist such as Sarath Kothalawala, ing arts not only influenced eration Counselor, Embas- Bridget Halpé. Kumara Thirimadura, Pubudu Cha- thuranga, Mihira Sirithilaka, Sarath Chandrasiri, Hemantha Iriyagama, Bishop’s choir presents Chinthaka Peiris, Janaka Ranasin- ghe and Wajira Kodithuwakku Believe-Dreams do come true along with Premalal Liyanages’ stage settings. Music composition The stage um on October 12, Bish- the help of past pupils and and stage management will be by oct will come op’s College choir proudly professionals they are com- Wimalaith Dombagahawatte while alive, not only presents Believe-Dreams mitted to making the con- Upul Sampath, Harsha Malinda and with lights do come true an enjoyable cert an eventful night. Indika Niroshana will assist in the 12 and sounds night filled with different The choir will be backed stage management. but also with genres of music. up by Ashane Bernard, Costume designing will be by the bright smiles and beau- An objective of the show Shamal De Silva, Shivan- Pushpa Samanthi Kothalawala and tiful voices of the Bishop’s is to raise funds for the tha Fernando, Eshana Gab- makeup by Janaka Ranasinghe. College choir. Bishops’s children’s ward at the adamudalige and Bonjo With Chandana Nishantha Peiris’ College choir famous for Maharagama Cancer hos- Fernando. sounds and Upul Weerasinghes’ their singing once again pital.
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