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This week’s `Cultural Diary’ brings you details about several other fascinating events happening in the city. Take your pick of stage plays, exhibitions or dance performance and add colour to your routine life. You can make merry and enjoy the adventures or sit back, relax and enjoy a movie of your choice. Make a little space to kick into high gear amid the busy work schedules to enjoy the exciting events happening at venues around the city. If there is an event you would like others to know, drop an email to eventcalen-dar25@gmail.com (Please be mindful to send only the essential details). Have a pleasant week.

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The Alliance fran-çaise de KANDY pre-sents ‘Nostalgie02,’an exhibition of black and white photographs by Kumar de Silva, at its Gallery at No.642, Perad-eniya Road, from Saturday (November 17) to Monday (November 26). The inau-guration ceremony will be held on Friday (November 16) at 6.30 pm.

“Following its very suc-cessful run at the Lionel Wendt in Colombo in June this year, ‘Nostalgie02’ will be inaugurated in Kandy under the distinguished patronage of Prof. Ashley Halpé and Bridget Halpé,”says the Director of the Alliance française de

Kandy, Dr. Jacques Soulié. “We are happy to receive this exhibition in Kandy. The reviews have been very favourable and we look for-

ward to sharing the sights and scenes of France, and in black and white too, with our friends here in Kandy. This exhibition constitutes the second part of our Annual Programme Kandy Alliance Photo, echoing the Month of Photography in Paris. Kandy Alliance Photo, commencing in November 2002, featured throughout the years the works of 22 photographers from Sri Lanka, France and USA.”

‘Nostalgie02’ will take visitors through random scenes of Paris and across different parts of France and is open to the public from 9 am to 6 pm on all days.

The Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka together with the Japanese Embas-sy and the Japan Foundation has a treat in stores for art enthu-siasts as they will be stag-ing a variety of aesthetic events in November and December. Their Sri Lanka- Japan interactions will not only be limited to Colombo this year as the team has decided to take their pro-ductions to the Jaffna regions as well.

The events are part of the celebrations to com-memorate the 60th anniver-sary of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Japan.

The programme sched-ule will also include a movie, ‘Wanko - The Story of Me, My Family and My Dog.’It will be screened at the Veerasingham Hall, Jaffna, on November 16.

A family tale which por-trays the friendship between a boy and his dog, ‘Wanko’ is based on a true tale of a family torn apart by an unimaginable natural disaster.

A Classical Music Con-cert by the Symphony Orchestra,’Music from a ro u n d t h e world,’conducted by Kob-ayashi will also be held at the Veerasingham Hall, Jaffna, on November 17 at 4.30 pm. This concert too will feature Suzuki and entrance will be free.

The Randooga Workshop which introduces the method created by Japa-nese master of jazz piano Masahiko Satoh to use improvisation as the way of nonverbal communication to enhance dialogue with oneself and between people will be held in Jaffna from November 27 to 29. A workshop will be held in Colombo too on November 26.

A special concert of improvisation of jazz piano by Masahiko Satoh and sitar by Pradeep Ratnayake will be held at Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo, on December 2. Akiko Uesugi (singer), Isaac Smith (bassist) and others will join the duo in Colom-bo and Jaffna.

The Aun & Hide Musical Concert will take place at the National Youth Service Council (NYSC), Maha-ragama, on December 7 and at the Hotel School Auditorium, Colombo, on December 8. It will feature hree talented Japanese art-ists playing traditional Jap-anese musical instruments such as Taiko (drums), Shamisen (Japanese gui-tar) and fue (Japanese flute). A Japanese tradi-tional percussion present-ing a mix of classics, semi-classics and modern music will also be on offer.

“We consider these major cultural events in Colombo and Jaffna as part of Japan’s support towards the efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka to promote national reconciliation and harmony and also a true expression of the warm friendly rela-tions between Japan and Sri Lanka and an excellent medium to mark such an important milestone in our friendly ties,” said Japa-nese Ambassador Nobuhito Hobo.

The students of the Russian School

of Art will exhib-it their talents

on Canvas until Novem-ber 14 at the Russian Centre from 3pm onwards.

The students are ranging from age four

up to 15 years and been coached by Arjuna Jayasin-

ghe for the past five years at the Russian School of Art. 80 Canvas Drawings will be on display, the wonderful work done by over 50 students.

The Colom-bo Dance Plat-form 2012 under the theme of ‘Archive Fever’ will open with an exhibition of sketches and drawings of dance costumes and decor by Somabandhu Vidyapathi done over a period of 70 years. The exhibition will be held at the Goethe-Insti-tut Colombo until Novem-ber 16 from 9 am to 6 pm.

Vidyapathi pioneered in the field of dance design in Sri Lanka in the 1940s. Hailing from a traditional family of dancers and tem-

ple painters, he studied painting and sculpture at Vishra Bharati University, Shantiniketan and later at Travancore University in Kerala. Vidyapathi was closely associated with the dance and ballet produc-tions of Chitrasena and his masterly skill of the art of costuming and stage design

remain unchallenged. He made a significant contri-bution to the world of thea-tre by his innovative approach to the concept of stage design. He created costumes whose cut revealed the beauty of the exposed human body and added a touch of brilliance to the dancer’s movements.

Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) 2012 will be held on November 16 at the imperial room in Mount Lavinia Hotel from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm. The event is organized by the Academy of Design (AOD) in part-nership with the British Council Sri Lanka.

The theme for this year will be ‘New Global Dimen-sions in Design Education:What kind of Designer is required for the future? A strategic perspec-tive from the UK, Sri Lanka and the Region.’

For more information and pre registration contact:British Council, Amina M M Ruwanpathira-na on Tel: 011 45 21 542 or amina.ruwanpathirana@britishcouncil.org

The International Association of Lions Clubs District 306-A1 ‘Lions Club of Galkissa’ in aid of ‘Sinha Pera Pasala’ at Sri Sugatha Dharmayatha-naya, Temple Road, Mount

Lavinia presents ‘Sing-Along with Ronnie Lietch’ backed by ‘Wild Flow-ers’ with Batison.

Guest artistes will be Christopher paul and Suresh Gamage at the

Lavinia Breeze, Beach Road, Mount Lavinia on Saturday (November 17) from 8 pm onwards.

For more details con-tact projects chairman, Rasika de Alwis on 0777 315875.

Thilaka Kudahetti’s latest book ‘Yogiraj Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya’ will be launched at Dayawansa Jayakody Bookshop, Colombo 10 on November 13 at 10 am.

It is the Sinhala translation of Dr Ashoke Kumar Chatterjee’s ‘Yogiraj Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya.’ Kudahetti is the author of ‘Raga Vira-ga,’ ‘Kulagei Vilanguwa,’ ‘Bharatha Yogin Saha Isiwarayin Samaga,’ ‘Abhirahas Mawatha,’ ‘Bhara-tha Maha Rusi Ramana,’’Ajan Cha Hamuduruvo,’ ‘Sasara Serisara’ and ‘Karma.’

‘Yogiraj Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya’ is a Dayawansa Jayakody publication.

Yogiraj Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya to

be launched

13Nov

an art exhibition at the russian Centre

14Nov

Three dramas to be staged at the Wendt this week‘Suba Saha

Yasa,’the greatly adored drama of Simon Nawagath-thegama, ‘Nari Bana & Jasaya Saha Lenchina,’two popular dramas of Dayananda Gunawardena and ‘Balloth Ekka Ba,’ the most pop-ular stage drama written and directed by Ravindra Ariyaratne will be staged on Fiday (Novem-ber 16), Saturday (November 17) and Sunday (November 18) at 3.30 pm and 7 pm respectively at the Lionel Wendt.

‘Suba Saha Yasa,’ will be per-formed by renowned artists such as Sriyantha Mendis, Nihal Fer-nando, Kusum Renu, Samadara Ariyawansa, Wasantha Wittach-c h i , K u m a r a Thirimadura,Thiwanka Nayomi, Upul Mahanama, Sujeewa Piyalal, Nimal Jayasinghe, Amaradasa Thalgahagoda, Ratne D. Nambuge, Premaku-mara Dassanayake and W.Namal.

Make up will be by Wasantha Wittachci, costume designig will be by Dhanapala and Kamalkan-

thi Bogodage. Music will be by Stanley Omar, stage manage-ment will be by Ashoka Samaya-wardena, stage setup and acces-sories will be designed by Lional Bentarage.

Illumination effects will be arranged by Upali Weerasinghe.

‘Nari Bana & Jasaya Saha Lenchina,’will be staged with popular artists such as Rodny Warnakula, Bandula Wijeweera, Sarath Kulanga, Tharanga Kumari, Rathnasheela

Perera,Sunil Thilakarathna, Nilmini Kottegoda, Jayanath Bandara and Indika Jayasinghe.

Music is by Pubudu Walpita.‘Balloth Ekka Ba’ will be

starred with renowned artistes such as Wijaya Nandasiri, Roshan Pilapitiya, Gihan Fernan-do, Kumara Thirimadura and Anusha Dissanayake. Music will be by Shantha Peiris, background creations by Luvoline Vandawall and stage management will be by Asoka De Soyza and Shantha

Udayakumara. The costumes will be designed by Gihan Fer-nando and Demal Fernando. The lighting effects will be by Upali Weerasinghe and make up will be by Saman Hemarathna.

‘Balloth ekka ba’ is produced by Asle J.Lanka computer train-ing institute.

Jude Srimal is the main organ-izer of this event and tickets are available at Lionel Wendt thea-tre. All seats have been box-planned.

16Nov

Archive Fever at the Goethe-Institut 16

Nov

SLDF 2012 at Mount Lavinia16

Nov

The Shawshank Redemption (1999) will be screened on November 13 at 6pm at the American Centre, No 44, Galle Road, Colombo 3. (Running Time: 142 minutes)

Tim Robbins plays a banker named Andy who’s sent to Shawshank Prison on a murder charge, where he gets to know a life-term pris-oner named Red (Morgan Freeman). Andy’s calm, quiet exterior hides a great reserve of patience and fortitude, and Red comes to admire this mild-mannered man who first struck him as weak and unfit for prison life. So it is that The Shawshank Redemption builds considera-ble impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship, and survival.

Seating is limited and is first-come, first-served.

The movie, Mesrine: L’Instinct de mort(2008) by J-François Richet will be screened on Tuesday, November 13 at 3pm and Wednesday, November 14 at 6.30pm at Alliance Française de Colombo,11, Barnes Place, Colombo 7.

Mesrine, the legendary French gangster in the‘60s and ‘70s who came to be known as French Public enemy No.1& man of thousand faces. Infamous for his bravado and outrageously daring prison escapes, Mesrine carried out numerous rob-beries, kidnappings and murders in a criminal career that spanned continents until he was shot dead in 1979 by France’s notorious anti-gang unit. Thirty years after his death, his infamy lives on. Mesrine was helped along the way by beautiful and equally reckless Jeanne Schneider, a Bonnie to match his Clyde. Mesrine made up his own epic, between romanticism and cruelty, flamboyance and tragedy.

The movie is most suitable for mature audience and is subtitled in English.

The movie, Aliker 2009 (1h50) will be screened on November 17 at 3.30 pm at Alli-ance Française de Kandy,No.642, Peradeni-ya Road, Kandy. Martinique in the 1930s. André Aliker is a young militant communist who, against the wishes of his family, takes on the job of editing and printing his party’s one-sheet pamphlet. Adopting modern jour-nalistic methods, Aliker transforms the non-descript circular into a fully fledged newspa-per, but in doing so he makes many enemies. Those who feel most threatened by Aliker’s work are the owners of the island’s planta-tions and factories, who are becoming uneasy over the communists’ growing influ-ence. Aliker is undeterred by his opponents and resolves to go on exposing those who exploit their position for personal gain, even at the risk of his own life...

The movie is most suitable for adults and adolescents and is subtitled in English.

The Shawshank Redemption

Mesrine: L’Instinct de mort

Aliker

Sri Lanka- Japan interactions in

Colombo and Jaffna

16Nov

Nostalgie02 at AF Kandy

17Nov

17Nov

A fashion workshop at AODA fashion workshop con-

ducted by UK fashion designer, Ada Zanditon, fresh from London Fashion Week will share her experi-ence in starting up her business, her successes and lessons learned on Sunday (November 18) at AOD, No.29, Lauries Road, Colombo 4 from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm.

The workshop will be for

young creative entrepre-neurs, designers, design students and teachers. Join this workshop to find out more about:

- Digital print in contem-porary directional fashion

- Fashion in green, sus-tainable fashion, doing business and taking an eco-conscious approach to fashion

Two Sri Lankan design-

ers will join Ada to share their experi-ence with workshop participants.

Pre-registration is essen-tial, contact Amina on 011 4521542 or amina.ruwan-pathirana@britishcouncil.org to register.

Please note that registra-tion is on a first-come, first-served basis.

18Nov

Sing-along with ronnie Lietch at Lavinia Breeze