Cultural Diary

'Vellasse Vedi Handa'

Evening of rhythm and rhyme

A cultural dancing concert entitled 'Maathra-2009' will be held at the BMICH, Colombo 7, on October 13 at 6.15 p.m. The concert is organised by the Kandyan dancing division of the Lyceum International Schools in Wattala, Panadura, Ratnapura and Gampaha. About 300 students will take part in the concert.

Proceeds of the show will go towards the Prisoners' Welfare Fund, organised by the Mohan Lal Grero Foundation.

Ananda Prathibha

Ananda Prathibha 2009, a concert presented by Dance Circle of Ananda College will be held at Kularatne Hall, Ananda College premises on October 7-9. Twenty school's have been invited for the show. The Concert is aimed at preserving Sinhala culture.

An exhibition and installation

Exhibition and installation by Kingsley Gunatillake will be held at Alliance Francaise Colombo from October 8-30. It will be open for public from 6.00 p.m. on October 8.

A book certainly is more than its title, more than its contents: it also is a material object with which we have an intellectual and a physical relationship.

Holding a book, leafing through its pages, caressing its cover or admiring its images are part of the reading experience. We all remember the smells of paper and ink of our first readings. The stories we discovered as children are both memories of the mind and hands, eyes and heart.

There definitely is an emotional dimension to a book and this is why a book is a work of art. Kingsley Gunatillake is exploring deeply into this artistic dimension but he never forgets its explosive social and intellectual dimensions: he reminds us books have been persecuted, because the questions they raised have put readers ill at ease. Books have been forbidden, hidden, torn apart, burnt and disappeared...

"Untitled Book" is a different and original way of looking at printing matters.

This installation of Kingsley Gunatillake, held at Alliance Francaise within the framework of "Lire en fote", an annual celebration of reading taking place in France and in many countries, magnificently celebrates the object of writing and reading.

Bharatha Natya Recital

Vimalothaya Classical Bharatha Natya Kendra will present a classical Bharatha Natya Recital 'Nubara Shethra' on October 10, at 6.p.m, at the Ramakrishna Mission hall, Colombo 6. Subashini Pathmanathan and her pupils will participate in the programme. The chief guests will be Professor S. Sandrasegaram, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo and P. Rathakrishnan, Deputy Minister for Vocational and Technical Training.