Cultural DIARY

Mada Ayama Viya

Titus Ranasinghe's Sinhala teledrama entitled "Mada Ayama Viya' will be telecast on Rupavahini everyday at 7.27 p.m.

The cast include Sanath Wimalasiri, Dhananjaya Siriwardane, Anuruddhika Padukkage, Grace Ariyawimal, Vasantha Kumarasiri, Wijeyratne Warakagoda, Sarath Dikkumbura, Nanda Wickramage, Nelson Wimalasiri and Gamini Jayalath.

Exhibition of paintings and book launch

Weerakkodige Vasantha Perera will held an exhibition of paintings at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery Colombo 7 from November 5-7. The exhibition will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

"Kandy-a sketch book" written by him will be launched on the same occasion.

International Dance Festival:

National Ranking Championship

A Mega Western Dance Festival is on the cards, to celebrate 5 years of fruitful dancing of the Ballroom Dancers Federation International Sri Lanka.

At the 3rd Dance Festival a new concept - Showcase Dance 2010 will be one of the highlights with participants from Asia Pacific Region.

The Performing Arts Section of the Federation BDFI Swingers presents the National Line and Hip Hop Championships for the 3rd successive year. This year's event is augmented by the inclusion of Belly Dance Competition for newcomers and an International Belly Dance segment.

The ANCL Group is official print media partner.

The juveniles and juniors will vie for the Ritzbury Trophy while the Open Segment is sponsored by Telepix. Over three hundred entries are expected for this exciting event coming up this December.