Chalana 3 at the Wendt

Visha Manohari de Silva

Visha Manohari de Silva, the creator, choreographer and educator is presenting another dancing extravaganza 'Chalana 3' at Lionel Wendt Theatre on Apirl 7 at 7 pm with the participation of senior students of Visha School of Dance. The performance is choreographed by Visha's daughter Vindya de Silva under her guidance.

A past pupil of Visakha Vidyalaya and a graduate of the University of Kelaniya, Visha was guided and trained by internationally acclaimed guru, the late Chithrasena and his wife Vajira.

She is currently in charge of traditional dancing section of Wycherley International School in addition to the position of Regional Director of the famous Ryan International School chain in India.

Most of the students who are participating in the live recital have performed in Japan, Korea, Denmark, Thailand, Taiwan, Hungary, India, Switzerland and Malaysia in dancing festivals and competitions.

The patrons will live through a series of extremely delightful, well composed mixture of traditional Kandyan dancing, Sri Lankan folk dancing and a fusion of traditional and contemporary dancing.

The swift and graceful dancers will captivate the audience with their vibrant moves.

Dancers strike a pose

Some of the dance segments which will be performed are the Gajaga Vannama, one of the traditional Vannamas which depicts the magnificent movements of the elephant.

It is performed with graceful movements of the female dancers.

"Chatur" is a dance which portrays the four elements: earth, water, air and fire which will be a fusion of traditional and contemporary dance movements. Visha's daughter, Vindya will prove her prowess in dance through her traditional performance and will demonstrate her versatility through her performance of "The Dream."

Chalana 3 will be an enthralling dance performance presenting a diversity of Sri Lankan dance forms.