Balloth Ekka Be goes to Borella

A scene from the play

Ravindra Ariyaratne's Balloth Ekka Be will be staged at the YMBA, Borella on October 6 at 3.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.

The cast includes Wijaya Nandasiri, Kumara Thirimadura, Roshan Pilapitiya, Gihan Fernando and Anusha Dissanayaka.

Tharavo Igilethi at Namel-Malini Punchi Theatre

A scene from the play

Lucian Bulathsinhala's popular drama Tharavo Igilethi will be staged at the Namel -Malini Punchi Theatre, Colombo 8 on October 5 at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m.

The cast includes Rodni Warnakula, Gamini Samarakoon, Harsha Bulathsinhala, Niroshan Wijesinghe, Piumi Shanika, Ferni Roshini and Anura Bandara Rajaguru.

Italian-Sri Lankan film festival

The Italian Sri Lankan Film Festival will be held from October 19 -21 at Cine City , Maradana.

The festival is organised by the Italian Embassy in Sri Lanka in collaboration with Cine City, sponsored by Sri- Lankan Airlines, Colombo Courtyard Hotel and National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. The aim of the festival is to raise awareness of and promote Italian and Sri Lankan cinema in a spirit of freedom and tolerance. The theme of the festival is "Migration and beyond".

October 19: (Morning) a movie by Michelangelo Antonioni, (Evening) Paola Randi will present an introduction to Into Paradiso South Asian film premier. October 20: (Morning) Boodee Keerthisena will present his movie with an introduction, (Evening) Italian short film to be screened with an introduction by Stefano Martina.

October 21: (Morning) Workshop for the short filmmakers of Sri Lanka with Paola Randi and Stefano Martina. (Evening) Screening of the Sri Lankan short films followed by an award ceremony for the best three short films.

Sri Lankan filmmaker Boodee Keerthisena is coordinating the festival on behalf of the Italian Ambassador Fabricio Pio Arpea and the deputy of the mission Gianluca. Rubagotti.

Char- Adhyaya

Char- Adhyaya, the annual art festival to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, an exhibition of painting and cultural program will be held from October 15-17 at the National Art Gallery.

The cultural program will be held at on October 15 at the John de Silva Memorial Theatre. Char-Adhyaya is held under the auspices of India-Sri Lanka Foundation, High Commissioner of India and SAARC Cultural Centre. The festival is organised by Shantiniketan Friends, an alumni of Santiniketan students.

The highlights of the cultural program include Rabindra Sangeet, Sri Lankan fusion songs, Manipuri dance recitals and fusion music based on Sarod and Esraj. The repertoire of musicians who participate in the program includes Sri Yaikhom Hemant Kumar, Sri Buddhadev Das, Sougata Roy Chowdhury, Subhajit Brahmachari, Manoj Murali Nayar and Smt. Swastika Mukhopadhyay.

Asiki Gothrikayinge Ran Pilimaya

S. Chandrasiri Dassanayake's latest book Asiki Gothrikayinge Ran Pilimaya' was launched at the International Book Exhibition, Dayawansa Jayakody stalls on September 24.

It is the Sinhala translation of H. Rider Haggard's The Yellow God - an Idol of Africa.

Asiki Gothrikayinge Ran Pilimaya is a Dayawansa Jayakody publication.

Anupavam- Natya Utsavam

Anupavam -Natya Utsavam , an evening of dance by Aru Sri Art Theatre and the launch of a DVD by the dancers of the theatre will be held on October 19 at 6.15 pm at the Ramakrishna Mission Hall, Wellawatte , Colombo 6.

Professional and versatile dancers of the theatre will present classical, folk and contemporary dances. The Highlight of the evening will be an episode from Ramayana Sri Ram - Dance Drama. Dance maestros who have collaborated with the theatre since its conception , Channa Wijewardena, Ravibandu Vidyapathi, Chandana Wickramasinghe and Geeth De silva will present dances collaborating with the theatre dancers. Anupavam -Natya Utsavam is produced and directed by Deshanethru, Kalasuri Arunthathy. Sri Ranganathan, the artistic director of the theatre. Admission will be free.