Revisiting an ‘angry dozen’

A review of a drama, unlike a book or a film, would in my opinion demand a greater reliance on the accuracy of recollection of that experience of engaging it as it unfolds its performance. Unlike a film or a book to have recourse to the work in its original intended nature as a live performance is not possible when it comes to theatre.

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Encounters

Raymond Williams through Sri Lankan eyes

[Part 11]

In the past so many columns I have been discussing Raymond Williams’ scholarly and critical works and how they might relate to our interests in Sri Lanka. It is important to remind ourselves that he is also a supremely gifted creative writer; he has written novels and plays that invite serious study. As a matter of fact, he was interested in creative literature before he displayed his indubitable skills as a cultural critic.

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Cultural Scene

Chandana’s line drawings

In this week’s column, we examine the art of line drawing and the creation of a prominent artist who, over the years, mastered line drawings with distinctive Sri Lankan artistic motifs. It is pertinent here to look at the drawing as a form of major visual and art and how it profoundly affects the human aesthetic consciousness.

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