Diversity abounds in unbound discoveries

The second Colombo International Theatre Festival is gradually drawing closer with the hope of drawing theatre lovers in Sri Lanka to experience a diverse array of foreign theatre performances which will no doubt be a vibrant collage on the cultural events landscape this year.

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Cultural Scene

The essence of being present

In this column, we further examine Jack Derrida’s Of Grammatology and the profound ideas which led to the birth of the theory of deconstruction. We concluded the previous week’s column with “What is noteworthy is that according to Potts the argument boils downs to a hierarchy of signification. Potts summarises this segment as “ There is thus a sort of hierarchy of signification. Signifier refers to signified, but since not all signifieds are created equal; a signified may refer in turn (as signifier) to another, higher signified as validation.

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Contemporary Painters

Jayarathna Wickremasinghe :

Paintings with a perfect blending of colour

A few kilometres away from Wariyapola in the Kurunegala district lies a village named Gallalaharagama. It has a rich scenery, lush green paddy fields and spectacular rows of coconut palms surrounded by a range of mountains. The Daduru Oya flows down the valley where friendly villagers live.

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