A princess reborn and a princess redeemed
The second Colombo International Theatre Festival
(CIFT) which saw a host of diverse performances came alive on the
boards of the auditorium of the British School in Colombo presented
theatregoers a remarkable evening of performance on April 1 in the
form of two solo acts conceptualised on rereading two prominent
female characters from two of India’s greatest epics.
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Contemporary painters
Veranda Bandaranaike:
Paintings evoke a nostalgic response
Along the highway leading up to Kandy one could
see heavy loaded bullock carts, drawn by large hump shouldered
bullocks. By the side of the main road palm thatched huts, tagged
along acres of rubber, coconut and banana plantations, and lush
green rice fields. Walking through the winding paths the trees look
like nature’s umbrellas with their widespread foliage providing
shade along the way.
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Cultural Scene
Difference matters
In the last week’s column we concluded with
Pott’s observation that ‘every signifier is inherently different
from what it signifies, and we should uphold this difference, not
seek to erase it in a misguided quest for presence. By the same
token every signifier defers recognition of what it signifies, and
we must embrace this also.’
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