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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