Lankan artiste holds Bharatha Natya Arangethram in Sydney

Sarangi Kalanacharya Rupasinghe, the daughter of Nihal and Pradeepa Rupasinghe of Sydney and a disciple of Smt Suromi Herath of Sydney held her Bharatha Natya Arangethram recently at the Greater Western Sydney Performing Arts Centre, Sydney. Sarangi began her dancing career at the age of four by joining ballet classes.

Sarangi learned her first steps of Bharatha Natyam from Smt Meena Beedle and Smt Janani Beedle of Indian Dance School of Sydney, in 2006 and continued to learn dancing and performed representing the IDS until she joined Suromi Herath School of Dance in 2010.

Sarangi has performed at numerous cultural shows in Sydney and Canberra.

Triptych art exhibition

An exhibition of paintings by R.M. Dharmasena, Sarath Gunasiri Perera and Aravinda will be held at the J.D.A. Perera art gallery of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo 7 from December 17 to 24. The three artists are lecturers at the university.