Chalana - Another dance extravaganza by Visha
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Visha Manohari De Silva
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Senior students of Visha School of Dancing, most of them following
higher education at various Universities abroad and others in the Sri
Lankan Universities, are gearing up to perform another classical and
traditional dancing concert at the Lionel Wendt on September 7.
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Visha’s pupils present an item |
Visha Manohari De Silva, the creator, choreographer, educationist
commenced pursuing her illustrious career in dancing at the tender age
of 12 while a student of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo. Having completed
her secondary education, she entered the University of Kelaniya and
obtained a degree in Fine Arts.
Visha was fortunate to be guided by the internationally acclaimed
'Guru', the late Chithrasena and his exponent spouse Vajira. She was a
permanent member of the Chithrasena and Vajira dance troupe which
travelled widely throughout the world. Therefore, it was a rare honour
for Visha to be one in the Chithrasena Dance Toupe. She had participated
in most of Chithrasena's great creations like 'Karadiya', 'Nala
Damayanthi', 'Shiva Ranga', 'Kinkinikolama' and 'Chandalika' She was
also fortunate to participate in 'Sirisangabo', 'Sri Wickrama' and 'Samudradevi',
the great dramas which exposed the rich Sri Lankan culture to the rest
of the world. Visha was one of the few privileged dancers to perform at
the dance concert held in honour of the world renowned maestro Pandit
Ravishankar during his visit to Sri Lanka in 1981.
She currently holds the position as the dancing instructor at the
Wycherly International School, one of the oldest international
educational institutions in Sri Lanka. Visha is probably the only
dancing instructor who is holding a regional directorial position at an
Indian International School chain.
She holds the position at the prestigious Ryan International School
with 120 branches throughout India.
Visha's students have travelled to many countries like Denmark,
Thailand, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Japan, Switzerland, Korea and
Hungary in the recent past.
The concert on Tuesday will have many different dancing performances
done by her senior students covering traditional dances and the drums as
well as modern dances.
Many renowned artists in various fields are scheduled to attend this
spectacular concert which will be an unforgettable evening. |
