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Rajitha Dissanayake's latest play Aadara Wasthuwa (Love Object) will have its premiere at the Lionel Wendt theatre on August 2, 3 and 4 at 7.00 pm. The 90-minute drama seeks to question the notion of love; its boundaries and politics, and the extent to which it determines our behaviour when confronted by other overpowering conditions. The central character is Naveen, a university lecturer who doubles as a senior consultant to a government ministry. Naveen is drawn into a plot to overthrow the ruling party by his friend Suresh, a cut-throat media mogul. Madhavi, a former student of Naveen who writes for a leading news magazine, comes to interview him. Naveen and Madhavi had been lovers 10 years ago. During the course of the interview Madhavi tries to elicit politically sensitive information from Naveen. The subsequent revelation of who she really works for sets in motion a chain of events with potentially grim consequences. Rajitha Dissanayake ranks among the top original playwrights to emerge in the last two decades and has produced well-known plays such as Weeraya Merila, Sihina Horu Aran, Apahu Herenna Be and Bakamoona Veedi Basi. His scripts focus on burning socio-political issues and have drawn crowds, sparked debate, won awards and toured internationally. The cast includes Shyam Fernando, Nadeeshani Peliarachchi, Gihan de Chickera, and Nalin Lusena. Arumesi Katahanda musical fiesta
The Arumesi Katahanda musical fiesta will be held on August 8 at 3.30 p.m at the Public Library auditorium, Colombo 7. Ministers Dinesh Gunawardane and Rajitha Senaratne will be the chief guests. The musical fiesta is held to mark the 15th anniversary of the Katahanda Media Foundation.
Workshop on documentary and short film-making
The Asian Film Centre will conduct a master-class workshop on documentary and short film-making in Colombo from September 13 to 17. The workshop will be conducted by K. Hariharan, a renowned Chennai-based Indian film-maker. A graduate in Film Direction from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Hariharan is considered an excellent teacher on cinema. He has been a visiting lecturer at the South Asia Regional Studies Department of Cinema Faculty at the University of Pennysylvania since 1995. He is also a guest lecturer at the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio; Film and TV Institute of India, Pune and the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. The workshop will be conducted in English. Hariharan will be assisted by M.D. Mahindapala, an award-winning Sri Lankan cinematographer and writer, for the convenience of Sinhala students. More information may be obtained from the Asian Film Centre, 118,
Dehiwala Road, Boralesgamuwa or by email
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