'Marians Acoustica- Unplugged Volume 2'

'Marians Acoustica - Unplugged Volume 2' will be held on September 1 at 6.30 p.m at the Sri Lanka Youth Rangahala, Maharagama.A unique experience to all music lovers the show guarantees a few fun-filled hours of sensational music and entertainment. The show is organised by the Colombo Youth Circle.

Narthana pooja on September 1

Shashipriya Ranjana Chaturanga

Shashipriya Ranjana Chaturanga from Kegalle will stage the Nruthya Rangana Narthana Pooja with his pupils on September 1 at 6.30 pm at the Gampaha Yasodhara Balika Vidyalaya.

Shashipriya Chaturanga's school of dancing the Bharatha Nruthaya Rangana Kala Nikkethana has branches in Gampaha, Warakapola, Mawanella, Kurunegala and Colombo. The program for the evening on September 1 will contain 15 items of folk and traditional ballet by pupils from Year 5 to A/L (Arts). The show will be compered by Dulakshi Perera and Lalith Tillekeratne. Chaturanga received his Bharatha Natyam education at the Bharatha Natya Shastralam from Bharatha Chudamani Wasantha Kumari Suriyakumaran and Basil Mihiripenna. Later he joined the Kalashasthralaya in Chennai for extended studies in dancing styles for four years.

"Through Bharatha Natyam I want to serve my country and contribute towards human development", said Chathuranga who hopes to do his own production of Ramayana in the near future.

Chennai Express:

A Bollywood experience

The Bollywood blockbuster Chennai Express was released in Sri Lanka by Ceylon Theatres in anticipation of the the world premiere.

It was screened at the Majestic City on August 9. Three unique street performances were held in different locations across the city depicting scenes from the movies to promote the blockbuster.

The first promotion took place at the Fort Railway Station, Nugegoda Railway Station and Majestic City. Actors wearing bright costumes playing Shahrukh Kahn and Deepika Padukone, acted out scenes and danced along to selected tracks from the movie making hundreds of travellers stop in their tracks to watch, film, and take pictures of the spectacle. All three performances were filmed and when combined, created Ceylon Theatre’s very own version of the Chennai Express trailer.

Ceylon Theatres created a Facebook page called Collywood Express with a Facebook user by the name of Rahul Kahn (a combination of Shahrukh Kahn’s name and the name of the character he plays in the movie). Without announcing the name of the movie, Rahul Kahn posted daily updates and questions about the upcoming film encouraging people to interact on the page.

Prior to the launch, Collywood Express revealed its identity as Ceylon Theatres debuting the theatres first official Facebook page.