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A naturalists' haven in the dry evergreen
These "dry-evergreen" forests are a naturalists' haven, harbouring a wealth of plants and trees, some over 100 years old. At least one third of Sri Lanka's 435 bird species are found here, besides some 80 species of butterflies. (Pix by Lasanda Kurukulasuriya) Russian National Ballet Academy (Bolshoi) in Sri Lanka The Russian National Ballet Academy (Bolshoi) will perform The Nutcracker of Petre Tchaikovsky in October 2004 at BMICH Colombo by 20 dancers from Moscow. This performance will be solely hosted by the Russian Centre in Colombo.
Based on Hoffman's fairy tale, the Nutcracker and the Mouse King, the beloved classical ballet takes place one Christmas Eve in a nineteenth century Russian town. Uncle Drosselmeyer, a conjurer and magician, delights the entire family with tricks and magic gifts. He gives Marie, his young niece, a rather plainlooking doll in a red uniform. Marie loves the doll, which has an unusual mouth (... so strong it can crack nuts) - a toy mechanical nutcracker. Marie's brother breaks the doll in jealousy, and Uncle Drosselmeyer places it under Christmas tree to mend. Marie falls asleep under the tree with her broken doll in her arms and enters a dream world where the Christmas tree shoot up to the sky and all the toys come alive! Marie's love for the Nutcracker breaks a spell and transforms him into a handsome prince. Fighting side by side against an invading army of mice and the wicked Mouse King, Marie and the Princes travel to the kingdom of Sweets where they are given a royal marriage celebrated by exotic dolls from around the world. Christmas morning however, Marie wakes up and finds the Nutcracker doll still lifeless and broken. Marie is heartbroken until she discovers that whenever she closes her eyes, she can always return to the Kingdom of Sweets with the handsome Nutcracker Prince. The maestro of lifestyle and colour Renowned interior designer David Tay conducts workshops in Colombo David I Tay from Singapore, popularly considered one of the leading interior designers in Asia, is scheduled to visit Colombo from 16th to 18th of September for a series of workshops on the use of colour at the invitation of CIC paints. David is renowned for his modern Eastern design concepts, which are characterised by inventive use of space, clever lighting and especially by the strong use of colours.
As the only interior designer consulted by ICI Paints Singapore, David Tay not only endorses its paints, but also launched its colours for 2003. ICI Paints World Group is a leading international paint and decorative business, making products to prepare and care for all types of building materials, as well as for can and packaging coatings. Whilst working together closely, the idea of arranging workshops for customers on the use of paint arose. CIC Paints (Pvt) Limited of Sri Lanka is a member of the international ICI Paints World Group and has strong, well-established brands such as "Dulux' and 'Glidden'. CIC paints is bringing David Tay to Colombo for the Dulux Colour Workshops in September. These two workshops cover the most latest and ground breaking concepts in interior design with a special focus on colour. The first one will take place on the 17th of September and is open to home owners and all those who enjoy colourful living. A special workshop for children and parents on the 18th of September will work on children's expressions and their response to colour. For further information and registration please contact Indrika of CIC Paints on 0777 418839 or 2359277. David is the principal and founder of the design consultancy Y2:SPACE which enjoys international reputation founded on a broad selection clientele, ranging from private clients to leading names in industrial design and multinational corporations. Among them is B&B Italia, a recognised leader in the area of modern interior decoration, which commissioned David to design a uniquely eastern chair. He named it "i" Chair, taken from his middle name. Using nor rivets and having only two joints it is a sight of poetic elegance, reminding the spectator of a Chinese scroll. In 1990, David was invited to publish his biographical record in "Baron's Who's Who in Interior Design". Comprising luminaries like I.M. Peh and Kenzo Tange, inclusion in Baron's has been limited to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievements, superior leadership and exceptional service in the field of Interior Design. 'Bharatha Natya Arangetram'
'Nawa Kalakaruwo' exhibition The George Keyt Foundation presents the eleventh annual exhibition - Nawa Kalakaruwo/Emerging Young Artists and Art - an exhibition of Contemporary Sri Lankan Art. The Group of Artists are drawn from all parts of the country and have emerged through the several annual exhibitions of 'Young Contemporries' and from the 'Kala Pola' each year over the last thirteen years. The opportunity for 'Art' that these exhibitions and presentations have provided since the foundation was established in 1988 has led to an increasing number of participants. 'New Artists' emerge each year. This year too there are several first time Nawa Kalakaruwo. The several other galleries which are now presenting individual and small group exhibitions have also contributed to the growing numbers. Nawa Kalakaruwo will present new and interesting paths, and different handling of the medium chosen. The exhibition will be presented at the Harold Peiris Gallery - Lionel Wendt Art Centre from Tuesday August 31 to Sunday September 5, 2004. Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Finance will be the chief guest at the inauguration on the 30th at 6.00 p.m. 'A Room with a View' 'A Room with a View', a film by James Ivory will be held on Friday, August 27, 2004 at 5.30 p.m. at the ICES Auditorium, 2, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8. E.M. Foster's wit and romance novel, A Room with a View, is adapted for the screen by James Ivory in this beautifully lighthearted tale of Edwardian manners. Foster's characters are brought to life by some of Britain's finest actors. Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Daniel Day Lewis, Denholm Elliott and Julian Sands. It shows the life of Lucy Honeychurch starting from Italy, going through England and ending in Italy. Screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was awarded an Academy Award for her screenplay, and the film itself was nominated for Best Picture. When Lucy and her spinster chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith), travel to Florence, they meet an unconventional Englishman, Mr. Emerson (Denholm Elliott), and his romantically unhappy son, George (Julian Sands). After George makes the grievous mistake of kissing Lucy during a picnic in the Florentine hills, Charlotte rushes her back to England. Safely home, Lucy becomes engaged to the stiff, very proper Cecil (Daniel Day-Lewis), but after finding out the Emersons have moved close by, Lucy has a hard time ignoring her attraction to the unsuitable George. The film is wonderfully scripted and beautifully filmed. (116 minutes) |
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The forests surrounding Kandalama Tank occupy a hilly terrain dotted
with rocky out crops that give them their distinctive character. A unique
geographical feature of this region at the end of the foot hills of Matale,
is that it marks a point where the intermediate zone ends and the dry zone
plains begin.
Tchaikovsky composed The Nutcracker during four months in 1891. A large
part of the ballet was written at sea on a journey from Europe to the
United States. Perhaps the most beloved of all ballets, The Nutcracker had
its premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1892.
His handwriting is found in all of his work, whether it is the unique
interior design of CitiBank on Singapore's Orchard Road, exhibitions for
Singapore's national museum or the retial concepts in context of interior
design for the Sogo departmental stores in Indonesia. When he rearranged
the apartment of a couple living in Singapore's Parkeast Condominium, a
story featured by Beautiful Homes, he proved that without spending much
money, a dramatic change can be brought to an apartment, simply by the use
of colour.
Mayoori Joseph (St. Bridget's Convent), Nishanthie Jeganathan (Mutwal
Hindu College) will present their Bharatha Natya Arangetram on Sunday
August 28 at Elphinstone Theatre, Maradana at 5.00 p.m. They are both
students of Shriram Shristi School of Dancing and are disciples of
Shrimati Suryakala Chandrika Jeevananthan. Chief guest to grace this
Arangetram will be D. Essuwaran (Honorary Counsel for the Republic of
Mauritius in Sri Lanka). Guests of honour will be Kalabhushanam
Tiripurasundari Yoganatham (Founder Kala Manram, Colombo), Kalasuri
Piyasara Shilpadhipathi (Lecturer University of Aesthetic Studies,
Kelaniya) and Sangeeth Nipun Sanath Nandasiri (Lecturer University of
Aesthetic Studies, Kelaniya).
