The Aug. 9 performance of a Kandyan dance, a traditional art form from Sri Lanka, is believed by the organizers to be the first documented public performance of its kind in the U.S.

Classically trained in the Kandyan tradition, Tanya DeSilva started a dance school for young girls in her Staten Island attic in 1992, shortly after she emigrated from Sri Lanka. From ...

As the sun went down in the far away horizon, the stunning limestone-and-brick gali gopuram of Sri Ramachandraswamy Devasthanam in Ammapalle lit up to.

Kandyan dance, the ritual-dance tradition of Sri Lanka was originally performed by dancers from a specific caste and aligned to the Temple of the Tooth. ‘Samhara’ has previously toured India, USA and ...

Not every tourist who visits the country can exhibit in-depth academic understanding of Sri Lanka’s culture and the Kandyan dance, or be able to sing a song from a renowned Sinhala drama. The ...

dance and performance gender, ethnicity and nationalism religion and ritual disability, performance and culture South Asia, especially India and Sri Lanka Prof. Reed has conducted field research on ...

As nine other dancers sat serenely behind her, she swayed and whirled and stomped rhythmically, fine-tuning the intricate moves of a Kandyan dance, a traditional art form from Sri Lanka.

Additionally, the President instructed Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, to explore the possibility of providing pensions to traditional Kandyan dancers as a gesture of ...

Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage includes a fusion tradition of dance. Only a few have contributed more to its preservation and modernisation than iconic Chitrasena and his wife, Vajira. The pioneering ...