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 ...

For the first time in in the history of Liberal Arts in the US, Sri Lanka’s Kandyan Dance is being taught in a university setting for academic credits. The person behind this is Dr. Sudesh Mantillake, ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka’s Kandyan dancers meet Nrityagram’s Odissi ensemble for a rhythmic dialogue. TNN / Jan 21, 2018, 06:00 IST. Share. AA + Text Size. Small; Medium; Large; Follow us .

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.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the formation of a committee tasked with preserving and maintaining the rich cultural heritage of Kandyan dancing art. This decision was made during a meeting ...

"Performing Respectability: The Berava, Middle Class Nationalism and the Classicization of Kandyan Dance in Sri Lanka." Cultural Anthropology (May 2002) vol. 17 (2): 246-277. "The Politics and Poetics ...

When it was her turn to perform on a recent Sunday, Kasuni Navinna took center stage in the dance studio at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Staten Island.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Nadun, Sampath, and Callum, three friends from Sri Lanka, captivated the audience with their enchanting Kandyan dance performance at the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple ...