Over the years, Nrityagram, in the able hands of Surupa Sen and lighting designer Lynne Fernandes, has evolved its own aesthetics of presentation. Their latest production ‘Ahuti’ was no exception.

A one-of-a-kind collaboration between Bengaluru’s Nritya Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and Sri Lanka’s Chitrasena Dance Company, Ahuti (sacred offering in Sanskrit) is returning to the stage three years ...

A compelling dance documentary titled ‘Kandyan Dancer’, which explores the rarely examined expressions of masculinity within Sri Lanka’s traditional Kandyan dance, will be screened at 4.30 p.m. on ...

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 at the Met was the most prestigious moment for young Sri Lankan dancers Thaji Dias and Sanduni Sulochani and Waruna Sri Hemachandra of the Chitrasena Vajira Dance Foundation. “New York is ...

The Kandyan Dancer, (dance documentary film) held its international premiere at the Asian Dance Conference 2025 organised by the National Asian Cultural Centre in the Republic of Korea. Representing ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sri Lankan prisoners perform the maiden traditional Kandyan dance at the main jail in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The ...

‘What we have described in this book are the halcyon days of Kandyan dancing….. ’ Amunugama. Sarath Amunugama has put out a new book and it is on the Kohomba Kankariya. This is the first book on the ...