A barefooted boy saunters to the front of the hall, holding a two-headed geta beraya drum that almost spans his entire frame. His focused and determined face suggests a maturity beyond his teenage ...

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. As nine other dancers ...

Teachers perform traditional folk dances for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, a traditional festival to be observed on the coming weekend, at a school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 9, 2024. (Photo: ...

I met Vajira when I was researching a book on Chitrasena. As we spent countless Saturday afternoons over many months she would giggle and ask, “is this book about Chitra or me?” On some rare days she ...

People perform traditional dances in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, April 14, 2025. Sri Lanka celebrated the traditional Sinhala and Tamil new year, which falls on April 14 this year. (Photo: Xinhua) ...

A wave of rhythm and colour is set to sweep across Sri Lanka as dancers from around the world gather for the country’s first-ever internationally curated Latin and Cultural Dance Festival, ‘Sri Lanka ...