Chandana Wickremasinghe undisputed king of Choreography – by Sunil Thenabadu Chandana’s parents when was a little kid had observed their little son beating and stroking his little feet, swaying his ti- ny limbs, twirling, twist- ing and jerking his tiny agile body to a sequence of a rhythmic beat. This was not hereditary as it was not a spectacle or repetition seen in their ancestors. Very appropriately the parents Upali and Lalitha had identified his innate prowess had admitted him to a Kandyan dance school.This was the beginning of the career that blossomed to be the legendary choreographer Chandana Wickremasinghe who is now a secure decoration to Sri Lankan traditional dancing, integrating Bharatha, Kathakali. Manipuri, FarEastern combined with abundant global styles. As all dancers typically Chandana teaches complex dance movements that need to en- tertain audiences, rehearse several hours with dedication to prepare for events, study new and emerging types ...

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DEVANGI WICKREMASINGHE IT SPECIALIST QUALIFIED IN BICT SYDNEY PHENOMINAL NATURAL DANCER BUDDING FILM STAR – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:sundayobserver.lk   Young Devangi Wickremasinghe a beauty who turns eyes wherever she goes is fair possessing a slim tall figure, radiant hair with glowing eyes. But with Devangi it is beauty and brains both combined. Devangi in school too has had focus on IT.At present, she has already completed a Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology Degree( BICT), which was  a gruelling IT course on Cyber Security, minoring and networking at the Western Sydney University ,Australia, After four years she had returned home delayed after travel restrictions owing to Covid-19 epidemic. She hopes to return to Sydney to pursue studies, for her Masters in the same field.She is the eldest child of King of Choreography Chandana Wickremasinghe who is in par with Sri Lanka’s choreographic stalwarts Channa Wijewardena and Ravibandu Vidyapathy as leaders ...

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 PHENOMINAL MULTIPOTENTIALITY RAVIBANDU VIDYAPATHY RESPONSIBLE FOR POPULARISING SRI LANKAN ANCIENT DANCING WITH HIS PERCUSSION SYMPHONY ENSEMBLEM AMONG WESTERN COMMUNITIES – by Sunil Thenabadu The Ravibandu Vidyapathy  is  multipotentiality acclaimed Sri Lankan drummer, dancer, choreographer, instructor, theatre costume and prop designer ,an accomplished percussionist who had introduced experimental percussion symphony to the western world. Ravibandu along with his wife Samanthi has brought laurels to motherland in performing with the pupils of the duo’s dance school Ravibandu-Samanthi Narthanayathanaya at several foreign venues to dumbfound numerous passionate audiences  . Ravibandu who has had hereditary affiliations with innate aptitude skills in dancing is the elder son of iconic multifaceted artistic duo  Kalasuri Somabandu Vidyapathi a resident of Pannipitiya and Malathi Algama Ravibandu a Kandyan ,both hailing from dancing and painting upbringings. The mother is the daughter of Algama Kiriganitha Gurunnanse a well renowned upcountry dancer and teacher who had groomed among many , Chandralekha a prominent dancer. ...

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