Sri Lankan Dance Academy of NY– Traditional Sri Lankan dance: from Staten Island’s vibrant Sri Lankan community, this group is introducing American audiences to the intricate footwork and the acrobatic leaps of Kandyan dance. The Beat[box] Goes On: Rahzel, Nicole Paris and Ed Cage– Beatbox...
“The proposition that confronted Wendt was that Sri Lanka had a way of life that was very old but which remained, in spite of poverty, squalor and apathy, a vital sense of life. He recognised that here man, living in traditional ways, had not become alienated from his environment… Evide...
These characters, such as the chicken thief (Robalagallinas), The Bear Man (Nicolas Den Den), Los Indios (The Indians), etc., all come with their own particular folk story and invite their own corresponding traditional chant. However, the devil, is always the central protagonist in all ...
The series of paintings features Sri Lankan folk dancers masked as Yakkas (devils or demons) who traditionally perform in colourful and often comedic exorcism rituals to remove unseen spirits causing physical and mental ailments. The artist introduces the project: “In mundane American scenes fr...
Ngunawal people are the traditional custodians of this part of Acton, west of the city in Canberra. Less than a seven minute drive central business district, this is one of the world’s largest arboretums for rare and endangered trees. I am no arborist. I cannot even claim to be a fan...
Whiskey brings together two vastly different worlds. Strong female characters including Wonder Woman, Whoopi Goldberg and Dolly Parton are situated within a desert landscape and seen interacting with native plants and wildlife, including traditional Anangu activities like hunting, collecting bush tucker, an...
“Hands up/Guns out/Represent the world town”, it was easy to recognize the inside pacifism. As aBad Girl, she swore the women’s strength, “Live fast, die young/Bad girls do it well”; when she realized her identity of political refugee due to the Sri Lankan Civil War, she ...