It was in 2002 that I was invited to Sri Lanka to attend the 81st birthday celebrations of the legendary and pioneer dancer Chitrasena. His daughter Upeka had specially visited New Delhi a year ago ...

January 26th, 2021 marks the 100th birth anniversary of the traditional dance maestro Chitrasena. While he had a far-reaching cultural impact, including in representing the tri-traditional dance forms ...

Where would Mother Lanka’s indigenous dance forms be, if not for the renaissance of traditional dance in the early 1940s? January 26, 2021 marked the 100th birth anniversary of the legendary Guru ...

Sri Lankan Dance company Chitrasena has returned to Canberra more than 40 years after its first visit. For the company's principal dancer, Thaji Dias, it has been a magical experience following in the ...

Half a century after Chitrasena brought classical Asian dance to Australia, the company once again opens a window to another time and place On an unlit stage, a man sits staring intently at petals, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Two South Asian dance troupes, Nrityagram and Chitrasena, exemplars of different styles, team up for a program at the Joyce Theater. By ...

Dancing for the Gods. Chitrasena Dance Company. The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre. January 15. There are good reasons why Sri Lanka's Chitrasena Dance Company has a stellar reputation around the ...

After all the triumphs and challenges of a trail-blazing life in dance, Vajira who turned 92 on March 15, is content guiding and inspiring a new generation Three generations of dancers, Vajira, ...

Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) has partnered with the Chitrasena Vajira Dance Foundation (CVDF), strengthening an 80-year legacy of preserving Sri Lanka’s traditional dance. This ...

COLOMBO: Indian on Wednesday honoured renowned Sri Lankan artist Dr Vajira Chitrasena with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her contributions in the field of dance, an official ...

Two prominent Sri Lankan women have been named as recipients of the Padma Shri awards for their respective contribution to the arts and language teaching, and strengthening ties with India, the High ...