26 February 2020
Cultural Hall First Show:“ Channa Upuli”, in cooperation with the Embassy of Sri Lanka
Cultural Hall will host its first 15th Edition of the Spring of Culture Festival, on 27 February 2020, with the most celebrated Sri Lankan dance company, the Channa-Upuli Performing Arts Foundation, that will mesmerize the audience in an exceptional evening of music, at 8:00 pm. Free admission. The performance is organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Through its amazing art of “Thala”, which is a dance program that showcases a modern depiction of Sri Lanka’s traditional dance forms directed by Channa Wijewardena, Channa-Upuli Performing Arts Foundation has pioneered in bringing Sri Lankan cultural dance along with contemporary expression to the world theatre. Channa specializes in all form of traditional and creative dancing in Sri Lanka, namely “Kandyan, Sabaragamuwa, Low Country” and his own creative contemporary style which he calls “Body Language”, which is based on “Thribanga”:signifiying the three curves of a woman’s body and is a flexible style performed by his graceful young dancers. They are a national asset, a testament to Sri Lankan tradition, culture, and creativity bringing recognition to Sri Lanka internationally and have performed in countries all over the world.
Worth to mention 15th Edition of the Spring of Culture Festival is organized by Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities, the Economic Development Board and Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammad Al Khalifa Center for Culture & Research, in cooperation with Albareh Art Gallery and La Fontaine Gallery The festival, running until end of April 2020, figures an array of exhibitions, music concerts, theater shows, round-table discussions, cinema screenings, lectures etc. The details of the 15th Edition of the Spring of Culture Festival events, were announced in a press conference.
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