As an initiative to showcase Sri Lankan culture in the United States, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington DC in collaboration with the Natamu School of Sri Lankan Traditional Dancein Maryland, held ...

In recent years, the Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island has earned the moniker “Little Sri Lanka,” in honor of the vibrant immigrant community that has developed in this New York City borough ...

On the third day of the "Pakistan Theater Festival" underway at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, the stage was set afire by Sri Lankan traditional dance and music. The Music Kanya saw Sri Lankan ...

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: ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Sri Lankan Dance Academy of New York is doing it for the children -- and the culture -- this weekend. The troupe's performance Saturday in the Center for the Arts at the ...

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 ...

The Lankan ‘Tea-dance’ is a consciously-willed confection of a so-called ‘folk dance,’ attributed to the Malaiyaha women who work on the tea estates. Therefore, it is a frozen form with no basis in a ...

Varanasi's International Dance Festival showcased a vibrant tapestry of global cultures. Columbian artists energized the audience, while Sri Lankan dancers depicted rural life. A local troupe ...

Taking over the mantle as the principal dancer of the Chitrasena Kalayathanaya since the retirement of her aunt Upeka Chitrasena, lissome and beautiful Thaji Dias is shouldering the responsibility of ...

In a celebration of tradition and community, nearly 2,000 Sri Lankans and Romanian friends gathered at the iconic Hala Laminor in Bucharest to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2025. The ...