Sri Lanka
The Pearl Fishers, English National OperaWednesday, 02 June 2010
To both paraphrase and contradict one of the many French critics who savaged young Bizet, his first stage work of genius mentions no fishers in its gawky libretto but offers strings of pearls in the music. That's to say, much more than the famous... Read more... |
theartsdesk in Galle: Beer and Roving in literary Sri LankaSunday, 28 February 2010
Thursday Never been to the Galle Literary Festival before. Very excited. A long weekend of bona fide book-nerdishness is just what I need – if only to stop me lying on the roof for three days with a book. Also I have one-on-one time lined up... Read more... |
theartsdesk in Colombo: Sri Lankan sports wannabes go globalSunday, 15 November 2009
The Regal Cinema is a charming old place. At 300 rupees for a box seat (£1.50 on a good day for the SLR), you can put your feet up, sip your Fanta in style and, peeping through the plush velour curtains that separate you from both hoi polloi and... Read more... |
theartsdesk in Colombo: Sri Lanka's inaugural Art BiennaleSunday, 20 September 2009It is a stinking hot afternoon. In an unventilated shed seemingly purpose-built for breeding mosquitoes, I am walking round and round a stone spiral. A benign-looking woman has assured me it is the way to peace. Despite my scepticism, I follow her... Read more... |
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