Being a Kandyan dancer is not an easy task. “Kandyan dancing in Sri Lanka has improved to a great extent but many of the professionals who were a part of it have lost interest and gone into different ...

Veteran Kandyan dancer Peter Surasena has passed away at the age of 85. He had been receiving treatment for a short illness ...

The National Women’s Dance Troupe of Sri Lanka practices for their performance of an extremely rare Pahim Path Mangalya dance on Aug. 9. Photo: Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal ...

Mantillake trained in Kandyan Dance, a traditional Sri Lankan dance native to Kandy. The dance is performed to percussion and combines energetic acrobatic movements with elegance and agility.

In the segments where both the Sri Lankan and Indian dancers appeared there were two percussionists, each drawing out the rhythms of one dance tradition or the other (both Odissi and Kandyan dance ...

Kudos to The News & Advance for the Feb. 11 article about the Sri Lankan Kandyan dance performance, and to Randolph College for hosting Professor Sudesh Mantillake as Quillian International Scholar.

The reception featured a vibrant cultural segment, showcasing Sri Lanka’s rich artistic traditions. It began with a traditional Kandyan dance performed by the Kandyan Dancers Company, followed by a ...

The reception featured a vibrant cultural segment, showcasing Sri Lanka’s rich artistic traditions. It began with a traditional Kandyan dance performed by the Kandyan Dancers Company, followed by a ...