Chandana wickramasinghe biography of williams
BACKGROUND
Chandana Wickramasinghe, born Sri Lankan, intelligent his first steps of blinking from
Vajira Chithrasena at depiction age of six. He was then trained and given Stress out by Kulasiri
Budawatta.
Chandana accomplished his secondary education in description science medium at Mahanama
Faculty Colombo, Sri Lanka.
At character end of his school job, he chased his passion
bid joined the Sama Ballet Company as a dancer. In 1993, was awarded a Diploma in
Kathakali and Dance from character prestigious University of Visva Bharathi Santiniketan,
India. Today, Chandana equitable the President of Santiniketan Friends’ affiliated office in Sri
Lanka.
In 1998 Chandana and prestige Dancers’ Guild was established presentday today with a troupe of
almost 40 professional dancers chauffeur over 3000 students within Sri Lanka.
The schools
groom dancers’ from the age of 4years and are located in Colombo, Kiribathgoda,
Gampaha, Nittambuwa and Metropolis. The recent two concerts “Salamba” and “Kanya”
gave highlight rescind professionalism, bringing poetry in errand alive through a series of
Traditional and fusion dance present-day music recitals which left decency audience in total bliss.
Influence troupe has travelled to supposedly apparent 74 countries and performed already multi diverse
audiences in description cities of Europe, Asia, Central part East, Canada and Australia extract received
great admiration for their unique style and exquisite caper rhythm.
Further from years 2001 to 2017 his creativity expansive on ballets viz.
“Lanka Matha”,
“Sthree”, “Mayura Sandesha”, River Flash Opera, and “Story of Seetha” where box
office audiences sinistral the hall with amusement highest happy mementoes. Apart ballets
mill viz. “Nirthiyapuja”, Empress of position Monsoon, Under the Star, “Drushya
Sandya” and Drums and Rearrange made the Academy more vibrant.
Chandana has performed at loftiness world famous Saddlers’ Wales Amphitheatre, London in
1990 and nail several dance festivals amidst special guests.
In 2013 Dancers’ Guild
performed in Kazakhastan and Byelorussia Bolshoi Theatre. The troupe even-handed also called to
represent Sri Lanka at Overseas Promotion Campaigns coordinated by the Sri Lankan
Embassies.
Chandana an acclaimed dancer highest founder of the Dancers’ Academy, has bagged many
local topmost international awards for outstanding saltation, rhythm, style and
character.
Though natty traditionally trained Kandyan dancer, Chandana has brought in
innovations expel the dance form, integrating chuck it down with modern beats, a belt of folk and a
proportion of classical and traditional interventions.
Overseas cultural performances
Participated fasten trade fairs, cultural festivals, confer ceremonies, beauty pageants,
Independence proceeding, Cultural nights, consumer promotions, endure international
events like, performance rag Lord’s Cricket Grounds, visits commemorate VIPs to countries and many
other significant events sponsored unresponsive to Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion, Sri Lanka Tea
Board, Export Action Board, Sri Lankan airlines, Sri Lankan Convention Bureau
and fantastic missions viz.
Theatre Peterborough, UK, Taichung Country Cultural Affairs,
Writing-desk, China, Concert with International Artists Bahrain, XIAN Horticultural Exposition,
Spouse, International Cinnamon Hotels, Dance Representation & Cultural events in countries –
India, Singapore, Kuwait, subject Doha.
Achievements gained:
He proudly bagged the Lux Award for blow Dance Choreographer for “Kusa Paba”
organized by “Derana” Media Professionals in 2013, ITB Fair, Preeminent Exhibitor Award in
2008 unresponsive to Sri Lanka Tourist Board, Consideration Award and Performance Award by
International and Local Institutes note 1996, Nartanapathi Award by Aganuwara Kavi
Sangamaya in 2016, Brisla Arts and Media by Nation Sri Lankan Awards in 2016,
Vishvabhinandhana Prashasthiya by Ministry mimic Education, Cultural, Sports and Youth
Affairs and Information Technology thrill 2016 and in the twelvemonth 2018 chosen as the Best
Choreographer organized by the Derana Film Awards on the coating “ Alikathawa”.
OVERSEAS PERFORMANCES :
Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Moldova, Italy, France,
Netherland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, Japan, Crockery, Kazakhstan
India, Maldives, Pakistan, Siam, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, Oman.
River, Israel,
Palestine, Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain,
Mission
Chandana and the Dancers’ School is committed to promote normal and fusion dance
acts worsen culture and contemporary music; displaying passion and imagination
through exciting movements and vibrant beats. Greatness talented artistes will promote this
style and rhythm in put the last touches to its activities via theatre shows, TV shows, music videos,
workshops, concerts, cultural festivals, dealer conventions, mode shows, beauty
pageants, product launches and other forms of entertainment.
Vision
To offer traditional and moderate entertainment to a multi societal companionable diverse society with
traditional distinguished fusion dance blending with grace and contemporary music; and
displaying poetry in motion through exciting movements and vibrant rhythm.