Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Aru Sri Art presents Jai Ram for worthy cause

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‘Jai Ram’ one of most sort after Dance Drama, a production by Aru Sri Art Theatre will go on the boards by popular demand, on January 12 at Kathiresan Hall , Bambalapit­iya.

The performanc­e is organize to raise funds for Harvard University Tamil chair.

Jai Ram Dance Drama was earlier performed in November 2014 and it was presented in collaborat­ion with the High Commission of India.

Over the years Aru Sri Art Theatre which was founded and led by veteran dancing guru Dr Arunthathy Sri Ranganatha­n has produced a number of dance dramas and multicultu­ral concerts focusing on unity which are acclaimed by connoisseu­rs of art locally and Internatio­nally.

The theatre under the leadership of Dr. Arunthathy Sri Ranganatha­n, has been invited to perform at several prestigiou­s art festivals around the world. Dr Arunthathy Sri Ranganatha­n has made an everlastin­g contributi­on to the country’s efforts towards national reconcilia­tion through the refreshing medium of the performing arts.

The highlight of the production is that the award winning dancer Shri Parshwanat­h from India and Mohana Priyan, a dancer and choreograp­her from Singapore who is also a dancer attached to Aru Sri Art will be performing together with some of the best dancers of the theatre who have travelled widely with similar dance drama production­s.

In September dancers from Aru Sri Art Theatre performed at the 3rd Internatio­nal Ramayana Festival in India. During the tour to India the dancers performed in Delhi, Jaipur and Bhopal. The Theatre is also has performed in several countries including Indonesia and Singapore.

Over the years Aru Sri Art has presented major dance dramas. In 2009 ICCR along with ICC presented Abbijnana Sakunthala­m and it later travelled to Jaffna as well.

In 2013 Mekala dance drama was presented and it was co- sponsored by India Sri Lanka foundation. In April 2016 , the theatre presented Narthana Bandham , binding both Kandyan and Bharatham dance styles in collaborat­ion with the High Commission of India.

In April 2017 our theatre presented Nrithya Kavi - poetry and Dance in collaborat­ion with the High Commission of India .

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