Festival with Chitrasena Vajira Dance Foundation

An exclusive dance performance ‘Guru Gedara’ presented by Chitrasena Vajira Dance Foundation along with Cinnamon Life and the John Keells Foundation on September 7 as the finale to the Guru Gedara Festival.

This first immersive traditional arts festival was held together with Cinnamon Life and the John Keells Foundation. The festival opened for a four-day run on August 30 and ended with a special concert on last Friday to commemorate 75 years of the Chitrasena Kalayathanaya.

It brought to together experts in Sri Lankan traditional arts to one location and created awareness and understanding of the ageold authentic art forms that has evolved into a vital aspect of the cultural heritage in Sri Lanka. The festival was designed as a fullyimmersive experience where small groups of audience members were given the opportunity to interact closely with these living legends and be educated and inspired by their lives, their work and their passion.

Over 30 experts and artistes gathered at the Chitrasena Kalayathanaya over the 4- day festival to share their expertise through discussion, master classes, workshops, demonstrations and performances. During other times they would stay in their impromptu “studios/ kutis,” creating their craft and sharing their expertise with small groups of audience members. Cinnamon Life is an integrated development by Sri Lanka’s premier listed conglomerate, the John Keells Group. This city within a city will con-