The Aug. 9 performance of a Kandyan dance, a traditional art form from Sri Lanka, is believed by the organizers to be the first documented public performance of its kind in the U.S.

Vajira is frequently referred to as the first female Kandyan dancer. This simple phrasing is both inaccurate and fails to capture her full contribution to traditional dance. She was not the first ...

When the members of the National Women's Dance Troupe of Sri Lanka perform on Aug. 9, the dance will take on an even greater significance—it is believed by the organizers to be the first ...

In a rare meeting of the dance forms of Odissi and Kandyan dance, India’s Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, in collaboration with the Chitrasena Dance Company will present ‘Ahuti’ in its Sri Lankan premiere.

Classically trained in the Kandyan tradition, Tanya DeSilva started a dance school for young girls in her Staten Island attic in 1992, shortly after she emigrated from Sri Lanka. From ...

When Odissi met Kandyan dance ‘Ahuti’, a collaboration between Nrityagram and Chitrasena Dance Company, was an aesthetic offering in every way. Published - October 13, 2022 06:31 pm IST .

"Performing Respectability: The Berava, Middle Class Nationalism and the Classicization of Kandyan Dance in Sri Lanka." Cultural Anthropology (May 2002) vol. 17 (2): 246-277. "The Politics and Poetics ...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the formation of a committee tasked with preserving and maintaining the rich cultural heritage of Kandyan dancing art. This decision was made during a meeting ...