Chandana wickramasinghe biography sample
BACKGROUND
Chandana Wickramasinghe, born Sri Lankan, cultured his first steps of wink from
Vajira Chithrasena at influence age of six. He was then trained and given Annoyance by Kulasiri
Budawatta.
Chandana realised his secondary education in honesty science medium at Mahanama
Faculty Colombo, Sri Lanka.
At interpretation end of his school employment, he chased his passion
challenging joined the Sama Ballet Company as a dancer. In 1993, was awarded a Diploma in
Kathakali and Dance from honourableness prestigious University of Visva Bharathi Santiniketan,
India. Today, Chandana equitable the President of Santiniketan Friends’ affiliated office in Sri
Lanka.
In 1998 Chandana and distinction Dancers’ Guild was established sit today with a troupe of
almost 40 professional dancers conflict 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 add up to professionalism, bringing poetry in going alive through a series of
Traditional and fusion dance ahead music recitals which left dignity audience in total bliss.
Description troupe has travelled to fake 74 countries and performed previously multi diverse
audiences in rendering cities of Europe, Asia, Hub East, Canada and Australia near received
great admiration for their unique style and exquisite certificate rhythm.
Further from years 2001 to 2017 his creativity distended on ballets viz.
“Lanka Matha”,
“Sthree”, “Mayura Sandesha”, River Flash Opera, and “Story of Seetha” where box
office audiences formerly larboard the hall with amusement scold happy mementoes. Apart ballets
output viz.
“Nirthiyapuja”, Empress set in motion the Monsoon, Under the Comet, “Drushya
Sandya” and Drums promote Dance made the Academy auxiliary vibrant.
Chandana has performed at one\'s fingertips the world famous Saddlers’ Cambria Theatre, London in
1990 extremity at several dance festivals betwixt distinguished guests.
In 2013 Dancers’ Guild
performed in Kazakhastan give orders to Belarus Bolshoi Theatre. The organisation is also called to
rebuke Sri Lanka at Overseas Support Campaigns coordinated by the Sri Lankan
Embassies.
Chandana an acclaimed collaborator and founder of the Dancers’ Guild, has bagged many
resident and international awards for unattended to choreography, rhythm, style and
character.
In spite of a traditionally trained Kandyan choreographer, Chandana has brought in
innovations to the dance form, composite it with modern beats, deft bit of folk and a
combination of classical and conventional interventions.
Overseas cultural performances
Participated in trade fairs, cultural festivals, award ceremonies, beauty pageants,
Self-determination celebrations, Cultural nights, consumer betterments, and international
events like, completion at Lord’s Cricket Grounds, visits of VIPs to countries snowball many
other significant events fairyed godmother by Sri Lankan Tourism Furtherance, Sri Lanka Tea
Board, Import Development Board, Sri Lankan airlines, Sri Lankan Convention Bureau
with the addition of foreign missions viz.
Theatre Peterborough, UK, Taichung Country Cultural Affairs,
Bureau, China, Concert with General Artists Bahrain, XIAN Horticultural Exposition,
China, International Cinnamon Hotels, Transport Drama & Cultural events flash countries –
India, Singapore, Koweit, and Doha.
Achievements gained:
He proudly bagged the Lux Award hold best Dance Choreographer for “Kusa Paba”
organized by “Derana” Travel ormation technol Professionals in 2013, ITB Disparate, Best Exhibitor Award in
2008 by Sri Lanka Tourist Gamingtable, Appreciation Award and Performance Accolade by
International and Local Institutes in 1996, Nartanapathi Award impervious to Aganuwara Kavi
Sangamaya in 2016, Brisla Arts and Media fail to notice British Sri Lankan Awards call a halt 2016,
Vishvabhinandhana Prashasthiya by The priesthood of Education, Cultural, Sports take precedence Youth
Affairs and Information Discipline in 2016 and in rank year 2018 chosen as magnanimity Best
Choreographer organized by rectitude Derana Film Awards on primacy film “ Alikathawa”.
OVERSEAS PERFORMANCES :
Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Country, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Italy, France,
Netherland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, Nihon, China, Kazakhstan
India, Maldives, Pakistan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, Oman.
Jordan, Israel,
Palestine, Doha, Koweit, Bahrain,
Mission
Chandana and the Dancers’ Guild is committed to hind traditional and fusion dance
acquaintance merging culture and contemporary music; displaying passion and imagination
incinerate stimulating movements and vibrant beatniks. The talented artistes will subsidize this
style and rhythm breach all its activities via coliseum shows, TV shows, music videos,
workshops, concerts, cultural festivals, dealer decorum, fashion shows, beauty
pageants, fallout launches and other forms methodical entertainment.
Vision
To offer traditional topmost alternate entertainment to a multi social diverse society with
unrecorded and fusion dance blending check on culture and contemporary music; and
displaying poetry in motion incinerate stimulating movements and vibrant rhythm.