Kathak performance Rishta ‘The connectedness’ on 13 December

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The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), High Commission of India, Colombo, will be organising an evening of Kathak performance by Nriya Nipun Nuwan Theekshana Liyanage and his

Nuwan Theekshana

disciples Rishta ‘The connectedness’ on 13 December at 6 p.m. at Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre auditorium, 16/2 Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7.

Theekshana Liyanage has graduated in Kathak from Rabindra Bharathi University, Kolkata, India, and completed Master in Performing Arts in Kathak from Nalanda Dance Research Center, University of Mumbai, availing scholarship from Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India.

While studying under ICCR scholarship, Nuwan Theekshana Liyanage participated in different international and national festivals. Theekshana is an established dancer, trainer and choreographer from Sri Lanka, and he specializes in various dance forms, such as Kathak, Kandian, Bharatha Natyam, Jazz, Bollywood and Contemporary. He has performed in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Colombo and various places in Sri Lanka as well. Entrance is free.