Sri Lankan Dance Workshop

MAC Dance Studio at Randolph College 2500 Rivermont avenue, Lynchburg, VA, United States

Sri Lankan Dance Workshop MAC Dance Studio Featuring Sudesh Mantillake and Chinthaka Bandara This workshop is open free to the public. Movement Rhizome: Quillian International Symposium on Sri Lanka Inspired by the rhizome concept, the symposium will explore the intersection of dance, performance, film, geography, philosophy, anthropology, architecture, religion, music, literature, rhetoric, decoloniality, and migration. […]

Contextualizing My Devil Dance

Houston Memorial Chapel at Randolph College 2500 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Virginia

“Contextualizing My Devil Dance” Houston Memorial Chapel Sri Lankan Dance Performance & Dialogue by Sudesh Mantillake Featuring Sudesh Mantillake, Chinthaka Bandara, & Vajira Mantillake This performance and dialogue is open to the public. Join us for a special Sri Lankan dance performance by Quillian Visiting International Scholar Sudesh Mantillake, joined by Chinthaka Bandara and Vajira […]

Movement Rhizome: Quillian International Symposium on Sri Lanka

Houston Memorial Chapel at Randolph College 2500 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Virginia

The symposium is open to all who register.  Register Here 8:30 a.m –  Contemplative Practice Session Houston Houston Memorial Chapel 9 a.m – “Identity & Politics” Roundtable Houston Memorial Chapel In-person roundtable presentations and discussion featuring the following scholars: Katie Powell, Director of the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies and Professor, Virginia Tech […]

History on the Line: The History of Line Dance

Lynchburg Public Library 2315 Memorial Ave., Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Join us for a lecture on the history of line dancing as well as a follow-along dance lesson led by Dr. Lindsay Michie, Aaliyah Williams, and the Hill City Sliders. Space is limited, please register at https://lynchburg.librarycalendar.com/.../placeholder...

Dances of Ghana and West Africa (premiere)

Second Stage Amherst 194 2nd Street, Amherst, United States

Kuumba Dance Ensembe, Inc. Choreography by Sheron White Simpson. African and Ghanaian dances performed by company members from Greater Lynchburg as well as performers from the AGAR and Second Stage Amherst workshops.

The Dance Ritual of Eighteen Vannamas

Nichols Theatre at Randolph College 2500 Rivermont avenue, Lynchburg, VA, United States

4:15 p.m – Film Screening & Talkback: “The Dance Ritual of Eighteen Vannamas” (Public) Nichols Theatre Director & Speaker: Athula Samarakoon This screening and talkback is open free to the public. Movement Rhizome: Quillian International Symposium on Sri Lanka Inspired by the rhizome concept, the symposium will explore the intersection of dance, performance, film, geography, philosophy, […]

Why We Dance: Ritual, Performance, and Healing in Post-War Sri Lanka

Nichols Theatre at Randolph College 2500 Rivermont avenue, Lynchburg, VA, United States

6 p.m –  Work-in-Progress Film Excerpt Screening & Talkback “Why We Dance: Ritual, Performance, and Healing in Post-War Sri Lanka” Nichols Theatre Filmmakers & Speakers: Susan A. Reed, Producer and Researcher Wilton Martinez, Director and Co-producer Sudesh Mantillake, Field Producer and Cultural Consultant This screening and talkback is open free to the public. Movement Rhizome: […]

The Aluminium Show

Academy Center of the Arts Historic Theatre 600 Main Street, Lynchburg, United States

Get ready to be dazzled by The Aluminum Show, a groundbreaking performance combining cutting edge technology, electrifying dance, and mind-blowing visual effects and puppetry, creating an experience like no other. Watch as aluminum tubes and foil come to life, transforming the stage into a futuristic world of adventure. This is not just a family show […]

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