Department of Kandyan Dance UVPA

22/10/2026

✨ BEYOND TRADITION: Reimagining Kandyan Dance – Creative Dance Production 2026 ✨

The Department of Kandyan Dance, Faculty of Dance and Drama, University of the Visual and Performing Arts, is pleased to present a creative workshop exploring new possibilities in Kandyan dance through movement, creativity, and contemporary choreographic approaches.

This workshop aims to encourage third-year undergraduates to critically explore traditional dance practices, experiment with movement, and discover innovative approaches to creative dance production while maintaining a meaningful connection with tradition.

🎭 Resource Person: Mr. Gimantha Welegedara
📅 Date: 29 October 2026
⏰ Time: 8.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
📍 Venue: Tissakariyawasam Hall (OBL)

Let us move beyond conventional boundaries, reimagine tradition, and explore new horizons in Kandyan dance.

Honouring our roots. Exploring new possibilities. Creating the future of dance.

20/10/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLA4lkDwQGs&t=34s

එම සමෘදිමත් සමාජයේ ප්‍රජා සම්මතතා - අසම්මතතා, ධර්මය -අධර්මය පිලිබඳ ...

20/10/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbiISVDdK_w&t=9s

සමාජයේ සම්බන්ධතා ආශාවන් හා බැඳී, හිමිකම් සහ බලය හමුවේ බෙදී විෂමතාවට...

20/10/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVIG-izMwCU&t=16s&pp=0gcJCTkMAYcqIYzv

ස්ත්‍රියගේ ලාස්‍යමය සුන්දරත්වයේ සැඟවී ඇත්තේ ලෝකයට නොපෙනෙන ගැඹුරකි. ...

20/10/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or4LOAVE48s&t=26s

ලෝකය නැවත සම්භවය වීම පැවැත්මේ ආරම්භයයි. එහෙත් එම පැවැත්මේදී මිනිස් ...

13/08/2026

🌿✨ Celebrating Tradition Through Folk Dance ✨🌿

Sawaram Dance and Pathuru Dance — vibrant expressions of Sri Lanka’s rich folk traditions, reflecting the beauty of traditional movement, rhythm, creativity, and community. 🇱🇰❤️

Through these performances, the students brought traditional folk practices to life on stage, creating a meaningful connection between cultural heritage, artistic expression, and the younger generation. 🌾💫

🎭 Folk Dance Performance – 2026
📅 28 July 2026
📍 Panibharata Theatre
University of the Visual and Performing Arts

Preserving our traditions. Celebrating our heritage. Keeping our culture alive through dance. ❤️🌾

12/08/2026

🥁✨ Rhythm, Tradition & Cultural Heritage ✨🥁

Raban Dance and Thalam Dance — vibrant expressions of Sri Lanka’s folk traditions, where rhythmic movement, traditional music, and collective energy come together to celebrate our rich cultural heritage. 🇱🇰❤️

Through these performances, traditional rhythms and folk practices were brought to life on stage, creating a beautiful connection between heritage, community, and artistic expression. 🌾💫

🎭 Folk Dance Performance – 2026
📅 28 July 2026
📍 Panibharata Theatre
University of the Visual and Performing Arts

Keeping the rhythm of tradition alive through dance. ❤️🥁

11/08/2026

🌾✨ Folk Dance Performance - 2026 ✨🌾

Kulu Dance and Leekeli Dance — two vibrant expressions of Sri Lanka’s rich folk traditions, bringing together rhythm, movement, community, and cultural identity on one stage. 🇱🇰❤️

Rooted in tradition and brought to life through the creativity and dedication of the younger generation, these performances beautifully reflect the richness and diversity of Sri Lankan folk dance heritage. 🌾💫

🎭 Folk Dance Performance – 2026
📅 28 July 2026
📍 Panibharata Theatre
University of the Visual and Performing Arts

Preserving our traditions.
Celebrating our heritage.
Keeping our culture alive through dance. ❤️🌾

10/08/2026

🌾✨ Folk Dance Performance – 2026 ✨🌾

Kala Dance & Goyam Dance — bringing the rhythms, movements, and vibrant traditions of Sri Lankan folk culture to life on stage. 🇱🇰

A celebration of tradition, heritage, creativity, and the beauty of folk dance. ❤️🌾

📍 Panibharata Theatre | UVPA
📅 28 July 2026

16/02/2026

✨ SILAMBU ✨
From Sacred Rhythm to Structured Movement.

Born from ritual, shaped by rhythm, and refined through generations, Kandyan dance is more than performance — it is a living expression of heritage, discipline, and spirit. Every step carries the echo of tradition, every gesture reflects centuries of cultural memory, and every movement transforms rhythm into meaning.

Silambu is not merely sound or ornamentation; it is the pulse that guides the body — a living connection between rhythm and movement. What begins as sacred rhythm evolves into structured movement, revealing the harmony between devotion, strength, and grace.

Within these moments lives a timeless dialogue between dancer and drum, body and beat, past and present — where movement becomes language and rhythm becomes life.