When it was her turn to perform on a recent Sunday, Kasuni Navinna took center stage in the dance studio at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Staten Island. As nine other dancers ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Sri Lankan Dance Academy of New York is doing it for the children -- and the culture -- this weekend. The troupe's performance Saturday in the Center for the Arts at the ...

In recent years, the Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island has earned the moniker “Little Sri Lanka,” in honor of the vibrant immigrant community that has developed in this New York City borough ...

A LARGER than expected turnout of nearly 400 guests attended the Sri Lankan High Commission in Malaysia's 78th Independence Day gathering.

Little Sri Lanka in Staten Island is one of the largest concentrations of Sri Lankans outside of the island nation. Mickela dances with the Sri Lankan Dance Academy and visits the family-owned ...

Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) has partnered with the Chitrasena Vajira Dance Foundation (CVDF), strengthening an 80-year legacy of preserving Sri Lanka’s traditional dance. This ...

A barefooted boy saunters to the front of the hall, holding a two-headed geta beraya drum that almost spans his entire frame. His focused and determined face suggests a maturity beyond his teenage ...

A wave of rhythm and colour is set to sweep across Sri Lanka as dancers from around the world gather for the country’s first-ever internationally curated Latin and Cultural Dance Festival, ‘Sri Lanka ...