The subject of Visual & Performing Arts is always involved in activities that generate creative products in the areas of music, visual arts, dance and drama. Further, the aesthetic taste of a human being will judge ...

In Sri Lanka, traditional musical practices embedded in agricultural, ritual, and occupational contexts are rapidly declining due to modernization, generational discontinuity, and the erosion of performance environments. ...

Traditional music, as an essential aspect of Sri Lankan civilization’s long-term growth system, inherits its cultural heritage in a number of ways. Throughout human history, music has been an important cultural and social ...

In this paper, the Ankeliyaserves as a case study for examining how drumming, dancing, singing, and horn pulling form part of ritual action designed to worship the Goddess Pattini. The purpose of the study is to ...

This research video documentary presents the story of a marginalized ethnic/cultural minority group in Sri Lanka that lives in the Eastern Province. This people, known as Moors, originating from Middle Eastern countries ...

C. de. S. Kulatillake (1926-2005) was a ground-breaking ethnomusicologist, researcher, and pioneer of Sri Lankan traditional music. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he began utilizing reel-to-reel audio tapes to capture ...

Most of the teaching and learning in the performing and visual arts subjects occur in traditional classroom settings with face-to-face instruction methods, but the University of Visual and Performing Arts (UVPA) swiftly ...

Folk music holds a significant place in the cultural heritage of Sri Lanka (SL), serving as a rich tapestry that reflects the traditions, beliefs, and diverse ethnic communities of the country. However, the preservation ...