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WAIWARNA

Date 3rd of January ,2021

Project Type Club project

Rtr. Sudharaka Gambheera

Chairpersons
Rtr. Kalmee Kariyawasam

Secondary Avenue Education

Waiwarna was a musical and a motivational programme organized by the Rotaract Club of University

of Peradeniya in order to enhance the knowledge of the students of our university on music, drama

and other aesthetic avenues and to give those with hidden aesthetic talents the encouragement to

kickstart their unconventional careers on music and other adjoining aesthetic sectors, via the

presence of distinguished artists in the Sri Lankan entertainment industry.

This successful event was conducted in 3 phases. Phase

1 was conducted in relation to music where three of our

renowned Sri Lankan artists Ravi Royster, Dinesh

Gamage and Dumal Warnakulasuriya were invited as

keynote speakers, where the attendees were given an

insight into their past experience and obstacles they had

to face and overcome to rise to prominence in the

industry.

Phase 2 explored music on a deeper level, where mainly

the topic of music production was discussed by two of

our own gifted talents at the university, Hasitha

Chandimal and Vishwa Abeywardana.

Phase 3 was mainly focused on the skill of acting and theatrical skills rather than music. In

accordance to the needs of this phase, three of our own renowned artists in the acting industry

Rodney Warnakula, Thumindu Dodantenna and Madani Malwattage were invited to speak on their

disparate pathways of struggles and barriers they had to overcome to become successful media

personalities.

The main focus of this project was to impart knowledge on different sectors of the Sri Lankan

entertainment industry to our students by providing a deeper insight into the industry through the

eyes of our renowned artists such as Dinesh Gamage, Madani Malwattage and to provide them with

insightful tips on the aspect of music production.

This extremely successful event was also targeted towards motivating our students with concealed

aesthetic talents to initiate their own career pathways and become a role model to other fledgelings

in the industry.

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