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Janaka
seeks answers:
'Blowing
in the wind'
Ruwini
Jayawardana
Reputed
actor of the stage, mini screen and wide screen, Janaka
Kumbukage plans to set another hallmark in his career as Sulanga
Mata Katha Karai, a stage play scripted by him will take off at
Lumbini theatre on July 25 and 26 at 6.30 p.m. Jointly directed
by Ashoka Athaudahetti and Kumbukage the play comprises four
characters: Kumbukage, Chandani Seneviratne, a young lass known
as 'Punchi Suranganavi' and Wasantha Vittachchi.
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Chandani, ‘Punchi Suranganavi’ and Janaka
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"The
story is based o on certain incidents which take place in our
natural setup.
The
society had stopped looking towards the beauty of life and in
turn relationships and bonds are shattered. This is an effort to
irk them to view life in a loving manner once again. I believe
this will be a novel experience for theater goers," Janaka
stressed at the Muhurath ceremony of his creation.
Sulanga
Mata Katha Karai embodies features of a stage drama along with
cinematic techniques as well as qualities from the mini screen.
This will be the first time that a creation of this nature will
go on boards the stage in Sri Lanka.
"People
are interested in new experiences and we need to cater to such
needs. This technique will nurture the stage drama sector and
lure more audience to a field which is fast dying out in the
country," he added.
According
to the award winning actor the roots for the new creation
emerged from a few dramas which he had witnessed abroad. He had
noted the crust of the techniques used by globally renowned
dramatists and molded it to suite the local stage.
"Sulanga
Mata Katha Karai is an experiment which is most likely to set a
new pace in local theater. The team had discussed at length on
how we plant to carry on the project. We have worked hard to set
the base for the creation and our producer Kumudumali Herath had
shown great interest.
The
drama would not have been able to take off with such enthusiasm
and speed without her encouragement," he said.
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The Sulanga Mata Katha Karai team. Pictures by Saman Sri
Wedage
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Cinematic
and techniques used while shooting television programs comes
into play while capturing the deep emotions of the characters.
Though
technology is used on stage it is used in a manner which does
not deteriorate the live performance taking place on stage.
Rather it enhances the quality of the project and provides an
in-depth study of the characters in every angle.
"We
cannot isolate ourselves from these new technological aspects in
the world. The whole world is on our palm today and it just
takes one click of a button to unveil the information you seek.
Many of the developed countries have brought these techniques
with effect to their stage plays," he explained.
Chandana
Liyanage is the music director while Navaratna Gamage is the
sound mixer Wasantha Vittachchi is the make up artist and
Thushara Vidanagamage is the hair dresser. Chandana Nishantha
will control the sound effects, Ranga will take care of the
lighting while Vernan Abeysinghe and W. Ravindra will be the
stage managers.
The
team hopes to stage Sulanga Mata Katha Karai in different parts
of the island after their debut performance. They have already
had invitations from countries like America, Australia and
Canada to stage the product for the Sri Lankan audience.
Thus
Jude Sriaml is in charge of the staging facilities of the
project in Sri Lanka and Neel Amaraweera will handle the staging
of the creation when it will be projected overseas.
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