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The Nelum Pokuna Theatre (Sinhala: නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල, nelum pokuna rangahala; often known as Nelum Pokuna; previously the National Performing Arts Theatre, prior to naming at the opening ceremony after which the President Mahinda Rajapaksa named it after himself) [4] is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Composer Dinesh Subasinghe contributed to the Passion Play music of Sri Lanka by combining world music styles (such as Gregorian chants, western classical music, and Portuguese sounds) with Sri Lankan folk tunes. As of 2013, Dinesh has done scores for 16 Passion Plays. Dinesh re-orchestrated the music of Duwa's historical Passion Play in 2009.
The Colombo Cricket Club Ground is the home ground of the Colombo Cricket Club, the oldest first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. [2] The Ground is one of the three cricket grounds located in Maitland Crescent, Colombo, the other two being the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground and the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground. [3]
[quantify] Acoustics play a vital role in its construction, with the spectators in the extreme back row clearly hearing the sounds from the orchestra. Most of the dramas shown in the University of Peradeniya use Sarachchandra open-air theatre as their venue. Sarachchandra’s Sinhala play, Maname was first presented at this theatre. [3]
The R. Premadasa Stadium was also one of the three grounds in Sri Lanka that hosted matches for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The other two were the Asgiriya Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. [6] The R. Premadasa Stadium was the venue for the match in 1997 where Sri Lanka scored a record 952 runs for 6 wickets against India. [7]
The first match played on 10 February 2009 involving Sri Lanka and India; Highest team total at the R. Premadasa Stadium is 215/5 by Bangladesh against Sri Lanka. [10] The lowest total is 80 by Afghanistan against England on 21 September 2012. [11] Sri Lanka has lost 9 of 10 matches played on this ground, which is the worst home ground for Sri ...
It also includes a mini zoo, a children's play area and a BAC Jet Provost. [3] There are Muscovy ducks in the park. They swim in the artificial lake and walk on the grass beside it. [4] Viharamahadevi Park is the only large-scale public park in Colombo, and is maintained by the Colombo Municipal Council.
Construction of the stadium commenced on 16 January 1957 and was completed on 16 December 1962. [4] [5] The stadium was named after Sugathadasa, as he donated the land it was built on. [6] In 1991, an indoor stadium was constructed on the site by the Mitsui Company for the 1991 South Asian Games, and was opened by President Ranasinghe Premadasa.