John De Silva theater demolished ; Lumbini theater also to follow suit – no alternative theaters erected - Parakrama Niriella
(Lanka-e-News-27.Nov.2013, 8.30PM Veteran stage drama director Parakrama Niriella had lamented that a theater is not being constructed at the venue of the John De Silva memorial theater, and instead a vehicle park is going to replace it. Besides , the Lumbini theater too is going to be demolished secretly , he had pointed out with deep regret. The stage director revealed this when he attended a function.
Though those responsible for the demolition of the John De Silva theater say another hall is going to be erected, there are no such plans so far, he added.
No building contract Co. had been enlisted nor is there a building materials supplier earmarked for the construction. The John De Silva theater was demolished prior to the CHOGM summit. Yet there is not a single artiste who performed at the theater or produced dramas staging any protest.
In the present climate , when efforts were made recently to hold discussions summoning five artistes in order to rid this fear psychosis , it was unavailing as all of them are fully occupied with doing the sordid biddings of the powers that be, Niriella bemoan.
It is significant to note that the Cultural Minister of the Rajapakse regime , T B Ekanayake who is in charge of these affairs was one who was caught red handed inside a long standing brothel run for many years by most infamously famous ‘Jina madam’, and mind you , what was most startling was, Ekanayake was deemed fit for that post by the Rajapkses only after that disgraceful incident. Hence it is no wonder that this Minister of ‘cultural affairs’ submerged in the vulgar culture cannot appreciate sublime arts and culture or a Hall where dramas were staged at cheap rates for patrons. Consequently, the John De Silva memorial theater was demolished .
It is also unsurprising to witness the proliferation of gambling dens in the country and promotion of three casino Halls by granting them tax concessions by the Rajapakse regime which pedestals casinos and the vulgar culture even jeopardizing the rich culture.
(Lanka-e-News-27.Nov.2013, 8.30PM Veteran stage drama director Parakrama Niriella had lamented that a theater is not being constructed at the venue of the John De Silva memorial theater, and instead a vehicle park is going to replace it. Besides , the Lumbini theater too is going to be demolished secretly , he had pointed out with deep regret. The stage director revealed this when he attended a function.Though those responsible for the demolition of the John De Silva theater say another hall is going to be erected, there are no such plans so far, he added.
No building contract Co. had been enlisted nor is there a building materials supplier earmarked for the construction. The John De Silva theater was demolished prior to the CHOGM summit. Yet there is not a single artiste who performed at the theater or produced dramas staging any protest.
In the present climate , when efforts were made recently to hold discussions summoning five artistes in order to rid this fear psychosis , it was unavailing as all of them are fully occupied with doing the sordid biddings of the powers that be, Niriella bemoan.
It is significant to note that the Cultural Minister of the Rajapakse regime , T B Ekanayake who is in charge of these affairs was one who was caught red handed inside a long standing brothel run for many years by most infamously famous ‘Jina madam’, and mind you , what was most startling was, Ekanayake was deemed fit for that post by the Rajapkses only after that disgraceful incident. Hence it is no wonder that this Minister of ‘cultural affairs’ submerged in the vulgar culture cannot appreciate sublime arts and culture or a Hall where dramas were staged at cheap rates for patrons. Consequently, the John De Silva memorial theater was demolished .
It is also unsurprising to witness the proliferation of gambling dens in the country and promotion of three casino Halls by granting them tax concessions by the Rajapakse regime which pedestals casinos and the vulgar culture even jeopardizing the rich culture.
