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6/13/2016 People and events | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150816/plus/peopleandevents160863.html 2/4 uploaded to Groundviews where the debates will continue to have lives online. For the final element, that of the performance, Hattotuwa turned to the Floating Space Theatre Company. “Floating Space has always been for me a company that has been on the cutting edge of what theatre can and should be,” he says now, referring to previous collaborations like ‘OverWrite’ which was performed at the British Council library in 2014. Now Hattotuwa is anticipating that ‘Forgetting November,’ will be a triumph for the company. We will see Ranmali Mirchandani and Peter D’Almeida take the stage with Ruhanie Perera. Jake Oorloff directs. “It is an original script that will look at the themes of the exhibition which are memory, memorialisation, loss, reflection and identity,” says Hattotuwa. Hattotuwa is best known as the editor of the citizen journalism website Groundviews. For ‘Watch this space’ he returns to what he describes as the leitmotif, “the one binding thread,”that has characterised all his previous forays into curating – the urge to critically question. “What I really wanted out of this is not just that we interrogate the past…but that we be forward looking. So to look at what we want to be in contradistinction to what we have been,” he says. Taken together ‘Watch This Space’ brings under its umbrella an ambitious assortment of platforms and modes of expression. Hattotuwa concludes: “For me it’s interesting because this event then combines art, including sculpture, debate, discussion and keynotes, as well as theatre. So it’s multiple perspectives grappling with some of the issues that I think are absolutely pivotal for us to be engaged with, if only because a lot of those issues should play a role when we cast our ballot on August 17.” Watch this space: Framing the past, untying the future is on at Park Street Mews, Warehouse D until August 17.‘Forgetting November’ will be staged on August 27, 28, 30 and 31. Tickets priced at Rs.1000 are now available at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre. New President at IIESL Eng. Jagath Arawwawala was inducted as the 25th President of the Institution of Incorporated Engineers, Sri Lanka (IIESL) at its annual general meeting held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute recently. A product of Royal College and Nalanda College Colombo, he completed his engineering studies in London and returned after 15 years to Sri Lanka in the early 90s to join Diesel & Motor Engineering Co. He then went on to serve as Director / General Manager at Computerlink Ltd. Subsequently he served at Polycrom Electrical Industries as GM / CEO. Mr. Arawwawala is a production engineer with over 25 years experience and a practitioner of ergonomics in the manufacturing industry. He is a Fellow of IIESL and holds memberships with IET, ILM, PMA, (UK), and the Engineers Guild of Sri Lanka. He also holds a MBA in strategic management. Colombo Courtyard wins Gold at prestigious Culinary Art food expo Colombo Courtyard’s culinary experts won four medals at the Chefs Guild Competition “Culinary Art Food Expo 2015” which was held at the BMICH from July24 till 26. The winning team comprised of Colombo Courtyard’s S.M. Nuwan Somathileka of Food & Beverage Department who won the Gold medal for Anchor Beer Cocktail “Cloudy Bay”, R.T. Nalin and P. Quejo of the Kitchen Department who won the Silver medal for vegetarian three course menu and Bronze medal for Hot cookery and R.L Thushara Madushanka Rajapaksha of Food & Beverage who won the Bronze medal for IDL Arrack Cocktail “Sentella.” The Chefs’ Guild Culinary Art competition is held every two years. This was the 16th event where over 2,500 contestants battled it out for top honours over a three day competition under various categories ranging from live cooking events to artistic showpiece challenges and cocktail competitions. Colombo Courtyard, nestled in the heart of the city is an urban boutique hotel which is a fusion of contemporary

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6/13/2016 People and events | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150816/plus/people­and­events­160863.html 2/4

uploaded to Groundviews where the debates willcontinue to have lives online.

For the final element, that of the performance,Hattotuwa turned to the Floating Space TheatreCompany. “Floating Space has always been for me acompany that has been on the cutting edge of whattheatre can and should be,” he says now, referring toprevious collaborations like ‘OverWrite’ which wasperformed at the British Council library in 2014. NowHattotuwa is anticipating that ‘Forgetting November,’will be a triumph for the company. We will seeRanmali Mirchandani and Peter D’Almeida take thestage with Ruhanie Perera. Jake Oorloff directs. “It isan original script that will look at the themes of theexhibition which are memory, memorialisation, loss,reflection and identity,” says Hattotuwa.

Hattotuwa is best known as the editor of the citizenjournalism website Groundviews. For ‘Watch thisspace’ he returns to what he describes as theleitmotif, “the one binding thread,”that hascharacterised all his previous forays into curating –the urge to critically question. “What I really wantedout of this is not just that we interrogate the past…but that we be forward looking. So to look at what wewant to be in contradistinction to what we have been,” he says.

Taken together ‘Watch This Space’ brings under its umbrella an ambitious assortment of platforms andmodes of expression. Hattotuwa concludes: “For me it’s interesting because this event then combines art,including sculpture, debate, discussion and keynotes, as well as theatre. So it’s multiple perspectivesgrappling with some of the issues that I think are absolutely pivotal for us to be engaged with, if onlybecause a lot of those issues should play a role when we cast our ballot on August 17.”

Watch this space: Framing the past, untying the future is on at Park Street Mews, Warehouse D untilAugust 17.‘Forgetting November’ will be staged on August 27, 28, 30 and 31. Tickets priced at Rs.1000 arenow available at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre.

New President at IIESLEng. Jagath Arawwawala was inducted as the 25th President of the Institution of Incorporated Engineers,

Sri Lanka (IIESL) at its annual general meeting held at the Sri LankaFoundation Institute recently.

A product of Royal College and Nalanda College Colombo, he completed hisengineering studies in London and returned after 15 years to Sri Lanka in theearly 90s to join Diesel & Motor Engineering Co. He then went on to serve asDirector / General Manager at Computerlink Ltd. Subsequently he served atPolycrom Electrical Industries as GM / CEO.

Mr. Arawwawala is a production engineer with over 25 years experience and apractitioner of ergonomics in the manufacturing industry. He is a Fellow ofIIESL and holds memberships with IET, ILM, PMA, (UK), and the EngineersGuild of Sri Lanka. He also holds a MBA in strategic management.

Colombo Courtyard wins Gold at prestigious Culinary Art food expoColombo Courtyard’s culinary experts won fourmedals at the Chefs Guild Competition “Culinary ArtFood Expo 2015” which was held at the BMICH fromJuly24 till 26. The winning team comprised ofColombo Courtyard’s S.M. Nuwan Somathileka ofFood & Beverage Department who won the Goldmedal for Anchor Beer Cocktail “Cloudy Bay”, R.T.Nalin and P. Quejo of the Kitchen Department whowon the Silver medal for vegetarian three coursemenu and Bronze medal for Hot cookery and R.LThushara Madushanka Rajapaksha of Food &Beverage who won the Bronze medal for IDL Arrack Cocktail “Sentella.”

The Chefs’ Guild Culinary Art competition is held every two years. This was the 16th event where over2,500 contestants battled it out for top honours over a three day competition under various categoriesranging from live cooking events to artistic showpiece challenges and cocktail competitions. ColomboCourtyard, nestled in the heart of the city is an urban boutique hotel which is a fusion of contemporary