VOR Radio interviews Heshma (grand-daughter of Chitrasena and Vajira) and Rukshana, a senior dancer at the Chitrasena – Vajira Dance Foundation. The conversation deals with Kumbi Kathawa (Ant Story) – a children’s ballet – the challenges facing the Foundation and the state of theatre in Sri Lanka in general.
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