{"id":128650,"date":"2024-01-16T16:11:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=128650"},"modified":"2024-01-16T16:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:12:19","slug":"her-royal-highness-the-princess-royal-and-vice-admiral-sir-timothy-laurence-visit-british-council-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/her-royal-highness-the-princess-royal-and-vice-admiral-sir-timothy-laurence-visit-british-council-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visit British Council office"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visit British Council office<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128652\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/British-Council-1-1-scaled-e1705420067907.jpg\" alt=\"British Council 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visited the <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/\">British Council<\/a> office in Colombo on Friday, 12 January for a series of engagements as part of their visit to Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">They were welcomed at the British Council with a traditional dance performance by school children from the Dikhena school. They then viewed the \u2018Arches of Awe\u2019 exhibition at the British Council library which has been curated by diplomatic historian and curator George Cooke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The panel exhibition comprised of photographs of the 21 arches that were erected across Colombo to welcome Their Royal Highnesses Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh during their visit to Sri Lanka in 1954. Dating back centuries, such archways, also known as \u2018<em>thoranas<\/em>\u2019 were found across Asia, including in India, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. Often connected to traditional religious rituals, these arches have symbolised good fortune, victories and conveyed greetings to visitors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This was followed by a meeting with leading Sri Lankan arts organisations who have worked with the British Council to celebrate 75 years of UK-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations in 2023-24. Representatives were present from the Museum of Modern Art (MMCA), The National Trust Sri Lanka, Design Development Corporation, Ceylon Theatres, Scope Cinemas, Agenda14 and The Gratiaen Trust. These partners have delivered many impactful British Council supported projects including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Camara Chica filmmaking workshops for young children who have gone on to produce award-winning documentaries on the theme of \u2018environment\u2019 (Agenda 14: Colombo and Jaffna)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u2018A Scottish Artist in Ceylon 1907 Edward Atkinson Hornel exhibition\u2019 celebrating Sri Lankan heritage with an exhibition of photographs shared by the National Trust for Scotland which toured Jaffna, Kandy and will go to Galle and Matara (National Trust Sri Lanka)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201888 Acres\u2019 \u2013 an exhibition which celebrates the work of renowned Sri Lankan female architect Minette de Silva, and her links with RIBA (MMCA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Creative writing workshops led by award-winning British authors Monique Roffey and Sita Brahmachari for Colombo, Galle and Peradeniya school and university students and teachers (Gratiaen Trust)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">English National Theatre Live screenings of award-winning theatre productions including Life of Pi, starring the award-winning Sri Lankan actor Hiran Abeysekara, and Othello (Ceylon Theatres)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">London\u2019s Royal Opera House has brought world class ballet and opera \u2013 and David Bowie \u2013 to Sri Lankan cinemas (Scope cinemas)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Ceylon Literary Festival in Kandy and Jaffna will feature UK authors Anna Metcalfe and Louis de Berni\u00e8res (Design Development Corporation)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence were then greeted by enthusiastic young students from the British Council Teaching Centre before being received by Upali Ratnayake (President of the English-Speaking Union in Sri Lanka) and presented awards to previous Public Speaking Competition winners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">They also met with several upcoming fashion designers, each of whom has a strong connection to the UK, or has graduated from a UK university, who displayed their work and spoke about Sri Lankan textiles, garments and the fashion industry. The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence then unveiled a plaque that commemorated the 75<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the British Council in Sri Lanka. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Orlando Edwards, Director British Council Sri Lanka said:<\/strong> \u201cWe are honoured and privileged to have welcomed The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence today. Their visit to our Colombo office marks two major milestones for the British Council. In 2024 we celebrate 75 years of the British Council in Sri Lanka as we opened our offices in this beautiful country in 1949. Also in 2024, we mark the landmark 90<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the British Council which was founded in 1934. Over the last 75 years in Sri Lanka, we have supported countless young people to fulfil their potential through formal and informal educational opportunities, as well as cultural exchange. It was a great pleasure to be able to share a glimpse of some of the life-changing work we do with our esteemed guests.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Ends<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Notes to the editor:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The traditional dance performances included the \u2018Thalam\u2019 dance which was performed by an all-boys troupe accompanied by rhythmic drumming to welcome the guests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The \u2018Pooja\u2019 dance performed by an all-girls troupe commenced close to the guest\u2019s departure from the British Council premises on the front lawn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Arches of Awe will be on display at the British Council Colombo until 26<sup>th<\/sup> January, excluding holidays and Mondays. It will be on display in British Council Kandy and British Council Jaffna in the coming months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">For more on the Camara Chica programme, and to watch the six documentaries made by Sri Lankan children on the environment see: <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/programmes\/arts\/c%C3%A1mara-chica\">https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/programmes\/arts\/c%C3%A1mara-chica<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The \u2018Scottish Artist in Ceylon\u2019 exhibition is the result of a partnership between the National Trust for Scotland <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/<\/a> and the National Trust Sri Lanka <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenationaltrust.lk\/\">https:\/\/thenationaltrust.lk\/<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information on the exhibition, see <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/programmes\/arts\/scottish-artist-ceylon-1907-exhibition-photographs\">https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/programmes\/arts\/scottish-artist-ceylon-1907-exhibition-photographs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The British Council awarded MMCA and Forensic Architecture <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forensic-architecture.org\/about\/agency\">https:\/\/forensic-architecture.org\/about\/agency<\/a> a grant to collaborate in 2020, a result of which has been the current exhibition\u00a0 <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/mmca-srilanka.org\/on-view\/88acres\/\">https:\/\/mmca-srilanka.org\/on-view\/88acres\/<\/a> which the British Council has supported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Gratiaen Trust <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gratiaen.com\/about\">https:\/\/www.gratiaen.com\/about<\/a> was founded in 1992 by Michael Ondaatje, the internationally renowned novelist, poet and essayist of Sri Lankan origin. Funded with his Booker prize money for his novel The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje\u2019s vision was to establish a Trust that would recognise and promote creative writing in English by Sri Lankan authors resident in the country. Roffey wrote about her Sri Lanka adventure here <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/about\/press\/monique-roffey-reflections\">https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/about\/press\/monique-roffey-reflections<\/a> ; Brahmachari wrote this blog piece <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sitabrahmachari.com\/blog\/sri-lanka-with-the-gratiaen-trust\">https:\/\/www.sitabrahmachari.com\/blog\/sri-lanka-with-the-gratiaen-trust<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Theatre Live official website can be visited here: <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ntlive.com\/\">https:\/\/www.ntlive.com\/<\/a>. Hiran Abeysekara is the lead in Life of Pi, which was the first NTLive screening in Colombo and Jaffna. Abeysekara won an Olivier Award for that performance <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiran_Abeysekera\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiran_Abeysekera<\/a>. Other NTLive screenings which have taken place include Othello, Jack Absolute Flies Again, and Best of Enemies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Royal Opera House in Cinemas official website <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roh.org.uk\/about\/cinema\">https:\/\/www.roh.org.uk\/about\/cinema<\/a>. Screenings have included Sleeping Beauty, Ziggy Stardust, Don Quixote and The Nutcraker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The official website of Ceylon Literary Festival official can be visited here: \u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/ceylonliteraryfestival.com\/\">https:\/\/ceylonliteraryfestival.com\/<\/a> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Anna Metcalfe <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/staff\/profiles\/fcw\/metcalfe-anna.aspx\">https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/staff\/profiles\/fcw\/metcalfe-anna.aspx<\/a> and Louis de Berni\u00e8res\u00a0 <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Berni%C3%A8res\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Berni%C3%A8res<\/a> have been invited by the British Council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The British Council Sri Lanka teaches 4,500 children and adults each week in a variety of unique courses from age 3 and upwards in our busy centres around the island, in Colombo, Kandy, Jaffna and Matara. Read more at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/english\">https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/english<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The English-Speaking Union official website can be visited here: <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esu.org\/\">https:\/\/www.esu.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Several of the fashion designers whom The Princess Royal met were educated in Sri Lanka following a course delivered by UK Higher Education Institutions such as Northumbria <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northumbria.ac.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.northumbria.ac.uk\/<\/a> for example Lonali <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lonali.com\/new-page-2\">https:\/\/www.lonali.com\/new-page-2<\/a>. Over 47,000 Sri Lankan students study for a UK qualification in Sri Lanka each year <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universitiesuk.ac.uk\/universities-uk-international\/insights-and-publications\/uuki-insights\/scale-uk-transnational-education\">https:\/\/www.universitiesuk.ac.uk\/universities-uk-international\/insights-and-publications\/uuki-insights\/scale-uk-transnational-education<\/a>. This makes Sri Lanka the third largest partner Transnational Education country. Only China and Malaysia have more students studying for a UK TNE qualification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>About the British Council <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The British Council is the UK\u2019s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We build connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education, and the English language. Last year we reached over 80 million people directly and 791 million people overall, including online, broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934 we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. We receive a 15 per cent core funding grant from the UK government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">For more information on our work in Sri Lanka, please visit <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/\">https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">To learn more about our 75<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary celebrations in Sri Lanka, visit <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/programmes\/arts\/75-years-uk-sri-lanka-relations\">https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.lk\/programmes\/arts\/75-years-uk-sri-lanka-relations<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128653\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/British-Council-2-1-scaled-e1705421334692.jpg\" alt=\"British Council 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128654\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/British-Council-3-1-scaled-e1705421367165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visit British Council office Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visited the British Council office in Colombo on Friday, 12 January for a series of engagements as part of their visit to Sri Lanka. 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