In recent years, the Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island has earned the moniker “Little Sri Lanka,” in honor of the vibrant immigrant community that has developed in this New York City borough ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Sri Lankan Dance Academy of New York is doing it for the children -- and the culture -- this weekend. The troupe's performance Saturday in the Center for the Arts at the ...

Dancer and freelance writer Faun Finley interviewed members of Sri Lankan Dance Academy of NY this afternoon at the National Folk Festival. Staten Island’s Tompkinsville neighborhood is called “Little ...

When it was her turn to perform on a recent Sunday, Kasuni Navinna took center stage in the dance studio at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Staten Island. As nine other dancers ...

Not every tourist who visits the country can exhibit in-depth academic understanding of Sri Lanka’s culture and the Kandyan dance, or be able to sing a song from a renowned Sinhala drama. The ...