Mr. W. A. Sudantha Bhagesri Fonseka

Current Position:

• Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts, Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo

Previous Professional Positions

• Lecturer in Music, Department of Performing Arts, University of Colombo (from 2000 till to date)
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Performing Arts, University of Colombo (from 2010 till to date)
• Head of the Department, Department of Performing Arts, University of Colombo (from March 2013 to July 2016)
• Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education at University of Colombo 2007 at the Staff & Educational Development Association, SEDA accreditation, England.
• Conducted as MC for the Sunday Program at the J9 radio [Sri Lankan Radio Station in Japan
• Sri Lanka Coordinator of the Sky International Japan Ltd., Akihabara, Tokyo (1 year)

Awards

• Indian Government Scholarship by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (1994 – 1999)
• “Monbukagakusho” Scholarship by Japanese Government (2002 – 2006)
• Musical Composer
• Music director of “Galen Bindunu Weva” documentary film
• The short film based on a conflict issue in Tamil Child orphanage (2000)
• Music director of  “Ponmani” Tamil stage drama (2000)
• Music director of the documentary on “The University of Colombo” (2010)
• Music director of the documentary on “The University of Ruhuna” (2011)
• Composed “Laa sanda aye” Sri Lankan popular song which was a hit in top 10 chart shows in Sri Lankan Television channels (2013) {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W_EGhF1sP0}
• Composed “Me Thani Yame” which was a hit in top 10 chart shows in Sri Lanka television channels (2014){https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbbyqdBwaw8}
• Music director of the Sri Lankan Teledrama “Tharaa” (2015)
• Music director of the Sri Lankan Teledrama “Bohemiyanuva” (2015)

Extra-Curricular Activities

• Japanese Language Intensive Diploma Course, Saitama University (2002)
• All Island School Music Competition judge (1999-2002)
• Department Syllabus coordinator (2000)
• Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor (1999-tildate)
• Inter University Talent Show – University of Colombo coordinator (2015)

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Performances:

• Performed at the Asahi television for the international day program.
• Professional Sitarist for Sri Lanka Television Corporation.
• Professional Sitarist for Maestro Amaradeva Orchestra 2005.
• Performed in Fuji TV, Japan for a Sri Lankan program
• Performed in 69^th Independence Day of Sri Lanka in High Commision in New Delhi, India.

Articles:

• “Generation of thoughts, Art, Politics and Sunil Santha”, Publication of Sunil Santha’s 100^th commemorative ceremony (2015)
• Seminar presentation at “Gurudevi Sunil Santha” symposium
• “Influence of Reconciliation through human tone color of A.R. Rahman” in ‘The Sunday’ newspaper (2016)
• Film critique on the film “ Ho gana pokuna (the singing pond)” (2016)

Interviews:

• “Sarasaviya” Newspaper (14^th February 2013) {http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2013/06/27/?fn=sa1306279}

• “Randiva” Newspaper (20^th July 2013) {https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151638921020889&set=a.10151344900030889.466537.601710888&type=3&theater}

• “Dinamina” Newspaper (April 9^th 2015) {http://epaper.dinamina.lk/?id=14&tday=2015/04/09}

• “Sarasaviya” newspaper (February 11^th 2016) {http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/?fn=sa15022649}

• “Sarasaviya” Newspaper (April 12^th 2017) {http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/02/11/?fn=sa16021128}

Research Interests

Contact Details:

• Phone: (+94)718384089
• Email: sudanthaf@gmail.com