Vihanga Rukshan

Vihanga Rukshan the Founder, Artistic Director and Principle dancer of the company has been practicing as a professional Kathak dancer for the last 10 years in the both classical and contemporary fields. He was initiated into Kathak by guru Moksha Samarasooriya. He then joins the Rhythmosaic Dance Company for 3 years as a graduated dancer and scholar & at the same time he graduated from offjazzcomapny in france & Bhatkhande University in Lucknow,India . There he learns Jazz, Ballet,Tap dance and contemporary dance. During that period he studied,worked & collaborated with choreographers such as Moksha Samarasooriya,Dr.Mitul Sengupta, Sanjukta Sinha, Dr.Veena Singha, Venessa Mariya, Wayne McGregor, Prasanna Saikia, Mohammad Dirissi, Martine Kaisella, Janise Claxtion and Demien Lee of Royal Ballet among many others. Currently he works as a dancer with following dance companies - SANJUKTA SINHA DANCE COMPANY - India, MOKSHA ART OF DANCE - Sri Lanka, RHYTHMOSAIC DANCE COMPANY - India, VENESSA MARIYA (contemporary) COMPANY - India. Vihanga was the recipient of International dance awards , 'Sangeeth Bhushan' from Kolkata and 'Nritya Sheela Samman' by Indian Counsil for Cultural Relations being the most notabl.Edgevin Vihan Dance Company is a home for creative and professional dancers. Where they could experience passion, happiness, tenderness, musicality and the art of Story telling. The main focus of the company is to promote performers towards an International platform. The company progresses within a structure of traditional and contemporary Kathak dance governed by a contemporary thinking and traditional philosophies. It also focuses on training both Sri Lankan and International performers.

Productions

2018 - JUGAL BANDI ,ICCR - SRI LANKA

2018- SOMEBODY,INDIA

2019 - NAAZ , SRI LANKA

2019- NAAZ2nd

2019 - NISF-E-GHAZAL-INDIA

2021- AUTUMN DANCER INDIA

2021- MUNTAZIER- INDIA

2021 - DOHORANA -SRI LANKA

2021- 9 STORIES

2021 -BRAJ AHMEDABAD,INDIA

2021 -ARK

2021-KHAYAL SRI LANKA

2021-AMAD IN AHMEDABAD,INDIA

2021- MAQSAD , LUCKNOW INDIA

2021- YOGA & NATAVARI NRITTYA

2021-PRAYER ,INDIA

2021- THE PEARL ,INDIA

Vihanga’s Associateships

Associate artist, Vanessa Mariya Company in India 2017-2021

Associate artist & Visiting Lecturer Demonstrate , Rhythmosaic Dance Company 2016-2019 India

Associate artist, Moksha Art of Dance Company 2012- 2019 Sri Lanka

Associate artist, Sanjukta Sinha Dance Company 2019- 2021 India

Visiting Lecturer Demonstrate & Associate artist, University of Visual & Performing Arts, Sri Lanka

2017- 2020