Sudesh Mantillake

February 18, 2025

Sri Lankan dance takes the spotlight during special Randolph College event

Sudesh Mantillake performs Kandyan dance, with one hand raised in front of his face and the other out to his side. He is wearing traditional clothing.

Sudesh Mantillake blended history with movement, weaving the rich traditions of Sri Lanka’s Kandyan dance into an immersive performance.... READ MORE >>

January 28, 2025

Randolph hosting Quillian International Symposium on Sri Lanka

A graphic for the upcoming event: Movement Rhizome, a symposium on Sri Lankan dance

Curated by Quillian Visiting International Scholar Sudesh Mantillake, the event will explore the intersection of dance, performance, film, geography, philosophy, anthropology, architecture, religion, music, literature, rhetoric, decoloniality, and migration. ... READ MORE >>

December 10, 2024

Comparative philosophy department hosts World Philosophy Day event

Professors Sudesh Mantillake and Alessandro Moscaritolo Palacio sit next to each other, smiling, during an event in the chapel

Faculty members Alessandro Moscaritolo Palacio and Sudesh Mantillake spoke during the event. ... READ MORE >>

October 29, 2024

New faculty Q&A: Sudesh Mantillake

Sudesh Mantillake poses for a portrait on front campus

Mantillake, Randolph College’s Quillian Visiting International Scholar, had a truly global education. ... READ MORE >>

February 19, 2024

Randolph College relaunching Quillian Visiting International Scholars Program

Sudesh Mantillake, a permanent faculty member in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, will be the visiting scholar for the 2024-2025 academic year.... READ MORE >>