Dr. Yumnam Sadananda Singh : Manipur State Kala Akademi Award 2011: Other Forms of Art (Mime)
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Dr. Yumnam Sadananda Singh : Manipur State Kala Akademi Award 2011: Other Forms of Art (Mime)
Dr. Yumnam Sadananda Singh, born in 1965 at Yumnam Leikai, imphal, is a well- known actor, director and propagator of mime theatre. He started his career as a mainstream theatrical actor with Panthoibi Natya Mandir, Imphal.
Having successfully associated with the group for more than two decades, he shifted focus on mime theatre and also received, a senior fellowship in mime from Department of Culture, Government India.
As the director and secretary of Kanglei Mime Theatre Repertory, Imphal, he has been relentlessly working for the promotion of mime theatre in the State and beyond.
He has actively participated in various workshops, training programmes and seminars in mime and allied activities as a project director and as a resource person.
Besides, he has been a member of the expert committee for selection of scholarship and fellowship in the field of mime, Department of Culture, Government of India.
Under his directorship, his mime theatre gr oup has participated in many prestigious international mime festivals held in Greece, Macedonia, South Korea and Armenia and also in national mime festivals.
He has won many acclamations and honours including the prestigious META Award in script (2010).
In recogn ition of his excellence and tireless efforts in promoting mime theatre, Dr. Yumnam Sadananda Singh is honoured with Manipur State Kala Akademi Award.
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o Manipur State Kala Akademi Award 2011 ceremony at MCA on 15 April 2014 :: Part 2
o Photo: Manipur State Kala Akademi Award 2011 ceremony at MCA on 15 April 2014 :: Part 1
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This article was posted on May 17, 2014.
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