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Mime play on Irom Sharmila opens theatre fest in S Korea
Times of India | TNN | Oct 2, 2011, 09.29AM IST, Imphal:
The story of her life is the stuff legends are made of; her decade-long struggle for the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa) has been lauded by human rights activists and groups the world over.
So much so that a powerful mime play entitled 'Mirel Mashingkha', based on Irom Sharmila Chanu's heroic campaign against the controversial act, was selected for the nine-day-long Chuncheon International Theatre Festival in South Korea. Fifteen members of the repertory left Imphal last week for Chuncheon city.
'Mirel Mashingkha' - 'The Will of Soul' - was also staged in Imphal as part the 'The Festival of Hope, Justice and Peace' organized in support of her struggle in November last year.
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