National Mime Festival begins
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 25 2022:
The National Mime Festival kicked off yesterday at the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata.
The inaugural function was graced by Padmashree Niranjan Goswami, Director of Indian Mime Theatre and Dr Yumnam Sadananda@ Boby, Director of the Kanglei Mime Theatre Repertory.
The festival which will be held till March 30 is being conducted by the Indian Mime Theatre in association with Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
The main events of the festival include staging of mime plays and conducting workshops and seminars.
A team from Manipur comprising five members is participating in the said festival and a Manipuri mime 'Elope', directed by Takhellambam Raghumani and guided by Dr Yumnam Sadananda will be presented on March 29 .