After 48 yrs, 2nd National seminar on Manipuri dance and music today
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 19 2019:
After a period of 48 years, the 2nd National seminar on Manipuri dance and music will be organised from December 20 till 23 at Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur dance Academy (JNMDA) Imphal, conveyed Dance Academy Director L Upendro.
Speaking to media persons at JNMDA today, the Director maintained that JNMDA organised the first ever seminar on Manipuri dance and music in 1971 and after a long pause of 48 years, the academy is gearing up to conduct the 2nd seminar for four days this month.
He continued that, the seminar will deliberate on different kinds of Manipuri dance form and music including folk music, Lai Haraoba, Khongjom Parva, Thang-ta, Nata Sankirtan etc.
Discussions and demonstrations on dance form of different community namely, Mao, Kabui, Paite, Monsang and Tangkhul will be held as well, he added.
The seminar will also include sessions elaborating on classical Manipuri solo dance and dance-drama while artistes will be presenting papers too.
Padmashri RK Singhajit will also be taking part in the discussion while dance-drama Sakuntala will be performed on the last day of the seminar.
The director has appealed to all not to call any kind of bandh during the four days seminar.