Kumudini selected for 7th Abhinay National Theatre Festival
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 27, 2012:
Banian Repertory Theatre's 'Kumudini" written by Prof MC Arun of Manipur University and Directed by MC Thoiba has been selected for the 7th Abhinaya National Theatre Festival 2012 to be held from August 16-19,2012 at Ravindra Bharati, Hyderabad under the sponsorship of NEZCC, Ministry of Culture, Govt, of India-Dimapur and from August 21-23,2012 at Mahathi Auditorium, Tirupati, the holy place of Lord Venkateswora under the Sponsorship of Abhinaya Theatre Trust, Hyderabad.
' Kumudini' produced in 2007 was a widely acclaimed Manipuri play for having a new dimension in production style and creating provocation to the audience in paving the way for a new outlook of contemporary Manipuri woman.
The play explores the collective and individual womanhood, her desperation and dreams, woman's space in kinship and political position, power and her patriarchal cultural order in Manipuri society.