Festival of Traditional Plays from Mar 21
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 14 2014 :
A five-day Festival of Traditional Plays to be jointly organized by Department of Art & Culture, Government of Manipur; North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur and Manipur Dramatic Union (MDU) will commence from March 21 at MDU.
Informing this in a press meet held here today at MDU hall, Th Tangkeshwar Singh, general secretary of MDU informed that the festival will be graced by Padmashri H Kanhailal, director of Kalakshetra and Dr K Sobita, director of Art & Culture as Chief Guest ad President respectively.
He further informed that traditional play 'Ramer Sumati' of Saratchandra Chattopadhay which is translated by Khomdram Dhanachandra and directed by Hijam Shyam Singh will be performed on the inaugural day of the festival to be followed by 'Tonu Laijinglembi', 'Krsihna Avatar' and 'Khongjom Nubi' on March 22, 23 and 24 respectively.