2nd CAWF Festival on Jan 29,30
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 28 2021:
Cultural Works and Activists' Forum (CAWF), an apex body of various cultural organisations in the state, will be organising the 2nd CAWF Festival-2022 on January 29 and 30 .
Announcing this during a press meet held at Manipur Press Club here on Monday, CAWF chairman Budha Chingtham said that the theme of the festival will be 'Culture for our future' .
The inaugural day of the festival on January 29 will be held at the auditorium of Kanglei Mime Theatre Repertory, Langthabal Kunja Leirak, Imphal West; while the valedictory function will be organised at the auditorium of Library and Information Centre, Kakching on January 30 .
The festival will cover various art forms including dance-music, plays/dramas, narrative art, Sankirtana and other indigenous art forms, along With visual art (painting exhibition) and poetry recitation, he added.
Budha then said that the festival is being organised with the objective of promoting cultural exchanges among different communities of the state, thereby resolving all misunderstanding and mending the gaps, in addition to preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the state.
It will also serve as a common platform for artistes of different art forms to share ideas and learn about their cultural rights, he maintained.
The chairman also stressed the need for strengthening our cultural roots for a better future, adding that the dates for festival were announced early to facilitate participation of both artistes and common people alike.