Training on Manipuri dance concludes, book released
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 24 2023:
Apart from releasing Ranjit Adhikarimayum's book 'Gostha Leela Manipur', the month long intensive training on Manipuri dance concluded Sunday at the auditorium of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy.
The event organised by Dance Drama Music Repertoire Union under the aegis of Art and Culture Department was attended by theatre director Ratan Thiyam as chef guest and director (art & culture) K Dinamani as president.
As chief guest at the event, Ratan Thiyam said government's financial assistance provided to artistes seems to be given in the form of relief and accordingly it would be better for taking up Chief Ministergee Artistes Singgee Tengbang in the form of project or scheme.
Promoting art and culture in Manipur will continue to face hurdle and it would be better to stop dreaming about improving art and culture in the state, he said adding that performing art is dying day-by-day as suffering of the artistes multiplies.
According to Ratan Thiyam, condition of art and culture in Manipur has worsened badly and it would not be long for valued art forms of the land to go extinct if government institutions remain unattentive.
Nevertheless, the spirit of promoting art and culture will be enhanced if Ministergee Artistes Singgee Tengbang is taken up as a project or scheme, he added.
Earlier, the chief guest released the book entitled 'Gostha Leela Manipur' written by Ranjit Adhikarimayum.