Patronising the Arts

Their importance generally passes unnoticed. But without the various academies of performing arts, some state sponsored and most private efforts, the apex organisation of which is the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, JNMDA, it is anybody’s guess how difficult it would have been to even find nat sankritan singers or pung percussionists, for the many religious functions of the Meiteis. […]

Their importance generally passes unnoticed. But without the various academies of performing arts, some state sponsored and most private efforts, the apex organisation of which is the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, JNMDA, it is anybody’s guess how difficult it would have been to even find nat sankritan singers or pung percussionists, for the many religious functions of the Meiteis. […]

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Karna Bharam dance drama enthralls crowd

Inaugural Show of Karna Bharam (Dance Drama), the 38th Production of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy Imphal was performed today at the Open Air Theatre, JNMDA Imphal. The dance drama is based on the sufferings of Karna of Mahabharat and is directed and choreographed by N Amusana Devi, script written by Shri Bhasa and translated […]

Inaugural Show of Karna Bharam (Dance Drama), the 38th Production of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy Imphal was performed today at the Open Air Theatre, JNMDA Imphal. The dance drama is based on the sufferings of Karna of Mahabharat and is directed and choreographed by N Amusana Devi, script written by Shri Bhasa and translated […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/karna-bharam-dance-drama-enthralls-crowd/