In its fourth edition, the National Centre for the Performing Arts’ (NCPA) August Dance Residency will focus on Manipuri dance. The two-day event will feature performances, lectures and a master class ...

Two moments stood out during a long 90-minute program from the Anjika Manipuri Dance Troupe at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on Tuesday night. One was impressively martial -- a sword-swiveling solo by ...

Legend says how Manipur had been created when the land was under water. Nine Lapumingthou (gods) and seven Lainuras (goddesses) came down from heaven and threw soil into the water from the hills and ...

Glimpses of the alluring sweetness and serenity of classical dance from the isolated northeastern Indian state of Manipur are rare in Los Angeles, where India is most often represented by its dynamic ...

Manipur, the source of Indian traditional dancing By Khaled Al-Enizi NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (KUNA) -- Arts and cultures vary in the subcontinent of India, where every village and province has its own ...

In an archiving triumph, the story of the Jhaveri sisters, with Manipuri dance at the centre of it, will open at the Goa Open Arts Festival next month The exhibition Nayana Jhaveri: A Life in Lasya, ...

NOWHERE in India do people practice the arts of dance, drama, music, and their combined form, opera, so widely as in the princely state of Manipur. Perhaps, too, no other area of India has been quite ...

Members of the Manipuri community in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar are passing busy days with preparations for the Maha Rasleela. Sounds of drums, ceremonial bells, songs and dance rhythms have ...

With Beating of the Retreat and spectacular Folk Dance Competition, the 77th Republic Day Celebration ended on Tuesday. The closing ceremony was held at the Parade Ground of 1st Battalion, Manipur ...

The 12th edition of the Manipur Sangai Festival came to a close on Sunday, with governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla expressing gratitude to everyone who contributed to its success this year. Addressing the ...