Manipuri dance has both Lasya and Tandava or vigorous movements As a dance form, Manipuri is traditional and ritualistic, and playing the drums is an integral part of it.

Tagore, who contributed much to the diffusion of Manipuri dance, composed a song “Dui Haat-e Kaler Mondira Je Sodai Bajey”. Based on the song, several artistes performed mondira nartan in ...

Manipuri, like classical Western and contemporary dance and Chhau uses the entire body as an expressive unit without emphasis on facial expression or hasta abhinaya.

Renowned Manipuri Guru, Darshana Jhaveri will unravel this taal system which was developed by various gurus, including her own guru, Bipin Singh, as she traces the origins of the dance form from ...

Padma Shree Darshana Jhaveri, who has been associated with this dance form for over 50 years, performed at the KGAF with her talented students. “Manipuri is a classical temple dance from Manipur.

While still a student of Manipuri Nortonalaya, Bhattacharya enrolled in the contemporary dance classes run by Manjusree Chaki-Sirkar and her daughter Ranjabati. Inspired by his gurus, he won the ...

The present form of the Manipuri dance is said to have evolved during the reign of Maharaja Bhagyachandra during 1964-1789. Influence of Bengal ...

A three-year dance training programme, initiated by Shadhona and Manipuri Theatre, to teach Manipuri dance to the Manipuri community in Srimongol, recently commenced at Manipuri Theatre’s own “Nat ...

A three-day Manipuri classical solo dance festival, organised by the Manipur State Kala Akademi at the auditorium of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Akademi, Imphal, concluded on Wednesday. The ...

Rabindranath Tagore's "Bidai Abhishap" marked the end of two-day festival of Manipuri dance & music at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh.

Manipuri dancer appeals to the audience to pray for peace in the strife-torn State Sinam Singh Basu and his wife Monica brought out the gentle beauty of the dance form at Smriti Festival in Chennai.