I moved to the US in 1992 to do my MA in Dance from the University of California. When I went there, I realised barely anyone knew about Manipur or Manipuri dance,” she says.

Manipuri dance gained new significance in 1919, when Tagore was quite taken by a performance during his Assam tour, leading him to invite the guru as faculty to Shantiniketan.

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.

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.

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.

Sharon Lowen is a respected exponent of Odissi, Manipuri and Mayurbhanj and Seraikella Chau whose four-decade career in India was preceded by 17 years of modern dance and ballet in the US and an ...

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 Manipuri Jagoi Marup group, comprising 15 members who travelled by train for five days to be part of the festival, created stunning visuals with their vibrant costumes and fluid dance ...

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.

In Manipur, surrounded by mountains and geographically isolated at the meeting point of the orient and mainland India, the dance form developed its own specific aesthetics, values, conventions and ...