Wari Leeba festival concludes
Thoubal Correspondent3 Oct 2023
The 30-day long Wari Leeba festival (Narrative art) cum workshop was organised by Rural Development Foundation, Yairipok Bamol Leikai, Thoubal.
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The 30-day long Wari Leeba festival (Narrative art) cum workshop was organised by Rural Development Foundation, Yairipok Bamol Leikai, Thoubal.
A 21-day long Training cum Production on Manipur Classical Dance is being held in Imphal West.
Retired Pradhan Guru of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy and Padma Shri S Thanil exhorted the youths of today to try to understand the origin of Nat Sankirtana and the traditional artforms and culture that existed in Manipur prior to king Bhagyachandra.
"It is unfortunate to know about the present dying condition of Khulang Eshei. There is utmost need for safeguarding all performing arts of the state".
The workshop cum festival on story telling was organised with the goal of preserving the lost and dying culture of the traditional ‘Wari Leeba’ art form.
Nata Sankirtan was introduced during the reign of Bhagyachandra and recognised as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2013 for its uniqueness, Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (JNMDA) director in-charge P Bilash Singh said.