Manipur Jagoi Marup Presents Asta Nayika - A new Dance Drama for the year 2014-15 on 28th May 2015 at Jawaharal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy Auditorium.
Asta Nayika is a dance drama illuminating on immortal and evergreen love between Lord Shree Krishna and Smt. Radhika Smt. Radhika, the sole lover of Shree Krishna, the Lord of the Universe was in eternal love with Shree Krishna. As a result, she faced untold suffering.
MANIPURI JAGOI MARUP
MANIPURI JAGOI MARUP is a leading Manipuri Dance performing troupe of India founded by late Guru Padmashree Amubi Singh in the year 1963 and is an institution devoted to all round development of Manipuri dances and its rejuvenation. This troupe of dedicated and proficient artistes has won great recognition both at home and abroad for its fine performances of traditional, folk and classical dances of Manipur. Since its establishment the troupe has given more than 7000 shows all over the country and visited Iran, Japan (nine times), Bhutan, Taiwan, Hongkong, Rangoon, Vietnam, Laos, Malayasia, Macau, Thailand, Isreal, USA, Dubai, Australia, Russia and New Zealand on special invitations, if Besides being specially invited to perform at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi in honour of visiting dignitaries, the group has also performed for various national and international conferences as well as in many educational institutions. Since 1976 the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Culture has kindly sanctioned a grant-in-aid under the Scheme of financial assistance to eminent performing Art Projects for its maintenance and production cost, etc. The Manipuri Jagoi Marup has produced five Dance Dramas, 23 Ballets and Manipuri Folk and Classical Dances.
Picture Credit :: Shankar Khangembam