STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Jammu, with its new initiative of bringing regions together, on Saturday inked a MoU with Jawahar Lal Manipuri Dance Academy, Imphal to organise two major festivals of Manipuri classical and folk performances in Jammu and Kashmir.
On a special invitation of Regional Director ICCR J and K Balwant Thakur, two member delegation headed by Director Jawahar Lal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy visited Jammu and held threadbare discussions with Regional Director ICCR and also inspected the major performance venues including Abhinav Theatre and Matrika Auditorium SMVD University, Katra to see the possibilities of holding world class Manipuri festival of classical performances in Jammu and Katra.
JNMDA Imphal intends to bring it’s globally acclaimed Dance Drama in Manipuri style to J and K, particularly the classic of Kalidasa ‘Shakntlam’ which has been a super hit presentation of JNMDA Internationally in addition to an exclusive programme of music and dance traditions of Manipur. At each venue there will be two day festival which will be presented by the highly acclaimed professional performers of JNMDA repertory company.
Thakur disclosed that ICCR will also seek the help of State Government particularly from J and K Academy of Art Culture and Languages and the local universities for local logistic support and cooperation.
