This performance will showcase a range of rituals and traditions from Manipur. These include the dances performed at Lai-Haraoba, an annual festival celebrated at the shrines of the old sylvan gods known as Laibungs; Dhol-Cholom, a drum dance essential to the festivities of Holi or Yaosang as it is called in Manipur; Pung-Cholom, a classical dance featuring complex rhythms, jumps, and aerial leaps, drawing upon the important ritual character of the pung, a cylindrical drum or Manipuri mridanga; and finally the eponymous Maha Raas, a particularly significant Raas Leela performed in Manipur, narrating the story of the disappearance of Lord Krishna and the Gopis’ eventual union with the Lord.
Curated by
Geeta Chandran
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