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

Artists:

• L. Monika Devi  
• Kh. Sandhya Devi 
• Th. Nirupama Chanu              
• L. Pinubala Chanu                 
• T. Piyainu Chanu                    
• Th. Parul Devi                         
• O. Debala Devi                      
• G. Chandan Devi                   
• Y. Geetarani Devi                  
• Nirina Yambem                      
• R.K. Roshali Devi                  
• Babina Chanam                                        
• A. Priyarani Devi                    
• O. Jiten Singh                        
• N. Surendrajit Singh              
• M. Momocha Singh               
• Anantakumar Longjam          
• S. Rahul Singh                       
• Ng. Sunil Singh                      
• Nk. Surjit Singh                      
• T. Nanaotomba Singh           
• L. Kala Singh                         
• R.K. Nilakanta Singh             
• M. Khomeiton Singh              
• O. Joy Singh                          
• Ak. Ibomcha Singh                
• Th. Nokuljeet Singh               
• P. Meghachandra Singh       
• M. Brojen Mangang 

Light Design: Gyandev Singh

Date: 18 December 2023

Time: 7 PM - 8 PM

Venue: The Arena at Nagalli Hills Ground