Manipuri Nrityashram Singhjit Singh & Group Imphal, Manipur B orn to family of great dancers and musicians of Manipur, initiated at an e...
Manipuri Nrityashram
Singhjit Singh & Group
Imphal, Manipur
Born to family of great dancers and musicians of Manipur, initiated at an early age, and trained by eminent Gurus, Rajkumar Sighajit Singh is indeed a personification of a living culture in all its facets. Along with jagoi and Cholom he also undertook training in the traditional martial arts of Manipur. This unusual combination made him well equipped for his future role as choreography. Rajkumar Singhajit Singh known for great mastery of the art and complete dedication, has distinguished himself as an outstanding performer, choreographer, scholar and artiste or great creative ability. His dances have received tremendous appreciation for elegance, dignity, purity, variety and originality. He has received Padma Shri, fellow of Sangeet Natak academy, Delhi Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, Fellow of Manipuri State Kala Academy, Manipuri Sahitya Academy Award, Nritya Choodamani of Chennai. MANIPURI NRITYASHRAM: Manipuri Nrityashram came into being with the exclusive objective of promoting and propagating Manipuri dance in Delhi. Its founders Guru Singhajit Singh and Charu Sila Mathur have been working relentlessly to make the dream possible and have succeeded in making the institution a reference point whenever there is anything to do with Manipur arts in the capital. 
Bhakti or loved for god manifests in many forms and Shiringara Bhakti the intimate Gopis and Krishna in the form of lover and beloved is the most appealing to the followers of Gaudiya Sampradaya Bhaktas. The vast range of Manipuri classical dances including the various Ras Leelas and Sankirtana and devoted entirely to this mode of devotion and the present rendering is a creative work drawing elements from both Ras Leela and Sankirtana. A Bhakta desires to absorb the role of the Gopis and assimilate their obsessive love for Krishnan. The journey takes us through the different situations as Radha I the role of different Nayikas: Abhisarika, Vasaksajjika, Utakanthita, Khandita and finally samyog with Krishnan to the happiness of the Bhaktas. VASANT RAS: On a balmy right of spring Krishna comes to the bank of river Yamuna and his flute. On response to the call of his define flute Radha and the Gopis come to the gardens to meet him. Intoxicated by the beauty of spring season they dance in ecstasy which culminates in throwing colour at each other as is done in the festival of Holi. PUNG CHOLOM or DRUM DANCE.: This of Manipur started as a form of worship and remains indispensable part of Manipur religious rituals. Carried out with elaborate and sacrosanct rules it’s performed by a group of highly trained professional singers and drummers to the accompaniment of appropriate dance movements. NAGAR KIRTAN: As followers of the Chaitanya Sampradaya the Manipur Bhaktas perform Nagar Kirtan on special occasions and more so in the month of Kartik. This choreographic work attempts to recreate the vitality of Nagar Kirtan to spread the message of Hari Nam. The techniques of playing the cymbals as well as the movements are based on the Choloms of Manipur Nata Sankirtana.
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