Laihui

Laihui have been conducting intense researches on Traditional and Indigenous Arts of Manipur. Gurus and artistes of this centre have engaged themselves in various Seminars, Workshops and Performances in and outside India. Since 1995, every five years, Laihui has been organizing Festival of Performing Traditional Arts . In the year 1990 a training center was established at the residences of Oja Kh. Mangi, receipient of Sangeet Natak Akademy Award, Ema Langathel Thoinui recipient of State Kala Academy Award and Ema Amaibi Dhani to preserve Oja Khanba (Guru-Shishya Parampara System of Learning). , At present this institute is run by M. Mangangsana, recipient of Ustad Bismilah Khan Yuva Puraskar and a team of his dedicated talented artiste. Ever since many young and educated performers are taking active part in the activities that helps rejuvenate the rare indigenous performing arts. , For the first time the relevance and important of these rare performing arts have been brought in to focus and limelight. This resulted in the prestigious performances at Peter Norton Symphony Space Theatre Broadway New York, UN HQ, and Esplanade Singapore. Laihui had produced numbers of innovative traditional performing arts and audio visual documentaries based on above art forms.