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Heisnam Kanhailal (17 January 1941 – 6 October 2016) was an Indian art theatre personality. For his work, he was awarded the Padma Shri civilian award in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan civilian award in 2016 by the Government of India.
MANIPURI theatre legend Heisnam Kanhailal, who passed away recently, is best remembered for fusing instinctive physical movements with a hard-hitting political aesthetic.
Born in a poor family on 17th January 1941, Heisnam Kanhailal is a renowned theatre director, a staunch experimentalist who is always in a habit of re-defining theatre through many of his productions and theories he has been evolving from his intimate experience of theatre.
Oct 14, 2016 · Manipuri theatre legend Heisnam Kanhailal, who passed away recently, is best remembered for fusing instinctive physical movements with a hard-hitting political aesthetic.
Dec 13, 2020 · Heisnam Kanhailal (1941-2016) – Theatre, Community and Activism. In my acquaintance with Indian theatre directors from Northeast region, there were three prominent figures with whom I had fruitful conversations during my visits to NSD. One was a theatre and film actor Adil Hussain.
- Saumya Liyanage
Dec 20, 2013 · Draupadi, directed by Heisnam Kanhailal and acted by Sabitri Heisnam, was based on Mahashweta Devi’s 1978 short story of the same name. In the climactic scene of the play, the veteran actress Sabitri Heisnam appears in the nude on stage, discarding all her clothes one by one, in protest against her rapists.On its staging in Imphal, the play ...
The Manipuri theatre of Ratan Thiyam and Heisnam Kanhailal is reminiscent of the rich theatre practices of Manipur. History, politics and the ‘Manipuri identity’ become extremely important in trying to assess the plays of the two playwrights mentioned above.
