IMPHAL, June 7: The International Youth Fellowship (IYF) is all set to showcase an IYF Artiste concert at the State Maharaja Chandrakirti Auditorium on June 10 and 11, said director IYF, Hyderabad Issac Kim today during a press meet held at Manipur Press Club, Imphal.
He said that 60 artists from Korea will perform along with another 50 artists from the India. The South Korean choir group known as The Gracias Choir is the recipient of first prize in 2015 Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition held at Germany.
Director IYF Banglore Thomas Henderson said that IYF conducts such international events to provide the youth with a larger platform for cultural exchange.
He said that IYF is ready to have a branch in Manipur which will be initiated after the event and for the purpose the founder of IYF Ocksoo Park will visit the State on the opening day of the grand event.
He lauded that State government for giving approval to the grand event and said that it will be a gateway building to better relationship between the State and outside.
He also said that there is a tentative programme to have a study centre in the Manipur University through which youths from the state could be able to have larger exposure overseas.