Marionette Stage

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The advent of the Yoke Thay or the marionette or puppet show is ascribed to the latter half of the 18th Century and the origin to U Thaw. Minister for Royal Entertainment at the Court of King Singu. In the case of the Burmese marionette stage, the origin is unknown. The...

Festivals

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If you happen to be in Yangon when the festivals are on, you get a deep glimpse of the Burmese character. The Burmese festivals, like the Burmese pagodas help you to see the Burmese as they are. Their predilection of towards unaffected good fellowship is to be seen in the various...

Myanmar Dance

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Dance appears to come naturally to the Burmese. The pursuit of dance as a distinctive art appears to be comparatively of recent origin. It has always gone with music and the various kinds of “pwes” (dramatic shows). All royal functions of the old Burmese Kings began and ended up...