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Video of Inle Lake

Bamarlay — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:06:12 +0000

The following video from Youtube shows a typical boat trip in Inle Lake. You can see the way Inthas build their houses on the lake, and what a typical Intha village looks like. Near the end of the video, you will see a group of Inthas working on their boat, standing. Enjoy the scenery of Inle before going there. In this second video, you can see the Inle’s world famous unique style of fishing. When fishing, Inthas row their boats using one foot while standing on the boat with another foot. They use a large fish net to catch fish while standing and rowing at the same time. This is indeed a very difficult task, both maintaining your balance and rowing at the same time. The reason for rowing standing, according to one of my intha friend, is because of so many water hyacinth growing in the lake water. You cannot see these water hyacinth if you row your boat sitting. Therefore, you have to stand up and row to avoid these annoying water plants. I am not sure whether this explanation is true or not, but my intha friend insisted that this is the actual reason for rowing stand [...]

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Mandalay entertainment – Mandalay Marionette (Puppet) Theatre

Bamarlay — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:01:26 +0000

One of the best well known Myanmar traditional theatre performances in Myanmar is the Mandalay Marionette Theatre (also known as Mandalay Puppet Theatre). First founded by two ladies in 1986, the troupe started their performance by performing for the tourists coming to Myanmar. The two founders were Ma Ma Naing, daughter of U Thein Naing, the writer of Burmese Puppet Theatre (1966) and Naing Ye Mar. The troupe is supervised by Dr. Tin Maugn Kyi, a researcher on Myanmar puppet, U Pan Aye and U Shwe Nan Tin, seasoned and well respected puppet masters. The troupe has won a number of national awards, and has performed in various foreign countries. The daily performance consists of two or three parts depending on the program. The parts are Part 1 – Introduction to Myanmar traditional dance and music Musical prelude by a traditional Myanmar orchestra Traditional harp Candle light dance (Bagan dance) Part 2 – Myanmar puppet show Traditional opening – worshipping of spirits Himalaya scene – a traditional scene where the story teller recounts the creation of earth and universe Alchemist (Zawgyi) dance Royal Page Boy’s dance Comedians Competitive dance (between a puppet and a human dancer) Prince and the princess [...]

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Mandalay Entertainment – Moustache Brothers

Bamarlay — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:45:01 +0000

If you want to have a glimpse of traditional Myanmar anyient (dance and comedy show), the best place to see is in Mandalay. The Moustache Brothers Troupe (Mustache Brothers) is a group of banned anyient comedians, once famous among the people of Myanmar but now banned from performing in front of general public for their political activities. They perform their show every evening at 8:30 PM at their home in Mandalay. Because of restrictions imposed on the troupe, the performence cannot be done in full traditional costume. They perform their performence in normal dress, announcing that they are merely demonstrating what the actual Myanmar traditional anyient looks like. This is a mean to circumvent their public performence restriction. The three moustache brothers are Par Par Lay, Lu Maw and Lu Zaw. Par Par Lay used to be a very well known comedian in Myanmar, until his arrest and prison sencente, together with one of his brothers, for seven years. They were arrested after their performence in 1995 at the Myanmar Independence Day performence at NLD head quarter (then at the house of Aung San Su Kyi). They were released in 2000, after serving five of their seven years term, but [...]

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Karen Bamboo Dance

Bamarlay — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:38:03 +0000

The above is the Karen (Kayin) bamboo dance. It is quite similar to Chin bamboo dance. Dancers dance quick steps among the striking bamboos. This need high level of practice, skills and timing. One wrong move and your foot will be struck by the bamboo poles. In Karen state and among Karen people, Karen bamboo dance is played whenever there is a ceremony: Christmas, Karen New Year, Church functions, Pagoda festivals. The Karen bamboo dance is also quite well known and popular among other races in Myanmar, while Chin dance is relatively unknown in Myanmar. (The first time I saw Chin bamboo dance was while I was in Hakha during Chin National Day in 2007. Another well known Karen dance is Karen Done Yaine, a group dancing by Karen people. It is so well known that when I was in HIgh School, girls from our school form a Karen done yaine dance group to perform in school functions. Karen Bamboo Dance is an article from Myanmar Today, a site about Myanmar news, culture, custom, information and travel advice. If you like our articles, why don't you link to us in your website? It is simple. Just copy and paste the [...]

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Chin traditional dance on Chin National Day

Bamarlay — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:01:14 +0000

This is another video of Chin National Day 2007, Hakha, Chin State. This is the dance of Hakha High School Students. It is actually a modernized version of traditional Chin dance. Chin traditional dance on Chin National Day is an article from Myanmar Today, a site about Myanmar news, culture, custom, information and travel advice. If you like our articles, why don't you link to us in your website? It is simple. Just copy and paste the following code somewhere into your webpage. We really appreciate your link to us. <a href="http://www.myanmar2day.com/">Myanmar Today</a> Related Posts Another Chin traditional Bamboo dance Chin traditional Bamboo dance Ancient Chin Traditional Ceremony

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Ancient Chin Traditional Ceremony

Bamarlay — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:01:58 +0000

The above is the video I took during my visit to Hakha in 2007 February. This is one of the ancient Chin traditional ceremony. The ceremonary is to honour the lady who was selected by the local prince as a wife. To honour the lady, the relatives and friends of the lady made this grand ceremony in the past. Nowadays, there is no prince in Chin Land. However, to maintain the ancient tradition, these local people celebrate this ritual during the Chin National Day ceremony. The lady in honour was one of the daughters of a rich business man in Hakha. The lady’s father had to pay for all the expenses for this ceremony. Ancient Chin Traditional Ceremony is an article from Myanmar Today, a site about Myanmar news, culture, custom, information and travel advice. If you like our articles, why don't you link to us in your website? It is simple. Just copy and paste the following code somewhere into your webpage. We really appreciate your link to us. <a href="http://www.myanmar2day.com/">Myanmar Today</a> Related Posts Chin traditional dance on Chin National Day Chin traditional Bamboo dance Chin National Day 2007

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