This handy and colorful little book traces the history of dance and theatre in Burma in the courts and countryside, and describes the various dances, plays, and musical accompaniment that evolved as a result of the country's cultural and religious mix and its changing political circumstances.
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"Both color plates and black-and-white illustrations are delightful. This is a good first book on Burmese dance and theater."--Choice
"[Noel Singer] has produced a book of outstanding interest and originality."--Bulletin of the Burma Studies Group
"Singer's book is beautifully illustrated and gracefully written."--Journal of the American Oriental Society
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Noel F. Singer is a freelance writer, photographer and artist.
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IN AD 800, the maharaja of the Pyu city of Sri Kshetra was ordered by his overlord, I-mou-hsun (r. 778-808), ruler of Nanchao (Yunnan), to send a cultural troupe to accompany the ruler's entertainers to the T'ang court at Ch'ang-an. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
court troupe, court dancers, drum dancing, strolling players, royal theatre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Colour Plate, Crown Prince, Aung Bala, Lower Burma, Thabin Wun, Upper Burma, Konbaung Dynasty, Myawaddy Wungyi, Sin Kho Ma Lay, Courtesy of Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Maung Htin Aung, Singu Min, Yindaw Ma Lay, Badon Min, Dagon Khin Khin Lay, Min Naing, Mindon Min, Shweman Tin Maung New!
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IN AD 800, the maharaja of the Pyu city of Sri Kshetra was ordered by his overlord, I-mou-hsun (r. 778-808), ruler of Nanchao (Yunnan), to send a cultural troupe to accompany the ruler's entertainers to the T'ang court at Ch'ang-an. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
court troupe, court dancers, drum dancing, strolling players, royal theatre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Colour Plate, Crown Prince, Aung Bala, Lower Burma, Thabin Wun, Upper Burma, Konbaung Dynasty, Myawaddy Wungyi, Sin Kho Ma Lay, Courtesy of Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Maung Htin Aung, Singu Min, Yindaw Ma Lay, Badon Min, Dagon Khin Khin Lay, Min Naing, Mindon Min, Shweman Tin Maung New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Burmese Puppets (Images of Asia) by Noel F. Singer in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Life of the Buddha by Patricia M. Herbert in Back Matter
- Old Penang (Images of Asia) by Sarnia Hayes Hoyt in Front Matter
- The Birds of Singapore (Images of Asia) by Clive Briffett in Front Matter
- Folk Pottery in South-East Asia (Images of Asia) by Dawn F. Rooney in Front Matter
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- Strange Parallels: Volume 1, Integration on the Mainland: Southeast Asia in Global Context, c.800-1830 (Studies in Comparative World History) by Victor Lieberman on page 191
- Traditional Festivals in Thailand (Images of Asia) by Ruth Gerson in Front Matter
- The Making of Modern Burma by Thant Myint-U in Back Matter
- New Theatre Quarterly 47: Volume 12, Part 3 (v. 12) by Clive Barker in Back Matter
- Aceh: Art and Culture (Images of Asia) by Holly S. Smith in Front Matter
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