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Puppet theatre (အမြင့်သဘင်) is the inspiration for many movements in traditional Burmese dancing, whose movements are reminiscent of puppets.The origins of Burmese Dance are traced to the Pyu, Halin, and Mon cultures in the central and lower Irrawaddy regions from at least two centuries before the Christian era. [2]
This is a timeline of Burmese or Myanmar history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Burma and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Burma. See also the list of Burmese leaders. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items ...
The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma; Burmese: မြန်မာ့သမိုင်း) covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest inhabitants of recorded history were a Tibeto-Burman-speaking people who established the Pyu city-states ranged as far south as Pyay ...
The cinema of Myanmar and former British Burma has a long history dating back to the 1910s. Burma's first film was a recording of the funeral of Tun Shein - a leading politician of the 1910s, who campaigned for Burmese independence in London. During the 1920s and 1930s, many Burmese-owned film companies (such as A1, New Burma, British Burma ...
Yein dancers performing for Thingyan.. Yein (Burmese: ယိမ်း) is a form of group dance native to Myanmar (Burma). [1] This dance form features multiple dancers synchronously dancing and moving their heads, waists, feet, and hands to the beats of music, often performed by a traditional Burmese orchestra called hsaing waing or drums.
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Kyaukse elephant dance festival (Burmese: ကျောက်ဆည်ဆင်ပွဲ) is an annual major traditional dance festival in Myanmar. It is held is on the day before full moon day of the Burmese lunar month of Thadingyut and the full moon day in Kyaukse , near Mandalay .
During Thingyan, dance troupes throughout the country perform synchronised group dances called yein. [13] [14] These dance styles originate in the Burmese folk music tradition, performed with songs featuring the beat of a double-headed drum called the dobat. [15] Songs from the classic 1985 film Thingyan Moe are commonly featured. [15]