Performing Arts in Myanmar (folk opera [pwe])

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Performing Arts in Myanmar (Burma)

On temple grounds, crowds congregate to watch a form of folk opera calk pwe. The themes range from Myanmar's royalty to Indian epics (Ramayana). It is a traditional Myanmar entertainment that has theatrical music and dance that is alternated with skits (usually with political satire) performed by clowns. An orchestra comprised of several instruments, including a xylophone, gongs, cymbals and the hne (an oboe with six reeds) usually accompanies the pwe.

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