For seven hundred years, serpentine songs of glorious kings, ancient wealth, and deep love have echoed at weddings and social occasions in Myanmar (Burma). Though steeped in musical and literary ...

NEW YORK, March 24, 2015 — Asia Society announces the U.S. premiere of Shwe Man Thabin, one of Myanmar's most beloved traditional performing arts troupes, in two performances on April 10-11. Eighteen ...

The performance will be preceded at 7:00 pm by free pre-performance lecture. Asia Society Museum's exhibition Buddhist Art of Myanmar is also open until 9:00 pm on Friday, May 10 (free Museum ...

The song was a cry against the living hell that descended upon the people of Myanmar since February 1st, when the military overthrew the country’s civilian government. It was also a song of solidarity ...