Marionette theatre or yok-thei pwe enjoyed a pre-eminent place in
Myanmars performing arts tradition in the 18th and 19th centuries. The
movements created by master puppeteers u...
Marionette theatre or yok-thei pwe enjoyed a pre-eminent place in
Myanmars performing arts tradition in the 18th and 19th centuries. The
movements created by master puppeteers using the colorfully garbed and
carefully assembled jointed wooden puppets in fact influenced the
development of zat pwe, dance-drama later performed by live actors. Even
today Burmese classical dance shows a pronounced similarity to
marionette movements.
