| This collaborative performance explores the culturally rich artistry and complexity of the long troubled and still struggling Myanmar. |
| What is it like to live in a society where you are muzzled, where everything you say is overheard and reported on?Told from the perspective of artists, musicians and other performers who are trying to pursue their art, “Sandaya: Burmese Lessons” is a musical theater performance that covers twenty years of Burmese history, including when the military junta clamped down on Burmese demonstrators killing 10,000 people in 1988 and ending with the Saffron revolution of 2007. This is the story of a young American pianist who learns about Burmese society by playing Burmese music. This performance is produced by Alliance for New Music-Theatre, and it features contemporary performance art and Burmese dance, drumming and puppetry with American as well as Burmese performers, who are coming from Yangon. The work is co-created by Kit Young, composer, Susan Galbraith, director – scriptwriter, and Chaw Ei Thein, performance artist. SAVE THE DATE ! Sandaya: Burmese Lessons kicks off Radical Transformations the performance series by Alliance for New Music-Theatre July 11-14,18-21, 2013 Thursday – Sunday evenings 8 pm Sunday matinees at- special ‘pay what you can’ preview – 8pm Burmese food on July 11 and at Sunday Matinees at Atlas Performing Arts CenterClick here for TICKETS -For more information, click hereSandaya : Burmese Lessons traces the journey of a young American pianist as she learns Burmese language and unique piano style (sandaya). Her story captures her relationships with a Burmese performance artist and U Ko Ko, her piano teacher, as all three become caught up in the struggle between artistic expression and tyranny. |
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