Title: Backstage Mandalay : the netherworld of the Burmese performing arts /
Authors: Ehrlich, Daniel.
Publisher: River Books,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Street theater Burma.; Street theater Burma Pictorial works.; Street theater; Tanztheater.; Besessenheitskult.; Trance; Geisterglaube.; Bildband; Burma; Birma; Mandalay
Abstract: This book provides a glimpse under the curtain into the netherworld of the ancient Burmese performing arts. Backstage Mandalay reveals the private rituals of classical Burmese performers as they prepare for all-night festivals in upper Burma.
Contents: Chapter 1: City in Suspension -- Chapter 2: Spirit Wives -- Chapter 3: Minthas-Becoming the Prince -- Chapter 4: Burmese Folk Festivals in Mandalay.