page_title: Thangyat
hierarchical_section_title: Thangyat
caption_attribution_description: English: Thangyat performers at New York City Thingyan (Burmese Water Festival), 2010. The festival took place at PS 9 Sarah Anderson School, 100 West 84th Street, Manhattan.
context_page_description: Thangyat is a Burmese performance art that blends traditional folk verse performances accompanied by the beat of traditional drums or a hsaing waing ensemble, and interspersed with song, dance and chant routines, and performed during festive occasions, particularly during Thingyan in the lead up to the Burmese New Year.
  Thangyat are often humorous and satirical in nature, expressing social and political commentary and public opinion. Consequently, from 1974 to 2013, thangyat performances were banned by the Burmese government under the rationale that thangyat performances undermined national security. Since 2013, the Burmese government has required thangyat troupes to submit lyrics to municipal thangyat committees for pre-approval.
context_section_description: Thangyat (Burmese: သံချပ်) is a Burmese performance art that blends traditional folk verse performances accompanied by the beat of traditional drums or a hsaing waing ensemble, and interspersed with song, dance and chant routines, and performed during festive occasions, particularly during Thingyan in the lead up to the Burmese New Year.
  Thangyat are often humorous and satirical in nature, expressing social and political commentary and public opinion. Consequently, from 1974 to 2013, thangyat performances were banned by the Burmese government under the rationale that thangyat performances undermined national security. Since 2013, the Burmese government has required thangyat troupes to submit lyrics to municipal thangyat committees for pre-approval.
caption: Thangyat performers in New York City.
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