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Po Sein, the Glossary

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Po Sein (ဘိုးစိန်,; 18 April 1882 – 11 January 1954) was an influential 20th-century traditional leading Burmese dance actor in Myanmar Drama Event and singer, who has been credited with innovating and modernizing Burmese performance arts, in dance, song, costumes, and stagecraft.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Anyeint, British rule in Burma, Burmese calendar, Burmese dance, Burmese names, Jataka tales, Longyi, Myanmar, Myaungmya Township, Slipper, Stocking, The Buddha, Yangon.

  2. 20th-century Burmese male actors
  3. 20th-century Burmese male singers
  4. Burmese dancers
  5. Burmese male stage actors

Anyeint

Anyeint (အငြိမ့်; also spelt a-nyeint) is a traditional Burmese entertainment form that combines dance with instrumental music, song, and comedy routines, in theatrical performances.

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British rule in Burma

The British colonial rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the successive three Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony, and finally independence.

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Burmese calendar

The Burmese calendar (မြန်မာသက္ကရာဇ်,, or ကောဇာသက္ကရာဇ်,; Burmese Era (BE) or Myanmar Era (ME)) is a lunisolar calendar in which the months are based on lunar months and years are based on sidereal years.

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Burmese dance

Dance in Burma (since 1989 known as Myanmar) can be divided into dramatic, folk and village, and nat dances, each having distinct characteristics.

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Burmese names

Burmese names lack the serial structure of most Western names.

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Jataka tales

The Jātaka (Sanskrit for "Birth-Related" or "Birth Stories") are a voluminous body of literature native to the Indian subcontinent which mainly concern the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form.

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Longyi

A longyi is a sheet of cloth widely worn in Myanmar (Burma).

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.

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Myaungmya Township

Myaungmya Township (မြောင်းမြမြို့နယ်) is a township of Myaungmya District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar.

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Slipper

Slippers are a type of shoes falling under the broader category of light footwear, that are easy to put on and off and are intended to be worn indoors, particularly at home.

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Stocking

Stockings (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) are close-fitting, variously elastic garments covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or possibly part or all of the thigh.

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The Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ('the awakened'), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.

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Yangon

Yangon (ရန်ကုန်), formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma).

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See also

20th-century Burmese male actors

20th-century Burmese male singers

Burmese dancers

Burmese male stage actors

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po_Sein

Also known as U Pho Sein, U Po Sein.