A few years ago, while researching my thesis, I learned about the ‘yadeya’ (written as is pronounced). Artists Tune Win Aung and Wah Nu were explaining one… Read more “Art and Life: The ‘Yadeya’”
Category: Thesis Diary
Questions for Performance Artists
August 2010 – All questions translated into Burmese by Htoo Lwin Myo Performance Questions Are you particularly influenced by any philosophers or performance theory? If so, why?… Read more “Questions for Performance Artists”
Train from Mandalay – Yangon
2010 August 23rd The train. Left at 5:30 in the morning. I’ve never seen so much rice in my life. Beautiful sprawling lime green fields of rice,… Read more “Train from Mandalay – Yangon”
Ko-Z, Mrat, Marlon and Mandalay
2010 August 18th Met with Ko-Z today. Had drinks in the afternoon and talked about Art as Religion. He also elaborated on his Enviroformance as an… Read more “Ko-Z, Mrat, Marlon and Mandalay”
Zoncy, Research Day and Htein Lin/Chaw Ei
August 11, 2010 Taxied to Aung Myint’s home to make an appointment for tomorrow. He was very nice, had no idea who I was nor did he… Read more “Zoncy, Research Day and Htein Lin/Chaw Ei”
Po Po Visit
August 9, 2010 Research day. Copied 3 art books. Will most likely print several copies of each. Also spent the day reading more about traditional theatre and… Read more “Po Po Visit”
San Minn, Po Po, Nge Lay
August 7, 2010 Today attended the Pre-Collegiate Program Diplomatic School in Yangon, where an elderly couple, Dorothy and Jim work as Educational Consultants to enhance the English… Read more “San Minn, Po Po, Nge Lay”
Phyu Mon Visit
August 6, 2010 Traveled to Phyu Mon’s house around 9:30, only to get dreadfully lost in the Golden Valley Road area – a wealthy community of officials… Read more “Phyu Mon Visit”
Random Musings & Interviews for Thesis 2010
Daily Accounts – Myanmar – August 2010 August 4, 2010 Arrive 2 PM. In touch previously with Po Po, Zoncy, Thwe Thwe, Chaw Ei, Phyu Mon, Mrat,… Read more “Random Musings & Interviews for Thesis 2010”
First Thesis Free Write – 2010
Who was first? Who cares? The West needs a timeline but everytime you read one you realize how wrong they are – and I’ve read that much of… Read more “First Thesis Free Write – 2010”
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