Shwe Man Tahbin Zat Pwe Troupe - Music and Dance from Myanmar

One of Myanmar’s most revered traditional performing arts troupes, Shwe Man Thabin, an 18-member company of dancers, comedians, singers and musicians will be hosted by Asia Society on a tour to the United States. Shwe Man Thabin will present an abbreviated, 90-minute Myanmar (Burmese) traditional Zat pwe, ordinarily an all-night performance combining dance, theatre, song and music. This is a rare glimpse into an extraordinary art form, still little known outside its native land. The Shwe Man Thabin troupe is the last continuously performing family private troupe in Myanmar and was lauded in 2013 with national recognition celebrating its 80th anniversary.