Two more Mon dance performance groups to be formed

Nae Non, Independent Mon News Agency

July 6, 2005

A comedy Nai Pauk Chun said there will be two more Mon dance performance groups in the coming performance season which started in September 2005 and the price will increase.

Two performance groups: Mon Chit Soe (or Seik Non Chan) will create one Mon performance group and ‘Ong Seik Kyae’ will also create another group. But he does not know very well what are the exact plans.

“I think, the performance group Ong Seik Kyae will not give a new name, but they will name the second performance as Ong Seik Kyae II”, said the Comedy.

He also explained about the increase of the performance groups as both for business purpose and for maintenance of Mon national identity. Increase of Mon performance groups intends to perform in all Mon villages’ festivals and special occasions.

Mon Chit Soe is a famous Mon performance group in Mon State and a most expensive group that the Mon people have to pay.

A performance fun, Nai Ong Moe said, “It is so difficult to rent Mon Chit Soe’s group, it is expensive and they don’t want to come to an ordinary festival”.

The people have to pay 250, 000 Kyat (250 US Dollar) for one-night for Mon dance performance group which is more expensive than the Burmese speaking performance groups. They also have to pay 300, 000 Kyat for Mon Chit Soe’s group.

A well-known leading performer Nai Ong Kyaw San said, “The performance groups are competing to get famous actor and actress in their performance, and therefore, the rent price has increased”.

A well-known Comedy, Nai Pauk Chun, said he will receive 15, 000 Kyat for one-night rent in coming year while he received only 9000 Kyat last year.

Increase price for Mon dance performance not only relates to the rents of actors and actresses, but the transport cost, gasoline, electricity and clothing costs are also increased suddenly, he added.

There are 9 Mon performance groups last year and a few number of the group will increase for the coming season. As the equipment, utilities and clothing for the Mon performance groups were bought from the neighboring countries, they have better quality than the Burmese speaking performance groups and so that the Mon people preferred to rent them even the prices are high.

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