The National Performing Arts Competition (), commonly abbreviated Sokayeti (), is an annual performing arts competition held in Myanmar since 1993. The competition is held in October of each year.
Divisions The Sokayeti is divided into divisions, namely singing, dancing, composing, and instrumental performances, theatrical performances, marionette. and Burmese drama. Dances from ethnic minorities, including the Karen don dance have been included into the competition. Most competitors are from the National University of Arts and Culture, Yangon and Mandalay, the State School of Fine Arts, and other culture-oriented educational institutions.
The divisions are divided into gender, and include:
Singing Mahāgīta Old and contemporary songs Popular songs Dancing Dance Dramatic play - Suvaṇṇa Jātaka (သုဝဏ္ဏဇာတ်တော်ကြီ) Marionette Yokson (person, parrot, nat, mouse) Yokthe (prince, princess, ogre) Kwetseit (ကွက်စိပ်) Sutanu Jātaka (သုတနုဇာတ်) Scene of Rāhula Requesting Inheritance မွေခံထိုက်စေရိုးရာအမွေ Composing Amateur Level 1 Amateur Level 2 Professional Instrumental performances Burmese harp Pattala Piano Hsaing waing Hne Violin Hsaingwainggyi Ozi (အိုးစည်) Dobat (ဒိုးပတ်) Mandolin Guitar Donmin (ဒုံမင်း)
Levels Competitors in each division are divided into 6 levels, according to age and ability:
Amateur Level 1 Amateur Level 2 Professional Ages 15 to 20 Ages 10 to 15 Ages 5 to 10
References
See also
Burmese music Burmese dance Culture of Myanmar Mahagita