Burma/Mandalay: Pwe dancers at a 'Moustache Brothers' performance in Mandalay. All-night performances, which combine melodrama, slapstick, traditional dance and even pop music are called 'zat pwe' in Burma. These seasonal events are staged in enclosed temporary bamboo theaters and are typically part of annual fund raising activities at pagoda festivals. The performers are traveling troupes, usually several dozen professional male and female dancers, musicians, comedians and actors. These troupes travel widely throughout the country.

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