Old artistic habits hamper creativity
FOR some cultured individuals familiar with the capricious world of 21st century art, a trip to the New Treasure Art Gallery in Golden Valley offers little more than the prospect of seasoned Myanmar technicians flaunting their mastery of oil paint or watercolour in realist depictions of traditional Myanmar subject matter. (Volume 27, No. 538 - August 30 - September 5, 2010)
Thxa Soe to revive old beats
ELECTRO musician Thxa Soe, well known for his cont-roversial use of Myanmar traditional music combined with dance beats, is expecting to release his sixth album in the beginning of October. (Volume 27, No. 538 - August 30 - September 5, 2010)
Artist to visit SKorea forum
A MYANMAR artist is to participate in a regional cultural forum in South Korea next month. The Asia Culture Forum 2010 will be held from September 7 to 9 in Gwangju, said U Thant Sin, who will travel to South Korea for the event. (Volume 27, No. 538 - August 30 - September 5, 2010)
Rabindranath Tagore honoured
A CEREMONY to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet, playwright, author and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, was held on August 21 at Yangon’s Central Hotel. (Volume 27, No. 538 - August 30 - September 5, 2010)
Celebrity voices talk politics
I’m pleased to hear that the long-awaited election day is set because everyone has been expecting it. Now, I’m looking at the parties and listening to what people are saying. I will support a party that has rectitude and behaves with scrupulous honesty and fairness. We can’t expect a quick change but to a certain extent the election will be of benefit to the country. I want all interested people across the country to participate. (Volume 27, No. 538 - August 30 - September 5, 2010)
IC to play Sedona
IRON Cross will perform on September 4 at Sedona Hotel, Yangon, starting at 6:30pm. “We plan to perform [the concert] in two parts, the first part acoustic, the second part not. We’re still discussing the exact details of the performance,” said Chit San Maung, the band’s lead guitarist. (Volume 27, No. 538 - August 30 - September 5, 2010)
