Southeast Asian arts - Thailand, Laos, Cambodia: Although their individual political histories differ, the music of Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia is almost identical. The musical instruments and forms of this region spring from the same sources: India, th
There are few communities in which some form of folk dance is not performed by local people. In the West, music, dance, and drama are usually separate arts, whereas in all areas of Southeast Asia, drama, dance, mime, music, song, and narrative are integrated into composite forms, often ...
Southeast Asian arts, the literary, performing, and visual arts of Southeast Asia. Although the cultural development of the area was once dominated by Indian influence, a number of cohesive traits predate the Indian influence. Wet-rice (orpadi) agriculture, metallurgy, navigation, ancestor cults, ...
Southeast Asian arts - Burma: One date is crucial in the art history of Burma: 1056 ce. In that year King Anawrahta of Pagan decreed Theravada Buddhism to be the state religion of all Burma. This signaled the unity of what had been a divided country, con
Southeast Asian arts - Shadow Puppet, Theatre, Puppetry: It is uncertain whether the shadow theatre is indigenous to Java or was brought from India, but the wayang kulit technique of having a single seated puppeteer who manipulates puppets, sings, chants
Southeast Asian arts - Indonesian, Batik, Wayang: The islands that in the 21st century compose Indonesia probably once shared in the complex Neolithic heritage of artistic tradition, which also spread farther, into the islands of Melanesia and Micronesia
Southeast Asian arts - Philippine Music, Dance, Crafts: Whatever indigenous theatrical forms may have existed in the Philippines, other than tribal epic recitations, were obliterated by the Spanish to facilitate the spread of Christianity. The earliest
Southeast Asian arts - Wayang, Multiform, Puppetry: Rulers from Java in the 13th and 14th centuries and later large colonies of Javanese introduced their wayang kulit shadow theatre. The puppets of wayang Djawa, or “Javanese” wayang, are identical with
Southeast Asian arts - Bali, Dance, Music: The rajas of eastern Java retreated before the Muslim invaders during the 16th century and departed to the island of Bali, where they remained. The old Javanese Indianized culture they brought with them survived
Jan 18, 18:New gallery:AAA Collections:Art and Antiques from the Himalayas and Southeast Asia Jan 16, 18:Kapoor Galleries Inc:Gallery updated with 1 new item Jan 15, 18:Noah's Ark:Gallery updated with 3 new items Jan 09, 18:Susan Ollemans:Gallery updated with 6 new items ...