The National Performing Arts Competition ( Burmese: မြန်မာတိုင်းရင်းသားတို့၏ ရိုးရာယဉ်ကျေးမှု အဆို၊ အက၊ အရေး၊ အတီးပြိုင်ပွဲ), commonly abbreviated Sokayeti ( Burmese: ဆိုကရေးတီး), is an annual performing arts competition held in Myanmar since 1993. [1] The competition is held in October of each year. [1]
The Sokayeti is divided into divisions, namely singing, dancing, composing, and instrumental performances, theatrical performances, marionette. and Burmese drama. [2] [1] Dances from ethnic minorities, including the Karen don dance have been included into the competition. [3] [4] 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. [5]
The divisions are divided into gender, and include: [6]
Competitors in each division are divided into 6 levels, according to age and ability: [1]
The National Performing Arts Competition ( Burmese: မြန်မာတိုင်းရင်းသားတို့၏ ရိုးရာယဉ်ကျေးမှု အဆို၊ အက၊ အရေး၊ အတီးပြိုင်ပွဲ), commonly abbreviated Sokayeti ( Burmese: ဆိုကရေးတီး), is an annual performing arts competition held in Myanmar since 1993. [1] The competition is held in October of each year. [1]
The Sokayeti is divided into divisions, namely singing, dancing, composing, and instrumental performances, theatrical performances, marionette. and Burmese drama. [2] [1] Dances from ethnic minorities, including the Karen don dance have been included into the competition. [3] [4] 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. [5]
The divisions are divided into gender, and include: [6]
Competitors in each division are divided into 6 levels, according to age and ability: [1]