12 October 2022
The 23rd Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition (central level) with 1883 contestants was held at the designated places in Nay Pyi Taw starting from the morning of 11 October.
The opening ceremony of the 23rd Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition took place at the Myanmar International Convention Centre-2 in Nay Pyi Taw at 9 am today and Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win delivered an address at the ceremony.
In his opening speech, the Vice-Senior General said: “Thanks to the encouragement of the Prime Minister of the State Administration Council Government and efforts of the cabinet member union ministers from relevant ministries, traditional cultural performing arts competition, which have been looked forward to by enthusiasts of traditional cultural performing arts for long, can be organized in 2022 on a grand scale in the same manner as previous competitions at township, district, state and regional and national levels.”
A total of 1883 contestants will participate in the 23rd Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition and 170 judges will evaluate and score the contestants systematically.
The Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition that held since 1993 has reached its 23rd competition. The competition that suspended for more than five years after holding the 22nd Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition was held in 2016, could be resumed in 2022 on a grand scale in the same manner as previous competitions at township, district, state and regional and national levels.
In the 23rd competition this year, traditional dances of ethnic Mon will be staged by contestants from the various regions and states.
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