The National Theatre of Yangon ( my, အမျိုးသားဇာတ်ရုံ), located in
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
, is a
national theatre of
Myanmar
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. The theatre is used for cultural exchange programs with foreign countries, for departmental workshops, religious ceremonies, prize giving ceremonies, performing arts competitions, and for musical stage shows.
History
The theater was constructed with aid from
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. Construction began on 3 June 1987 and completed on 30 January 1991. Of the total cost of 215.47 million kyats, the Chinese government contributed 150 million kyats and the Burmese side contributed the remainder.
Images
File:National Theatre of Yangon, hall.JPG, Hall of National Theatre of Yangon.
File:National Theatre of Yangon, from stage.JPG, Hall of National Theatre of Yangon seen from stage.
File:National Theatre of Yangon, hall 2.JPG, Stage of National Theatre of Yangon seen from gallery.
See also
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National Theatre of Mandalay
The National Theatre of Mandalay ( my, အမျိုးသား ဇာတ်ရုံ (မန္တလေး)), located in Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay, is a national theatre of Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunci ...
References
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Yangon, National Theatre of Yangon
Buildings and structures in Yangon
Yangon, National Theatre of Yangon
Theatres completed in 1991
1991 establishments in Myanmar