When this occurs, the strange bedfellows of tourist consumerism and nationalist ideology co-conspire to reinvigorate the traditional art. With the emergence of modern nation-states in previously colonized areas, traditional arts are apt to collapse with the political and social change that self-determination and economic development encourage. I hope to extrapolate how the case of yokthe is representative of the situation of other genres in Southeast Asia as arts make the transition from a colonial to postcolonial era. My intention in this brief report is to comment on the yokthe in its earlier milieu and discuss the current framework for puppet performance in Myanmar, showing how, as the traditional patronage system for the art has passed, the modern forces of tourism and nationalism have promoted the revival of the genre. In August 1998, however, I found a resurgence of Burmese marionette theatre, but in a new context. The second reason is that the Indonesian people, at least a section of them, have lost the spirit of tolerance - symbolised in the Indonesian state crest, Bhenneka Tunggal Ika ('Unity in Diversity') - which is so vital in a multi-religious and plural society.The traditional puppet theatre of Myanmar (Burma), yokthe thay, experienced a severe decline in the period from World War II to the late 1980s when some claimed the art was in danger of demise. When the balance was tilted, chaos and disasters followed. First, Suharto failed to keep the balance of power between the armed forces and Islam, just as Sukarno had failed in his interplay of strength between Communism and the armed forces.
There are two major reasons why Indonesia is facing the crisis. There are signs that this multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural country may disintegrate just as Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. Racial and religious clashes, culminating in riots, burning and chaos, have become a daily event throughout the country. Author by: Khoon Choy LeeLanguage: enPublisher by: World ScientificFormat Available: PDF, ePub, MobiTotal Read: 30Total Download: 994File Size: 55,9 MbDescription: Since the fall of President Suharto in May 1998, Indonesia, the third largest country in Asia, has been facing a political, economic and social crisis.
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