Made new puppets and repaired as necessary to participate international Festivals. Participated in Dubai Summer Surprises 2008(DSS 2008) in Dubai, U.A.E from 8.7.2008 to 10.8.2008. The Organizer proposed us to stay more 6 months to perform at Private Schools around U.A.E but refused for coincidence of Sweden and Cambodia Festivals already accepted.
Ritual Dance of Nat-ga-daw or Spirit Votaress or Spirit Medium
The “Curtain-raiser” which is in fact the first stock-scene of a puppet show is the “Ritual Dance of the Nat-ga-daw”. This dance is presented to propitiate the Tha-gya-min (King of the Celestial Beings), the famous pantheon of thirty-seven Nats or Spirits, the La-maing Nat or the patron goddess of the theatre and all the “powers-that-be” in order for the puppeteers and the musicians to perform most artistically and free from all disturbances.
