Phoe Chit (Burmese: ဖိုးချစ်; born Chit Myo Htike on 15 February 1982) is a prominent traditional leading Burmese dance actor in Myanmar Drama Event.[1][2] He has found success in VCD distribution of his thabin performances, including Seven Kinds of Dance Performances in the Arts (အကခုနှစ်ဖြာအနုပညာ).[3] He has since branched into the film industry, acting in films such as Law Mingala (လော်မင်္ဂလာ).[4]
Phoe Chit | |
|---|---|
ဖိုးချစ် | |
| Born | Chit Myo Htike 15 February 1982 |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | Yadanabon University |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, actor, footballer |
| Years active | 2005—present |
| Organization | Phoe Chit Thabin |
| Known for | Burmese dance |
| Parent(s) | U Sein Win Thaung (father) Daw Thein Thein Mya (mother) |
He founded the Phoe Chit theatre troupe.[2] In 2012, he began constructing a housing complex for his troupe's performers in Mingaladon Township, Yangon, consisting of 200 homes and dance studios. He is founder and chairman of Sagaing United F.C., founded in 2015. [5]* On 30 November 2022, he is taken into custody for his role in opposing the military rule.[6]
Early life and education
editPhoe Chit was born on 15 February in Kanbalu, Sagaing Region, Myanmar to parents U Sein Win Thaung and Daw Thein Thein Mya. He is youngest of six siblings. He attended high school at B.E.H.S (1) Kanbalu. He graduated with a degree B.Sc (Maths) from Yadanabon University.
References
edit- ^ Nyein Ei Ei Htwe (27 August 2012). "Performance keeps audience enthralled into the wee hours". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ a b Zon Pann Pwint (27 February 2012). "Performers call for safety measures". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ May Sandy (27 December 2010). "Performers strive to move with the times". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ လင်းအက္ခရာ (April 2015). "သဘင် နဲ့ ပတ်သက် တဲ့ ရုပ်ရှင်ကားကြီး ရိုက်ကူး သွားမယ့် ဖိုးချစ်". Popular Myanmar (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Phyo May (1 June 2012). "မင်္ဂလာဒုံမှာ ဇာတ်အဖွဲ့သားတွေ နားခိုဖို့အတွက် သဘင်ခြံကြီး ဆောက်လုပ်နေတဲ့ ဖိုးချစ်". Yatanarpon (in Burmese). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Han Thit (6 December 2022). "Renowned performer of traditional Myanmar dance form arrested for anti-coup activism". Myanmar NOW.