Arts

• Countries


  • China
  • Thailand
  • Japan
• Dragon Dance


  Represents power, strength and good luck
• Dragon Dance


  • The Chinese believe that performing the Dragon Dance during festivals and celebrations drives away evil spirits and ushers in good luck and blessings for the community

  
• Festivals


  • Dragon Dance
  • Lantern Festival
  • Taiko Drum Festival
• Thai Lantern Festivals


  • Take place during the Festival of Loy Kratong in Chiang Mai
  • Family members, lovers, and friends gather on the riverbanks to float flowers and candles
  • They also launch fireworks and release Thai lanterns at the same time because Thais believe that bad luck will fly away with the lanterns
  • The Festivals of Lantern was based on the beliefs of Brahmanism and symbolizes knowledge or light that guides them on the right path to follow in life
• Taiko Drum Festival


  • The Japan Kodo group is a professional troupe of Taiko drummers based in Sado island in Japan
  • They are popular because of their creative and compelling music using Taiko Drums
  • Kodo = Heartbeat (Ko - heart, Do - rhythm)
  • Kodo = Children of the Drum (Ko - child, Do - rhythm)
  • It encourages them to meditate by means of its soft sound or highly energetic sounds
• Noh


  • 12th or 13th Century
  • A very old form of dance and drama
  • They usually perform it at temples or shrines
  • In old times, it was performed by the samurai or the warrior class because it is their expression of prayer for peace and long life
  • Language is Poetic
  • Movement is Slow
  • Tone is Monotonous
  • Costumes are Rich and Heavy
  • Themes often relate to dreams, supernatural worlds, ghosts, and spirits
  • Plots are drawn from Legend, History, Literature, and Contemporary Events