Friday, October 15, 2010

[www.keralites.net] MONKEY THEATRE SHOW

Monkey theatre show in Bangkok, Thailand

 

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A female monkey lip-synchs to a song at a monkey show in Bangkok, Thailand
 
 
While these pictures will seem to shocking to most Western people, 
many Thais see nothing wrong with dressing monkeys up and making them 
perform. Monkey theatre has long been performed in Thailand at local fairs or
 held at temples during religious ceremonies. Although it is disappearing from 
Thai society, monkey theatre is now recognised as an asset of historical Thai culture
 
 
Wachara Gunrobroo (32) of the monkey drama troupe 
'Prakit Sitpragaan' performs with his monkeys during a show in Bangkok
 
 
The monkey theatre company has been performing in Thailand for over 30 years. 
The director of the troupe, Panya Ganrobroo, inherited the position from his uncle
 
 
In an attempt to make the show more accessible to younger audience 
and tourists, Panya Ganrobroo also includes more contemporary 
plots in the company's repertoire
 
 
During the 30-minute show, monkeys perform feats such as
 calculating numbers or jumping through hoops made of knives
 
 
Monkey theatre is just one of the animal acts that can be seen in 
Thailand which have outraged animal activists. Other acts include 
boxing orangutans, basketball-playing elephants, and a temple 
which allows tourists to touch tigers
 
 
A monkey collects money from Thai children at the end of a show
 
 
A monkey gestures "Namaskar" during a show by the monkey 
drama troupe 'Prakit Sitpragaan'
 
 
               
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Monkeys rest backstage after a show. A female monkey is seen 
in the background, removing lice from another monkey

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