Dragon dance, intermission music
About this recording
- Creator
- Kristin Post
- Date created
- October 3, 2000
- Duration
- 0:58
- Location
- Trang, Thailand
- File
- MP3
- License
- This recording copyright ©2000. Terms of use
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On the streets of Trang one night, people gathered to watch a dragon dance. This involved a few men, a beautiful dragon costume that fit over their heads so only their legs were showing, and several poles spaced apart on the blacktop. These men are more like puppeteers than dancers, manipulating the dragon costume so that it takes on its own life. The music accompaniment adds to the drama. The most exciting part is when they jump from pole to pole, landing, and balancing, doing this all in sync to the music and with each other beneath the costume.
In this clip, you can hear the intermission music that kept the crowd entertained before the second half began. It sounds to me like California beach music.
From my journal:
See Duan, and she takes me to dragon festival. Two men in character, jumping from pole to pole to music. That was quite special.
