| Art form: | Music & Dance |
| Type of disability: | Physical Disability & Visual Impairment |
| Main organisation: | Myanmar Physically Handicapped Association |
| Main mission: | Education, Awareness, Services |
Description
M.P.H.A created an art team in 19th August, 2010 and named it MELODY FLOWER. In this team, all of the members live with physical disabilities or visual impairment. This team aims to change people's attitudes towards disability, encouraging the belief that every person is counted. We promote the abilities of PWDs using the art as a form of expression, empowerment and employment.
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| Art form: | Music |
| Type of disability: | Blind |
| Main organisation: | Myanmar Christian Fellowship of the Blind |
| Main mission: | Education |
Description
The school has for objectives to raise and develop education level of the blind, to make them able to earn their own living and to stand on their own feet, and to make them become capable persons who can participate fully on an equal basis with all others in the human society.
In 1997, 4 friends from the school created a first music band, performing pop rock music, the Blind Reality Band. They often perform for fundraising, around 2 times a year.
The Blind dream band has created a bit later, in 2000 and their 5 members are more focused on traditional music songs.
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| Art form: | Music |
| Type of disability: | Blind |
| Main organisation: | Government School for the Blind |
Description
In 2000, the governmental School for the Blind in Yangon decided to invite a famous Burmese musician during 6 months to train their students in music. A small group of 14 students started to practice every day at the school. Some volunteer musicians regularly come to the school to teach them new techniques as it is not possible in Myanmar to integrate the mainstream Music School for blind persons. Their group called Starlight performs at least 7 times a year in several occasions (national celebrations, festivals...) and they receive fees for each show.
They are specialized in 2 kinds of music: traditional Myanmar songs and modern music.
Leader of Modern music: Seinbahtwe
Leader of Traditional music: Zaw Myo Win
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| Art form: | Dance for children |
| Main mission: | Education |
Description
The School for Disabled children, under the Department of Social Welfare, opened in 1971. The school welcomes physically and intellectually disabled children to give them basic education, opportunity to develop for their latter integration into regular schools, pre-vocational training and to train them to be independent in the activities of daily living.
The school welcomes 150 children. Every Thursday and Friday, the students are learning arts & crafts and once a week, they focus on music & dance. However, the school doesn't have specialized art teachers for these arts activities. An annual arts celebration is organised at the end of each year at the school.
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| Art form: | Dance for children |
| Main mission: | Education |
Description
Founded in 1920 by a British lady, Ms. Mary Chapman for the development of the deaf children in Myanmar, the school provides basic, academic education and vocational training in sewing, knitting, embroidery, computer, book binding, cooking and shiatsu training.
On the side of their scholarship programs, teachers encourage art activities after classes:
- Drawing class, including 20 members. They practice twice a week watercolor and drawing with a volunteer teacher. Their works are displayed in the school art room every year and they are invited to display their paintings in the Japanese school (Yangon) children festival day. In 2009, International school Yangon organized painting exhibition for their students in Inya lake Hotel. Some of their paintings are also made as postcards and Christmas cards.
- Traditional dancing group is participating every year in the International Disabled Persons Day & competition organized by Department I social welfare.
- Some students from International school taught underground Dance to deaf students in 2009. They perform for special occasions in their school.
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