Phoe Chit Explained

Phoe Chit
Native Name Lang:my
Birth Name:Chit Myo Htike
Birth Date:1982 2, df=y
Birth Place:Kanbalu, Sagaing Region, Myanmar
Nationality:Burmese
Occupation:Dancer, actor, footballer
Years Active:2005—present
Parents:U Sein Win Thaung (father)
Daw Thein Thein Mya (mother)
Alma Mater:Yadanabon University
Known For:Burmese dance
Organization:Phoe Chit Thabin

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 .[3] He has since branched into the film industry, acting in films such as Law Mingala .[4]

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]

Early life and education

Phoe 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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Performance keeps audience enthralled into the wee hours. Nyein Ei Ei Htwe. 27 August 2012. Myanmar Times. 27 July 2015.
  2. News: Performers call for safety measures. Zon Pann Pwint. 27 February 2012. Myanmar Times. 27 July 2015.
  3. News: Performers strive to move with the times. May Sandy. 27 December 2010. Myanmar Times. 27 July 2015.
  4. News: သဘင် နဲ့ ပတ်သက် တဲ့ ရုပ်ရှင်ကားကြီး ရိုက်ကူး သွားမယ့် ဖိုးချစ်. လင်းအက္ခရာ. April 2015. Popular Myanmar. Burmese. 27 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041541/http://www.popularmyanmar.com/mpaper/2015/05/%E1%80%9E%E1%80%98%E1%80%84%E1%80%B9-%E1%80%94%E1%80%B2%E1%82%94-%E1%80%95%E1%80%90%E1%80%B9%E1%80%9E%E1%80%80%E1%80%B9-%E1%80%90%E1%80%B2%E1%80%B7-%E1%82%90%E1%80%AF%E1%80%95%E1%80%B9%E1%80%9B/. 5 March 2016.
  5. News: မင်္ဂလာဒုံမှာ ဇာတ်အဖွဲ့သားတွေ နားခိုဖို့အတွက် သဘင်ခြံကြီး ဆောက်လုပ်နေတဲ့ ဖိုးချစ်. Phyo May. 1 June 2012. Yatanarpon. Burmese. 27 July 2015.
  6. News: Renowned performer of traditional Myanmar dance form arrested for anti-coup activism . Myanmar NOW . Han Thit . 6 December 2022 .