News Forum - Thailand’s traditional “Nora” dancers call for ban on performances to be lifted

[Thaiger]

Dancers of Southern Thailand’s traditional folk dance are asking the governor of Trang, a coastal province along the Andaman Sea, to allow them to perform. Due to disease control measures in place over the past eight months, Nora dancers have not been allowed to perform and now say they are struggling financially. Dressed in their colourful Nora costumes, the dancers gathered to hand a letter to the governor of Trang, asking for measures to be lifted to allow them to perform. Some held up signs reading “Bring Nora back” and “Nora performers also have hearts, let us perform.” The leader […]

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[Graham]

Guess they just have to join the already long queue of Thai's in the entertainment industry who have been left high and dry since these Covid restrictions were put in place by a government who couldn't care less about the Thai people.

[Dedinbed]

34 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

. Some held up signs reading “Bring Nora back”

Damned right too .. bring back Nora Batty .. 

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

Nora dancers have not been allowed to perform

I wonder if they are any relation to “Morris dancers”? If so, not being allowed to perform may be a good thing!

[Convert54]

18 minutes ago, AdvocatusDiaboli said:

I wonder if they are any relation to “Morris dancers”? If so, not being allowed to perform may be a good thing!

Big difference in athletic/gymnastic  capacity ! So maybe approval to perform at funerals for victims of Covid-19 in deference to World Heritage Status just in case India claims the title  back?