Chinese opera troupe keeps waning art form alive in Thailand

The Star 2020-08-14

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The Lau San Chia Soon opera troupe is one of 20 troupes still performing throughout Thailand - an art form under threat by changing cultural habits and demographics in a kingdom reshaped by centuries of immigration from the north.
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