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                Thai (traditional) theatre Chiang Mai, Thailand.

                Plays based on plots drawn from Indian epics are staged in Thailand
                since the Middle Ages. Most popular, Thailand's national epic
                Ramakien ("Glory of Rama").
                There are only expressive gestures, no spoken lines. Loads of players
                in costumes and masks mime the action while a chorus sings the story
                in the background.