Lao-Thai Cultural and Art Performance Troupe - Dance

For centuries, Laos and Thailand shared the same culture, food, clothing, and language. Today, the Thai and Lao folkloric tradition incorporates a wide repertoire of folk dances (fon phun muang), some based on ancient animist rituals, some developed in celebration of the passing of the seasons and others adapted from courtly performance genres. The group will perform folk dances that are rooted in the rice fields of Laos and Thailand.