The 3rd performance at the very first City Hall Songkran celebration in NYC. Hanuman Jap Nang Suvannamaccha is a classical Thai masked dance, a high level Thai drama practiced known as Khon. It tells the Thai version of a tale in a popular Hindu Epic, the Ramayana. In this tale, the monkey warrior Hanuman is on his way to rescue Rama's wife, Sita, and his voyage is disrupted by a beautiful mermaid Princess, Suvannamaccha. While tense at first, their encounter eventually leads to the two falling in love.
Performers
Hanuman: Amnaj Jatuprayoon
Suvannamaccha: Sara Hilany