Phoe Chit ( my, ဖိုးချစ်; born Chit Myo Htike on 15 February ) is a prominent traditional leading Burmese dance actor in Myanmar Drama Event. He has found success in VCD distribution of his ''thabin'' performances, including ''Seven Kinds of Dance Performances in the Arts'' (). He has since branched into the film industry, acting in films such as ''Law Mingala'' ().
He founded the Phoe Chit theatre troupe. In 2012, he began constructing a housing complex for his troupe's performers in
Mingaladon Township
Mingaladon Township ( my, မင်္ဂလာဒုံ မြို့နယ် ) is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with Hmawbi Township in the north, North Okkalapa Towns ...
, Yangon, consisting of 200 homes and dance studios.
He is founder and chairman of
Sagaing United F.C.
Sagaing United Football Club (also known as Mahar United; my, စစ်ကိုင်း ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း əɡáɪ̯ɴ}) is a Burmese professional football club, based at Monywa Stadium in M ...
, founded in 2015.
* On 30 November 2022, he is taken into custody for his role in opposing the military rule.
Early life and education
Phoe Chit was born on 15 February in
Kanbalu
Kanbalu (also spelt Kantbalu Myanmar's NET) is a town in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
Daw
Daw or DAW may refer to:
People and language
* Daw (given name)
* Daw (surname)
* Daw, an honorific used in Burmese name#Honorifics, Burmese names
* Dâw people, an indigenous people of Brazil
* Dâw language, a language of Brazil
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Thein Thein Mya. He is youngest of six siblings. He attended high school at B.E.H.S (1) Kanbalu. He graduated with a degree B.Sc (Maths) from
Yadanabon University
Yadanabon University ( my, ရတနာပုံ တက္ကသိုလ် ) is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Mandalay, Myanmar. Located in the outskirts of Mandalay in Amarapura by Taungthaman Lake, the university offers ...
Anyeint
Anyeint (; ; my, အငြိမ့်; also spelt a-nyeint) is a traditional Burmese entertainment form that combines dance with instrumental music, song, and comedy routines, in theatrical performances.Seekins, Donald M. (2006) "Anyeint (Anye ...