The Pursuit Of Suphanna Matcha
Pursuit of Supanna Matcha is a classical Thai dance drama from a popular episode in the Thai Ramakien (the Thai Ramayana epic). According to legend, Rama, the king of Ayutthaya, sets out to bring back his wife, Supanna Matcha, who has been kidnapped by King Tosakan. Rama is frustrated by the ocean blocking the way to Longka (Sri Lanka), where Tosakan has fled. Rama orders his monkey army to build a stone causeway from the mainland to the isle of Longka. Noticing the tardy progress of the construction of the causeway, Rama sends Hanuman in pursuit. Hanuman seeks