Kyaw Myo Ko is a Myanmar national born in 1970 who has extensive experience in cultural heritage preservation, sustainable tourism, and performing arts. He currently serves as the Director and Program Coordinator of Myanmar Upper Land, focusing on culture and sustainable tourism. He has overseen numerous projects restoring damaged cultural sites and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, including Myanmar marionettes. Kyaw Myo Ko has also participated in various international conferences and led cultural performances across Europe, Asia, and elsewhere.
In November 2008, Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program staff of the the International Institute, Graduate School partnered with the National Capital Area Chapter (NCAC) of the Fulbright Association for a third year to hold a workshop event in honor of International Education Week.
To see the highlights of the event hosted at the Embassy of Singapore, please view our slideshow.
In November 2008, Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program staff of the the International Institute, Graduate School partnered with the National Capital Area Chapter (NCAC) of the Fulbright Association for a third year to hold a workshop event in honor of International Education Week.
To see the highlights of the event hosted at the Embassy of Singapore, please view our slideshow.
Educational trip for school / college students travel to Tilonia, Jaipur in India Rajasthan, organized by GenNxt Eduserve Pvt Ltd. Extra curricular activities and insights into the great work being done by the Barefoot college, to promote rural livelihoods and self sufficiency.
Teaching for Community: Tellin' the StoriesMATSITI
Yunggorendi First Nations Centre produced a series of 19 online videos Tellin' the stories of teachers: Tellin' the stories of teaching sharing Indigenous voices from the perspectives of students, lecturers, classroom teachers and education leaders as part of the MATSITI project. This workshop will discuss how we engaged schools, family and community members to help inspire Indigenous people to consider teaching as a career. The session will also provide a chance to share strategies to promote teacher education in a broader community context, not just aiming at individuals.
Educators bus tour: connecting schools and small museumsJanis Hanley
Tells of a Gold Coast initiative that connected teachers with their local museums, to learn about possibilities for history excursions that align with the Australian National History Curriculum.
Safeguarding the Tradition of Myanmar Marionette and Performing ArtsKyaw Myo Ko
This Case Study is a reprint of the August 2016 project report concerning Safeguarding the Tradition of Myanmar marionettes and related performing arts during the period from the 1st of July 2015 through July 2nd, 2016 funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – SDC and implemented by Myanmar Upper Land | culture & travel (MUL)
Malaysia is not only unique country with a multicultural diversity but also has a rich and numerous culture and heritage treasures. Therefore, as technology growth across world, many cultural heritages might become missing without any effective efforts in preservation and conservation of the culture and heritage. Within this scenario, the qualitative study was conducted through documents review, a field observation followed by a face-to-face interview with corresponding respondents to empirically ascertain the narrative history and uniqueness of Gasing Leper Terengganu which further propose an alternative approach in preserving Gasing Leper Terengganu’s heritage.| Publisher: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Titiwangsa Cultural Centre Project Management Reportdouglasloon
Taylor's University Lakeside Campus
School of Architecture, Building & Design
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture
Project Management (MGT60403 / ARC 3612 / ARC 3614)
Educational trip for school / college students travel to Tilonia, Jaipur in India Rajasthan, organized by GenNxt Eduserve Pvt Ltd. Extra curricular activities and insights into the great work being done by the Barefoot college, to promote rural livelihoods and self sufficiency.
Teaching for Community: Tellin' the StoriesMATSITI
Yunggorendi First Nations Centre produced a series of 19 online videos Tellin' the stories of teachers: Tellin' the stories of teaching sharing Indigenous voices from the perspectives of students, lecturers, classroom teachers and education leaders as part of the MATSITI project. This workshop will discuss how we engaged schools, family and community members to help inspire Indigenous people to consider teaching as a career. The session will also provide a chance to share strategies to promote teacher education in a broader community context, not just aiming at individuals.
Educators bus tour: connecting schools and small museumsJanis Hanley
Tells of a Gold Coast initiative that connected teachers with their local museums, to learn about possibilities for history excursions that align with the Australian National History Curriculum.
Safeguarding the Tradition of Myanmar Marionette and Performing ArtsKyaw Myo Ko
This Case Study is a reprint of the August 2016 project report concerning Safeguarding the Tradition of Myanmar marionettes and related performing arts during the period from the 1st of July 2015 through July 2nd, 2016 funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – SDC and implemented by Myanmar Upper Land | culture & travel (MUL)
Malaysia is not only unique country with a multicultural diversity but also has a rich and numerous culture and heritage treasures. Therefore, as technology growth across world, many cultural heritages might become missing without any effective efforts in preservation and conservation of the culture and heritage. Within this scenario, the qualitative study was conducted through documents review, a field observation followed by a face-to-face interview with corresponding respondents to empirically ascertain the narrative history and uniqueness of Gasing Leper Terengganu which further propose an alternative approach in preserving Gasing Leper Terengganu’s heritage.| Publisher: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Titiwangsa Cultural Centre Project Management Reportdouglasloon
Taylor's University Lakeside Campus
School of Architecture, Building & Design
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture
Project Management (MGT60403 / ARC 3612 / ARC 3614)
The presentation of the WHACY game has been updated in January 27th, 2015, following some changes on the program. The campaign in the SADC region finished in November 2014.
About Myanmar Marionettes Organization (MMOrg)Kyaw Myo Ko
Introduction, Aim and Objectives, The founding of the Myanmar Marionettes Organization (History and Background), Patrons and Executive Committee Members of the Myanmar Marionette Organization (MMOrg)
The impact of the natural disaster on the Tangible and Intangible Culture Her...Kyaw Myo Ko
In natural disasters people are often being displaced and the consequences and misery of those displaced by natural disasters and conflicts are often very similar. People lose their home and their possessions; they experience trauma and depression and are in need of similar protection and assistance needs. Given this context, this paper shares personal experiences and evolving and emerging challenges in preserving and promoting the Tangible and Intangible Culture Heritage, in particular in the field of Myanmar traditional performing arts which can be lost by different means and causes. The paper, as an example, discusses the experiences and lessons learnt from different cultural heritage restoration projects undertaken in Myanmar during the period from 2008 to 2012 which were supported by the Cultural Emergency Response Programme (CER) of the Prince Claus Fund in the Netherlands. The paper highlights what efforts could be made to prevent further damage and to restore the traditional skills, knowledge, techniques and cultural related objects that have been damaged and destroyed by natural disaster in the communities of Myanmar. Disaster management for cultural heritage can be handled differently in each area or country in terms of resources and capacity available. Therefore the aim is not only to describe the damage by the natural disaster but also to share my opinion and experience related to cultural related objects, monuments and artists that have been affected by natural disaster. In particular, the paper intended to express what we have learnt from the experiences in the major disasters in Myanmar, what special skills and knowledge are needed to alleviate negative impacts as the protection of cultural heritage.
Report and Case Study on the Course ‘Conservation of Collections and Intang...Kyaw Myo Ko
But I, a cultural worker from Mandalay where the culture center of Myanmar and cultural continuity is believed to be important along with a wide range of awareness in culture heritage is the context in which we ask these questions and consider these issues. For example, to be effective, we in the private sector can initiate a similar culture heritage related course/seminar within the local community first, then to expand and exchange with others at the regional and international levels.
In my last group we defined “Intangible Culture Heritage” as follows:
“INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE ARE THE EVER-MOVING CONSTANTLY RECREATED TRADITION AND LIVES AND LIVING EXPRESSION OF A COMMUNITY”
Welcome to the Program Your Destiny course. In this course, we will be learning the technology of personal transformation, neuroassociative conditioning (NAC) as pioneered by Tony Robbins. NAC is used to deprogram negative neuroassociations that are causing approach avoidance and instead reprogram yourself with positive neuroassociations that lead to being approach automatic. In doing so, you change your destiny, moving towards unlocking the hypersocial self within, the true self free from fear and operating from a place of personal power and love.
1. Curriculum Vitae of
Name Kyaw Myo Ko (Mr.)
Date of birth July 13, 1970
Nationality Myanmar
Current positions
• Director and Program Coordinator of Myanmar Upper Land | culture & travel (MUL)
Myanmar.
Sustainable, Community and Culture based Tourism.
• Project Coordinator (Myanmar) of Cultural Emergency Response (CER) / Prince Claus
Fund, Netherlands.
• Representative for PUM Netherlands senior expert in Mandalay.
Note: PUM is a Dutch non-profit organization linking businesses in developing countries to Dutch
professionals. These experts transfer their knowledge in an efficient manner, thereby promoting self-
sufficiency, entrepreneurship and the sustainable development of small and medium-sized enterprise in
developing countries and emerging markets.
My main activities / specialisations
After finishing my university study in history and culture, I started working in the field of art, in
particular with the almost lost art of Myanmar marionettes and in the field of restoring cultural
heritage sites that were damaged either by earthquakes or flash floods, in both areas.
Sustainability of those concerns is for me very important beside the tourism which is to share
cultural diversity with those who appreciate and enjoy this way of life and who travel with
respect, encouraging them to build bridges between people and to be repeat visitors to Myanmar.
Performance history
2014 –
until now
Myanmar Upper Land | culture & travel
Director & Program Coordinator for culture related projects
2000 – 2014 Mandalay Marionettes Theatre
Co-Director; organizing international cultural exchange projects
1990 – 2000 Mandalay Marionettes Theatre
Theater and administrative manager
Marionette player
Address Mobile + 95 (0) 9 50 222 40
• GaGa-2/4, B street Tel / fax: + 95 (0) 2 65011
• Between 58-59 str, south of Theik Pan str Email: kmk@myanmarupperland.com
• Chan Mya Thar Zi township, Mandalay Email: kyaw.myo.ko@gmail.com
• Myanmar Website: http://www.myanmarupperland.com/
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2. Curriculum Vitae of
Name Kyaw Myo Ko (Mr.)
Date of birth July 13, 1970
Nationality Myanmar
Community development, Restoration and Educational Projects
2016 Sept – On 24th August, 2016, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chauk, along the
Irrawaddy River in central Myanmar causing damage to numerous
monuments in the nearby Bagan archaeological area. In the immediate
aftermath UNESCO Bangkok office requested ICCROM to put together a
team of experts to assist in the Bagan earthquake emergency response and
rehabilitation programme. Three experts participated in the UNESCO-
ICCROM mission undertaken from 5-16 September 2016. Ms. Aparna
Tandon, a disaster risk management specialist and the Project Manager of the
Collections Unit, ICCROM, Ms. Eugenie Crete, a civil engineer working
with ICCROM and CRAterre and Kyaw Myo Ko, a renowned Intangible
Heritage expert from Myanmar.
2015 June –
2016 July
“Safeguarding the Traditional Myanmar Marionettes Performing Arts”
Project Coordinator - the project funded by the Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC) with collaboration from the ‘Goethe
Institut’ Myanmar, Myanmar Upper Land (MUL) and Myanmar Marionette
Organization (MMO).
2013 –
2014 March
“Restoration of Ancient Damaged Pagodas”
Project Coordinator - funded by Cultural Emergency Response (CER)
program under Prince Claus Fund, The Netherlands.
Project location in Sint-Gu Township and Tha-Peik-Kyin Township,
Mandalay Division, Myanmar.
2011 – 2012 “Rehabilitation and Community Development Project”
Project Coordinator - funded by Cultural Emergency Response (CER)
program under Prince Claus Fund, The Netherlands.
Location in Kyun Yin Village, Puak Township and Ywa-Ma (North) in Seik
Phyu Township, Myanmar.
2010 – 2011 “Rehabilitation and Community Development Project”
Project Coordinator - funded by Cultural Emergency Response (CER)
program under Prince Claus Fund, The Netherlands. The project provided
emergency relief for damaged cultural heritage sites that were destroyed by
Cyclone Giri (2010) in Myanmar.
Address Mobile + 95 (0) 9 50 222 40
• GaGa-2/4, B street Tel / fax: + 95 (0) 2 65011
• Between 58-59 str, south of Theik Pan str Email: kmk@myanmarupperland.com
• Chan Mya Thar Zi township, Mandalay Email: kyaw.myo.ko@gmail.com
• Myanmar Website: http://www.myanmarupperland.com/
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3. Curriculum Vitae of
Name Kyaw Myo Ko (Mr.)
Date of birth July 13, 1970
Nationality Myanmar
Location in Myebon Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar.
2008 – 2011 Project Director - Compiled and produced a multi-media educational DVD-
Rom on “The History and Tradition of Myanmar Marionette Theater”
This DVD-ROM was donated to University of Culture, Myanmar to be used
as a learning guide for students.
2008 – 2009 “Restoration of Cultural Heritage and Artistic Support Project”
Project Coordinator - funded by Cultural Emergency Response (CER)
program under Prince Claus Fund, The Netherlands.
The project provided emergency relief for damaged cultural heritage sites
that were destroyed by Cyclone Nargis (2008) in Myanmar.
Locations in Bogalay and Moulamyinegyun Township in Irrawaddy Delta,
Myanmar.
2007
January
“Multicultural Learning through Traditional Storytelling”
Funded by ACCU International Exchange Programme under the
UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust for the promotion of international
cooperation and mutual understanding.
A cultural exchange program in close cooperation with the Akita
International University, Japan and Mandalay marionettes theater.
The program was held in Mandalay, Myanmar
International courses, conferences, cultural activities and performances
2017
16-20 Oct Participated "Designing Training and workshop for Cultural First
Aiders" an International workshop organized at ICCROM in Rome from 16
to 20 October 2017.
2017
11-17 July As a Manager of the trope, attended the “Rain Forest World Music
Festival” for the Performance of Saing Waing Performance together with
another (5) renowned Myanmar Traditional Musicians. At Teluk Bandung,
Santubong - Kuching, Sarawak
Address Mobile + 95 (0) 9 50 222 40
• GaGa-2/4, B street Tel / fax: + 95 (0) 2 65011
• Between 58-59 str, south of Theik Pan str Email: kmk@myanmarupperland.com
• Chan Mya Thar Zi township, Mandalay Email: kyaw.myo.ko@gmail.com
• Myanmar Website: http://www.myanmarupperland.com/
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4. Curriculum Vitae of
Name Kyaw Myo Ko (Mr.)
Date of birth July 13, 1970
Nationality Myanmar
2013
18 – 20 Nov
Conference on “Cultural Heritage and Disaster Risk Reduction”
Organized by: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization
Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SEAMEO SPAFA, Japan
Foundation International; in Bangkok, Thailand.
Functions: as project coordinator of the Culture Emergency Response
program of Prince Claus Fund from The Netherlands, and as a speaker of the
conference.
2013 “World Symposium on Global Encounters in SEA Performing Art”
International Theater and New Media Performance Festival, Workshop and
Conference held by Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of
Communication Arts, Bangkok University at Rangsit campus.
A lecture was presented by me about “Myanmar Marionettes Theater”
2012
31 March
“Music and Dance from the Burmese dynasties in Europe”
• Zuiderpershuis in Antwerp, Belgium;
• Tropical Theatre in Amsterdam, Netherlands;
• Rasa theatre in Utrecht, Netherlands.
“Classical Music from the Burmese dynasties” with performances at:
• Jazz-Schmiede in Dusseldorf; Lutherkirche Hamm, Domforum in
Cologne, Lutherstift in Wuppertal, Aula der Alten Schule am Wall in
Detmold, Stad Theater in Gutersloh, Teo Otto Theater in Remscheid,
Bleckkirche in Gelsenkirchen, Museum Haus Völker und Kulturen in
Sankt Augustin; all in Germany.
• Auditorium Guimet National Museum of Asian Art, Paris, France
2011
March
“Conservation of Collections and Intangible Heritage”
International course organized by ICCROM, SEAMEO-SPAFA and Brunei
Museum Department at Brunei Darussalam.
2010
Nov
Classical Myanmar Music Tours at 16th
Asian Game, Guangzhou, China
2010
Sept – Oct
“First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict”
International course organized by ICCROM with the cooperation of
UNESCO, Blue Shield and specialized international and national agencies.
Address Mobile + 95 (0) 9 50 222 40
• GaGa-2/4, B street Tel / fax: + 95 (0) 2 65011
• Between 58-59 str, south of Theik Pan str Email: kmk@myanmarupperland.com
• Chan Mya Thar Zi township, Mandalay Email: kyaw.myo.ko@gmail.com
• Myanmar Website: http://www.myanmarupperland.com/
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5. Curriculum Vitae of
Name Kyaw Myo Ko (Mr.)
Date of birth July 13, 1970
Nationality Myanmar
Study visits to Rome and other cities in Italy.
2009
Nov
“Weaving Cultures, Weaving Visions”
Mekong Arts & Media Festival 2009 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia
“Marionettes performance and panel speaker on the conference”
2009
Oct
Demonstration and workshop about Myanmar marionettes
“Asian Art Museum” San Francisco, USA under the arrangement of
educational and public programs.
2009
Oct
Traditional performance and work shop tour to Taiwan
Asian-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival – 2009 – In Ilan Countryside, Taiwan
Myanmar Classical Music Concert and Marionettes Performance at Tainan
University of Culture and at Hualien Country, Taiwan.
2009
April
Traditionnel Performance tour in Europe
Performances at Easter festival Rum in Tirol, Austria; Imago Dei Festival
2009 Krems, Austria and Olonne-sur-mer, France.
2008
Dec
Myanmar Classical Music Tours to Europe
The Tropical Theatre (department of the Royal Tropical Institute or KIT) in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
RASA, Center of World Cultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
The Center of world cultures, Zuiderpershuis in Antwerp, Belgium.
2008
March
“A CYCLE ON BURMESE TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCES”
Performed in Musée Du Quai Branly, Paris, France
2007 Myanmar Traditional Dance, Music and Marionettes performance at
FORUM, Universal de les Cultural, Monterrey, Mexico.
2006 World Festival of Puppet Theaters -2006, Charleville-Mézières, France
Performances with Myanmar traditional dance, music and marionettes.
Room No.1 UNESCO House, Paris.
2005 "Asia Pacific Arts Forum 2005"
Address Mobile + 95 (0) 9 50 222 40
• GaGa-2/4, B street Tel / fax: + 95 (0) 2 65011
• Between 58-59 str, south of Theik Pan str Email: kmk@myanmarupperland.com
• Chan Mya Thar Zi township, Mandalay Email: kyaw.myo.ko@gmail.com
• Myanmar Website: http://www.myanmarupperland.com/
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6. Curriculum Vitae of
Name Kyaw Myo Ko (Mr.)
Date of birth July 13, 1970
Nationality Myanmar
Myanmar marionettes workshop and performance at Taipei National
University of the Arts and Traditional Cultural Center, Ilan, Taiwan
2005 Performance and Cultural Exchange tours to Morocco and Europe
─ Mawazine Festival, Royal Garden, Rabat, Morocco
─ Comédie de Reims Museum, Reims, France
─ Les Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie, Genève, Switzerland
─ l'Octogone Theater, Lausanne, Switzerland
─ La Rose des Vents Theater, Lille, France
─ Musée des Arts Asiatiques, Nice, France
2004 European Tour with marionette performances at
─ Asia in Helsinki festival, Finland.
─ Titirimundi, international puppet theater festival, Segovia, Spain
─ Musée des Arts asiatiques, Nice, France.
─ Maison des Cultures du Monde, Paris, France
2003 Festival Les Orientales, Saint Florent le Vieil, France
World Festival of Puppet Theaters -2003, Charleville-Mézières, France.
Marionette performances
2002 Performances and Cultural Exchange tours to Japan
Arranged by Foundation Modern Puppet Center.
─ Fukuoka city, Fukuoka-city Museum
─ Itami city, Itami I-phonic Hall
─ Osaka City, Osaka International Cultural Center
─ Gifu city, Gifu-shi Bunka Center
─ Tokyo, Sphere Mex
2000 World Festival of Puppet Theaters-2000
Marionette performances at, Charleville-Mézières, France
Address Mobile + 95 (0) 9 50 222 40
• GaGa-2/4, B street Tel / fax: + 95 (0) 2 65011
• Between 58-59 str, south of Theik Pan str Email: kmk@myanmarupperland.com
• Chan Mya Thar Zi township, Mandalay Email: kyaw.myo.ko@gmail.com
• Myanmar Website: http://www.myanmarupperland.com/
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7. Curriculum Vitae of
Name Kyaw Myo Ko (Mr.)
Date of birth July 13, 1970
Nationality Myanmar
2000 Marionette performances and art workshops
─ The Drama Studio, University College, Utrecht, The Netherlands
─ RASA, Center of World Cultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
─ The Tropical theater (department of the Royal Tropical Institute or KIT)
in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
─ Maison des Cultures du Monde, Paris, France.
Address Mobile + 95 (0) 9 50 222 40
• GaGa-2/4, B street Tel / fax: + 95 (0) 2 65011
• Between 58-59 str, south of Theik Pan str Email: kmk@myanmarupperland.com
• Chan Mya Thar Zi township, Mandalay Email: kyaw.myo.ko@gmail.com
• Myanmar Website: http://www.myanmarupperland.com/
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