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Dance and Theatre
Previews, Interviews, and Reviews (yes, and Photos) of Dance and Theatre in Thailand (well, and elsewhere) written by "The Nation" dance and theatre critics
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Wednesday , June 25 , 2008
The ARCHITECTURE of SILENCE
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 183 , 00:38:16   | Category : Dance 2008   Singapore Arts Festival 2008  
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                                                                                        Singapore Arts Festival 2008 commenced at Boat Quay with French street theatre Ilotopie’s aquatic spectacle “Water Fools”. The three-day outdoors evening show drew the total of 30,000 spectators—a smart way to kick off the festival that attempts to prove that arts can take place anyway and is indeed for anyone. Si....


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Tuesday , June 24 , 2008
La Fete's closer will be WONDER-FULL
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 140 , 23:56:23   | Category : Dance 2008   Theatre 2008  
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Whether you’re a hip hop fan, a Baroque music aficionado, a film buff, a ballet faithful, or a theatre lover, well, let’s just say if you have any interest in performing arts and want to watch a extravagant, crazy, and imaginative performance that has succeeded in mixing and blending various genres, and opening your mind and freeing your imagination, you will enjoy La Fete’s closing act “Rameau’s Bos....


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Friday , June 20 , 2008
JUMP: Bi Bim Best physical comedy
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 177 , 00:58:22   | Category : Dance 2008   Theatre 2008  
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Watching “Jump” is like savouring a sumptuous traditional Korean meal with a wide variety of dishes of various ingredients and tastes from spicy pork ribs to sour vegetables and sweet fruits, in a western-decorated restaurant. In the end, you realize that the combination of all is good for your health—both physical and mental.Grandfather, a master of many forms of martial arts, heads a unique family ....


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Sunday , June 15 , 2008
nouveau cirque @ Aksra Theatre
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 224 , 11:05:31   | Category : Dance 2008   Theatre 2008  
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The French cultural festival offers more 'nouveau cirque' marvels with an acrobatic-acid jazz showdown. Stéphane Négrin suggested back in 2004 that organisers of the annual "La Fête" bring nouveau cirque - new circus - to Bangkok, but was met with hesitation. "At first the embassy said, 'No, there's no performance tradition here, so it wouldn't interest anyone,'&quo....


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Wednesday , June 11 , 2008
La Fête: French Cultural Festival 2008
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 233 , 00:11:17   | Category : Dance 2008   Theatre 2008  
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Last Monday (June 2) at Thailand Cultural Centre’s Main Hall, HRH Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously presided over the opening concert of Bangkok’s annual French cultural festival, “La Fête”. When the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (BSO), conducted by Michaël Cousteau, performed the first notes of Maurice Ravel’s “Pavane pour une Infante défunte” (“Pavane of a Dead Princes....


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Tuesday , June 10 , 2008
TWO much to EXPECT?
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 164 , 23:29:24   | Category : Dance 2008   Theatre 2008  
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Last weekend of May was a great chance for performing-arts aficionados to get their fill of rhythm and motion and  plenty was on offer from two professional companies, one local and the other international. However, watching them back to back, in the afternoon and evening, felt like having somewhat unfulfilling meals one after another. At Gossip Gallery on 28 Soi Sukhumvit, "M Project" was ....


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