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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Saturday , November 22 , 2008

Thai ARMS AND THE MAN kicks off Bangkok Theatre Festival TODAY

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 952 , 10:17:10 | Category : Theatre 2008 Bangkok Festivals 2008

One of the most acclaimed plays ever to appear at the Montienthong Theatre was "Chart Chai Nai Thong Mee", Suphon Vichienchai and Thanawadee Sathityudhakarn's ingenious adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man". Now the New Theatre Society is revisiting Shaw's work, with "Maha Burut Ayutthaya" adding to the allure of the Bangkok Theatre Festival. Director Da....

One of the most acclaimed plays ever to appear at the Montienthong Theatre was "Chart Chai Nai Thong Mee", Suphon Vichienchai and Thanawadee Sathityudhakarn's ingenious adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man". Now the New Theatre Society is revisiting Shaw's work, with "Maha Burut Ayutthaya" adding to the allure of the Bangkok Theatre Festival. Director Da....

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THAI OPERA: The Story of LONG-GONE ANIMALS

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 940 , 10:08:06 | Category : Theatre 2008 Bangkok Festivals 2008

'The Story of LongGone Animals' tells of a suicidal Bangkok teen, whose joy is musically resurrected through magical encounters with extinct creatures.Husband and wife team Krissada and Napisi Reyes have corralled decades of experience in music and children's theatre into the three-act opera "The Story of Long-Gone Animals", which gets its world premiere on November 21. "We've been ins....

'The Story of LongGone Animals' tells of a suicidal Bangkok teen, whose joy is musically resurrected through magical encounters with extinct creatures.Husband and wife team Krissada and Napisi Reyes have corralled decades of experience in music and children's theatre into the three-act opera "The Story of Long-Gone Animals", which gets its world premiere on November 21. "We've been ins....

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Friday , November 14 , 2008

DHARMA in the DANCE

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1048 , 23:34:25 | Category : Dance 2008 Theatre 2008

Komonlagoon’s Thai contemporary dance aims to prove that Buddhist teachings are more relevant to us than we’ve ever thought. “Whenever someone speak of Buddhist teachings their friends would say something like, ‘You should enter monkhood’ and I wonder whether Dharma is really that remote from our way of living today,” says choreographer and director Thongchai Hannarong of his inspiration to stage “T....

Komonlagoon’s Thai contemporary dance aims to prove that Buddhist teachings are more relevant to us than we’ve ever thought. “Whenever someone speak of Buddhist teachings their friends would say something like, ‘You should enter monkhood’ and I wonder whether Dharma is really that remote from our way of living today,” says choreographer and director Thongchai Hannarong of his inspiration to stage “T....

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watching WORLDS COLLIDE

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 860 , 22:17:42 | Category : Dance 2008 Theatre 2008 Melbourne, October 2008

Most dance and theatre audiences seem to prefer the classics to the avant garde and that’s probably why “Swan Lake” and Shakespeare plays are included in many regular season programs of dance and theatre companies around the world—and of course nothing’s wrong with that because seats need to be filled.Nevertheless, when it’s time for international arts festivals, organizers look to present some genr....

Most dance and theatre audiences seem to prefer the classics to the avant garde and that’s probably why “Swan Lake” and Shakespeare plays are included in many regular season programs of dance and theatre companies around the world—and of course nothing’s wrong with that because seats need to be filled.Nevertheless, when it’s time for international arts festivals, organizers look to present some genr....

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Wednesday , November 12 , 2008

swing 'SHIFT'

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 879 , 06:34:46 | Category : Dance 2008 Theatre 2008 da:ns 2008, Esplanade

Singapore’s “da:ns” festival lets Asian companies “stretch” and “challenge”. Apart from celebrating the gathering of the world’s renowned dance companies from Europe in its “Centrestage” series, dancemakers from Singapore and the region were given chances to demonstrate their creativity and prove their artistic expertise in the “Shift” series of the “da:ns 2008” festival at the Esplanade. Kuik Swee B....

Singapore’s “da:ns” festival lets Asian companies “stretch” and “challenge”. Apart from celebrating the gathering of the world’s renowned dance companies from Europe in its “Centrestage” series, dancemakers from Singapore and the region were given chances to demonstrate their creativity and prove their artistic expertise in the “Shift” series of the “da:ns 2008” festival at the Esplanade. Kuik Swee B....

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Sunday , November 9 , 2008

The OLD MAID gets wed

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 812 , 07:28:43 | Category : Theatre 2008

The much-awaited sequel to one of the most successful stage comedies is ready to roll out some fresh hysterics. When “Tuen Tuek” (“Old Maids”) made its debut at AUA Auditorium 16 years ago, it was a theatrical phenomenon. The 20 performances were sold out. The audiences warmly welcomed this remarkable Thai comedy. The masterpiece of playwriting balances colorful characters—like a self-centred editor ....

The much-awaited sequel to one of the most successful stage comedies is ready to roll out some fresh hysterics. When “Tuen Tuek” (“Old Maids”) made its debut at AUA Auditorium 16 years ago, it was a theatrical phenomenon. The 20 performances were sold out. The audiences warmly welcomed this remarkable Thai comedy. The masterpiece of playwriting balances colorful characters—like a self-centred editor ....

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Friday , November 7 , 2008

all the CITY is a STAGE

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1182 , 10:49:24 | Category : Dance 2008 Theatre 2008 Bangkok Festivals 2008

Recently, you may have already found a bi-lingual free newsletter titled “Theatre Sparks Life” at your favorite coffee shop. Quite obviously, the organizing team for the year’s largest showcase of Thai theatre—traditional and modern, conventional and experimental, new works and revivals—is more prepared than ever. Well, the program schedule is also announced. It seems like the last piece of this spa....

Recently, you may have already found a bi-lingual free newsletter titled “Theatre Sparks Life” at your favorite coffee shop. Quite obviously, the organizing team for the year’s largest showcase of Thai theatre—traditional and modern, conventional and experimental, new works and revivals—is more prepared than ever. Well, the program schedule is also announced. It seems like the last piece of this spa....

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Thursday , November 6 , 2008

BIENNALE is a BLAST

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 872 , 23:53:02 | Category : Miscellaneous

Under the artistic direction of Fumio Nanjo, the 2nd edition of Singapore Biennale, self-described as “international contemporary visual arts exhibition, is flabbergasting visitors with “wonder”—this year’s main theme—in boundless forms of art. Incredibly vast space in this small island state contributes to developments of experimental arts—paintings, sculptures, photographs, short films, etc.—from ....

Under the artistic direction of Fumio Nanjo, the 2nd edition of Singapore Biennale, self-described as “international contemporary visual arts exhibition, is flabbergasting visitors with “wonder”—this year’s main theme—in boundless forms of art. Incredibly vast space in this small island state contributes to developments of experimental arts—paintings, sculptures, photographs, short films, etc.—from ....

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Tuesday , November 4 , 2008

among the BEST of EUROPE

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1122 , 23:40:01 | Category : Dance 2008 Theatre 2008 da:ns 2008, Esplanade

Of all the programmes in Singapore’s “da:ns 2008” festival, the two highlights dance aficionados had been awaiting most eagerly for were undeniably the Russian Ballet Gala and a double bill by one the world’s most acclaimed companies, the Nederlands Dans Theater I (NDT1). Bringing the classical finesse to the sold-out crowd at the Esplanade Theatre first were the five couples from the two ballet pow....

Of all the programmes in Singapore’s “da:ns 2008” festival, the two highlights dance aficionados had been awaiting most eagerly for were undeniably the Russian Ballet Gala and a double bill by one the world’s most acclaimed companies, the Nederlands Dans Theater I (NDT1). Bringing the classical finesse to the sold-out crowd at the Esplanade Theatre first were the five couples from the two ballet pow....

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Sunday , November 2 , 2008

CHATTING and DANCING across cultures

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1041 , 23:14:10 | Category : Dance 2008 Theatre 2008 da:ns 2008, Esplanade

Evidently, dance dialogue—in which skillful dancers, frequently from different backgrounds, not only create new physical movements together, but also talk to each other, and to us the audience—has become a hot trend in international performing arts. This is probably not because the dancers want to move their limbs less and their jaws more. Rather, there are more secrets and stories, both behind the m....

Evidently, dance dialogue—in which skillful dancers, frequently from different backgrounds, not only create new physical movements together, but also talk to each other, and to us the audience—has become a hot trend in international performing arts. This is probably not because the dancers want to move their limbs less and their jaws more. Rather, there are more secrets and stories, both behind the m....

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