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 , August 29 , 2009

EUREKA moments on stage

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 489 , 07:49:46 | Category : Dance 2009 Theatre 2009

"Run" and "Begin Again" reaffirm the value of experimentation. Comprising 13 scenes of varying lengths and utilising different presentation styles from dialogue, movement, dance, video and animation, “Run”—last month’s debut production of the theatre troupe “numen.n.co”—lived up to its tag line as “an exploration of theatre” and beautifully transcended the conventional understandi....

"Run" and "Begin Again" reaffirm the value of experimentation. Comprising 13 scenes of varying lengths and utilising different presentation styles from dialogue, movement, dance, video and animation, “Run”—last month’s debut production of the theatre troupe “numen.n.co”—lived up to its tag line as “an exploration of theatre” and beautifully transcended the conventional understandi....

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Thursday , August 27 , 2009

FILMS are so DAFT

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 459 , 22:18:21 | Category : Theatre 2009

Sonthaya Suchada has poked fun at the way books and plays are written. Now it's the movies' turn. If a movie's outrageous leaps from reality have ever made your jaw drop, Sonthaya has a funny story to share. Since winning the Sodsai Award as a senior at Thammasat University in 1994, Sonthaya has consistently presented thought-provoking and entertaining plays, "The Insane and Sudsakorn" amon....

Sonthaya Suchada has poked fun at the way books and plays are written. Now it's the movies' turn. If a movie's outrageous leaps from reality have ever made your jaw drop, Sonthaya has a funny story to share. Since winning the Sodsai Award as a senior at Thammasat University in 1994, Sonthaya has consistently presented thought-provoking and entertaining plays, "The Insane and Sudsakorn" amon....

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Monday , August 24 , 2009

Are we really solving problems or just creating new ones?

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 511 , 01:20:51 | Category : Miscellaneous

A few weeks ago, our Ministry of Culture delivered a piece of bad news to our teenagers--again. This time it's a new regulation on the time per day that each teenager in Thailand is allowed to access online games, both from home computers and at Internet cafes, and the authorities can verify this by asking them to key in their national ID number before having fun. At the moment, another online activi....

A few weeks ago, our Ministry of Culture delivered a piece of bad news to our teenagers--again. This time it's a new regulation on the time per day that each teenager in Thailand is allowed to access online games, both from home computers and at Internet cafes, and the authorities can verify this by asking them to key in their national ID number before having fun. At the moment, another online activi....

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Friday , August 21 , 2009

Memories MIA!

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 486 , 23:56:10 | Category : Theatre 2009

The success of a 'jukebox musical' relies on much more than familiar tunes.A jukebox musical seems like a win-win situation for any producer of musical theatre. The audience knows the songs of a certain music artist or group by heart. Some members of the band are either dead, too old, or have split up, and so the retro concert is out of the question. But the audience still wants to relive those momen....

The success of a 'jukebox musical' relies on much more than familiar tunes.A jukebox musical seems like a win-win situation for any producer of musical theatre. The audience knows the songs of a certain music artist or group by heart. Some members of the band are either dead, too old, or have split up, and so the retro concert is out of the question. But the audience still wants to relive those momen....

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something MORE

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 512 , 22:00:39 | Category : Dance 2009 Theatre 2009

Thailand’s leading physical theatre troupe B-Floor doesn’t have only veteran performers and directors like Teerawat “Kage” Mulvilai and Jarunun “Jaa” Phantachat. Its new work titled “Begin Again”,part of B-Floor’s 10th anniversary series “The Next Fresh Thing”, is written and directed by their newest member Nana Dakin. Nana graduated from Sarah Lawrence College where she majored in theatre and humani....

Thailand’s leading physical theatre troupe B-Floor doesn’t have only veteran performers and directors like Teerawat “Kage” Mulvilai and Jarunun “Jaa” Phantachat. Its new work titled “Begin Again”,part of B-Floor’s 10th anniversary series “The Next Fresh Thing”, is written and directed by their newest member Nana Dakin. Nana graduated from Sarah Lawrence College where she majored in theatre and humani....

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Wednesday , August 19 , 2009

another RED demon

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 518 , 22:56:04 | Category : Dance 2009 Theatre 2009

The demons storming the gate in Pichet Klunchun Dance Company's “The Battle of Sang Athit” are wearing red. In the wake of the highly political dance solo "Ganesha" last month at his Chang Theatre in Thonburi, Pichet Klunchun doesn’t need a petition of support, and now he’s leading his troupe across the river to Alliance Francaise for "The Battle of Sang Athit". He’s renewing his ....

The demons storming the gate in Pichet Klunchun Dance Company's “The Battle of Sang Athit” are wearing red. In the wake of the highly political dance solo "Ganesha" last month at his Chang Theatre in Thonburi, Pichet Klunchun doesn’t need a petition of support, and now he’s leading his troupe across the river to Alliance Francaise for "The Battle of Sang Athit". He’s renewing his ....

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Saturday , August 15 , 2009

“Nanta”: “SHUT UP, PLAY!!”

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 605 , 02:26:45 | Category : Theatre 2009

Two non-verbal performances from Japan and Korea fully entertain the audience with the creators’ ingenuity and the performers’ versatility.As part of their “Flipside” Festival, in conjunction with Singapore Arts Festival, Esplanade: Theatres on the Bay hosted Japanese troupe The Original Tempo’s “Shut up, Play!!”. Shortly afterwards, Korea’s “Nanta” was brought to Bangkok by BEC-Tero Entertainment. A....

Two non-verbal performances from Japan and Korea fully entertain the audience with the creators’ ingenuity and the performers’ versatility.As part of their “Flipside” Festival, in conjunction with Singapore Arts Festival, Esplanade: Theatres on the Bay hosted Japanese troupe The Original Tempo’s “Shut up, Play!!”. Shortly afterwards, Korea’s “Nanta” was brought to Bangkok by BEC-Tero Entertainment. A....

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Tuesday , August 11 , 2009

COCKTAIL: The Life and Works of DR. KRISANA KRAISINTU

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 3856 , 22:04:52 | Category : Theatre 2009

If you’ve been following the news, you now know why this Thai pharmacist and humanitarian who’s often referred to as “Gypsy Medicine Maker” rightly deserves the Magsaysay Award 2009, the Asian counterpart of Nobel Prize. If not, here’s a brief. Not only did she invent the GPO-VIR (generic fixed-dose combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine for treatment of advanced HIV infection), but Dr.....

If you’ve been following the news, you now know why this Thai pharmacist and humanitarian who’s often referred to as “Gypsy Medicine Maker” rightly deserves the Magsaysay Award 2009, the Asian counterpart of Nobel Prize. If not, here’s a brief. Not only did she invent the GPO-VIR (generic fixed-dose combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine for treatment of advanced HIV infection), but Dr.....

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Monday , August 3 , 2009

We’re Gonna Go DANCING

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 704 , 22:49:40 | Category : Dance 2009

After the success of “We’re Gonna Go Dancing” in 2007, the Japan Foundation Bangkok bring Japan Contemporary Dance Network (JCDN) back to the kingdom again, this time to both Chiang Mai and Bangkok, before going to Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, and Phnom Penh. Ritzuko Mizuno, artistic director of JCDN, explains to XPRESS the idea behind this 2009 tour, “I‘d like Japanese choreographers and dancers to know how....

After the success of “We’re Gonna Go Dancing” in 2007, the Japan Foundation Bangkok bring Japan Contemporary Dance Network (JCDN) back to the kingdom again, this time to both Chiang Mai and Bangkok, before going to Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, and Phnom Penh. Ritzuko Mizuno, artistic director of JCDN, explains to XPRESS the idea behind this 2009 tour, “I‘d like Japanese choreographers and dancers to know how....

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