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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Thursday , October 29 , 2009

LOM HAICHAI the MUSICAL: Boyd in the Skeletal Form

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 379 , 01:31:21 | Category : Theatre 2009

The flawed script leaves Boyd Kosiyabong's songs a ghost of a chance. The success of jukebox musicals lies first and foremost in the script, or how the already famous songs are tied together in a plausible and entertaining, if not also thought-provoking, dramatic plot. And when the musical book writer(s), due to a lack of either time or creativity, fails to reinterpret—and the music director to rearr....

The flawed script leaves Boyd Kosiyabong's songs a ghost of a chance. The success of jukebox musicals lies first and foremost in the script, or how the already famous songs are tied together in a plausible and entertaining, if not also thought-provoking, dramatic plot. And when the musical book writer(s), due to a lack of either time or creativity, fails to reinterpret—and the music director to rearr....

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Wednesday , October 28 , 2009

“da:ns festival 2009”

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 341 , 02:20:52 | Category : Dance 2009 da:ns 2009, Esplanade

Bangkok’s 11th International Festival of Dance and Music wrapped up with “The Trocks”, who are heading South to Australia after delighting us. And, with some memorable performances by the companies we’ve never seen like Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan and Shanghai Ballet, it’s fair to say that the dance part of our festival keeps improving every year, no matter how slowly. Now, the spotlight of th....

Bangkok’s 11th International Festival of Dance and Music wrapped up with “The Trocks”, who are heading South to Australia after delighting us. And, with some memorable performances by the companies we’ve never seen like Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan and Shanghai Ballet, it’s fair to say that the dance part of our festival keeps improving every year, no matter how slowly. Now, the spotlight of th....

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Sunday , October 11 , 2009

Are you sure you’re dancing?

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 475 , 19:46:08 | Category : Dance 2009

Science-schooled Xavier Le Roy offers Southeast Asia—Bangkok included—a look at his experiments in movement. The Goethe Institut continues to spice up contemporary dance in the region, showing us new possibilities of what can be considered dance. Besides the upcoming website TanzConnexions, it's hosting a visit by experimental dancer Xavier Le Roy of Berlin renowned for his conceptual dance, or the w....

Science-schooled Xavier Le Roy offers Southeast Asia—Bangkok included—a look at his experiments in movement. The Goethe Institut continues to spice up contemporary dance in the region, showing us new possibilities of what can be considered dance. Besides the upcoming website TanzConnexions, it's hosting a visit by experimental dancer Xavier Le Roy of Berlin renowned for his conceptual dance, or the w....

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Friday , October 9 , 2009

G’Day, Leonardo!

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 360 , 03:03:47 | Category : Dance 2009 Theatre 2009 Melbourne, October 2009

Da Vinci finds himself Down Under in the midst of Waltz, opera and some very modern creativity. The previous artistic director of the Melbourne International Arts Festival put it on the world map, and now her successor, Brett Sheehy – fresh from four successful years at the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts – is eyeing the universe.Sheehy tells Daily Xpress, “I’m very keen to address as many art forms a....

Da Vinci finds himself Down Under in the midst of Waltz, opera and some very modern creativity. The previous artistic director of the Melbourne International Arts Festival put it on the world map, and now her successor, Brett Sheehy – fresh from four successful years at the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts – is eyeing the universe.Sheehy tells Daily Xpress, “I’m very keen to address as many art forms a....

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Tuesday , October 6 , 2009

The Legend of RE KHAI FUN: CHALIANG the Musical

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1684 , 08:51:06 | Category : Theatre 2009

Weaving the popular band's songs into a jokey script takes a great deal of time.True Fantasia and Work Point Entertainment, better known and more acclaimed for TV work than theatre, have together produced a stage musical with pricey tickets—Bt3,500 for the best seats, the highest among local theatre works. For another Bt500 you could see Chicago and MAMMA MIA!The Legend of Re Khai Fun: Chaliang the M....

Weaving the popular band's songs into a jokey script takes a great deal of time.True Fantasia and Work Point Entertainment, better known and more acclaimed for TV work than theatre, have together produced a stage musical with pricey tickets—Bt3,500 for the best seats, the highest among local theatre works. For another Bt500 you could see Chicago and MAMMA MIA!The Legend of Re Khai Fun: Chaliang the M....

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Sunday , October 4 , 2009

An Angel’s COCKTAIL

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 407 , 02:21:29 | Category : Theatre 2009

The story of how Dr. Krisana Kraisintu gave hope to millions with her generic HIV/AIDS drug is told in a mix of dialogue, movements and biting satire. After a lengthy battle against government officials, corrupt politicians, and multinational pharmaceutical companies, Dr. Krisana Kraisintu not only succeeded in creating the GPO-VIR (generic fixed-dose combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapi....

The story of how Dr. Krisana Kraisintu gave hope to millions with her generic HIV/AIDS drug is told in a mix of dialogue, movements and biting satire. After a lengthy battle against government officials, corrupt politicians, and multinational pharmaceutical companies, Dr. Krisana Kraisintu not only succeeded in creating the GPO-VIR (generic fixed-dose combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapi....

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Cloud Gate’s THAI PILLAR

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 401 , 00:54:25 | Category : Dance 2009 Theatre 2009 Bangkok Festivals 2009

Somkid Tiwan is a mainstay–and an inspiration–for the Taiwanese dance theatre company, who know him as Sung Chao-chiun. Somkid Tiwan moved to Taiwan at the age of 15 and went on to finish his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering. If all went as planned, he might now be working for a semiconductor company in Taipei.Instead, he’s been performing with Asia’s most renowned contemporary-dance compa....

Somkid Tiwan is a mainstay–and an inspiration–for the Taiwanese dance theatre company, who know him as Sung Chao-chiun. Somkid Tiwan moved to Taiwan at the age of 15 and went on to finish his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering. If all went as planned, he might now be working for a semiconductor company in Taipei.Instead, he’s been performing with Asia’s most renowned contemporary-dance compa....

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Saturday , October 3 , 2009

Masterpieces from TAIWAN and CHINA

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 416 , 23:35:33 | Category : Dance 2009 Theatre 2009 Bangkok Festivals 2009

Bangkok’s 11th Festival of Dance and Music—Thailand’s largest showcase of international opera, ballet, dance, classical music and jazz—is running at the Thailand Cultural Centre, and the focus, as highlighted in our preview picks in August, remains on the three dance productions from Taiwan and China. Apart from the fact that Bangkok has never seen contemporary dance from Taiwan or ballet from China,....

Bangkok’s 11th Festival of Dance and Music—Thailand’s largest showcase of international opera, ballet, dance, classical music and jazz—is running at the Thailand Cultural Centre, and the focus, as highlighted in our preview picks in August, remains on the three dance productions from Taiwan and China. Apart from the fact that Bangkok has never seen contemporary dance from Taiwan or ballet from China,....

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comparing two CARMENs

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 411 , 12:40:04 | Category : Dance 2009 Theatre 2009 Bangkok Festivals 2009

Two memorable adaptations of Carmen were seen in Bangkok—13 days apart.On Sunday, September 13, the Kiev Modern Ballet Theatre made a triumphant debut on these shores with Carmen TV, part of Bangkok’s 11th International Festival of Dance and Music. Thailand Cultural Centre’s main hall was not full, but that was no surprise given few dance fans have heard of this three-year-young Ukrainian company, an....

Two memorable adaptations of Carmen were seen in Bangkok—13 days apart.On Sunday, September 13, the Kiev Modern Ballet Theatre made a triumphant debut on these shores with Carmen TV, part of Bangkok’s 11th International Festival of Dance and Music. Thailand Cultural Centre’s main hall was not full, but that was no surprise given few dance fans have heard of this three-year-young Ukrainian company, an....

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Friday , October 2 , 2009

In a DIFFERENT WORLD

Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 405 , 23:48:20 | Category : Theatre 2009

Nophand Boonyai, one of Thailand's most exciting stage directors and scriptwriters, returns to the theatre this weekend alongside veteran thespians Farida Jirapan (Waiting for GD) and Damkerng Thitapiyasak (Hi 5 Eiei) for The World According to Farida and Damkerng. "Initially, it was supposed to be stories from their lives," says Nophand, whose 2008 production Sunflower received critical a....

Nophand Boonyai, one of Thailand's most exciting stage directors and scriptwriters, returns to the theatre this weekend alongside veteran thespians Farida Jirapan (Waiting for GD) and Damkerng Thitapiyasak (Hi 5 Eiei) for The World According to Farida and Damkerng. "Initially, it was supposed to be stories from their lives," says Nophand, whose 2008 production Sunflower received critical a....

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