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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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Tuesday , July 7 , 2009
Masters of INNOVATION
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 582 , 00:42:33   | Category : Dance 2009   Theatre 2009   Hong Kong Arts Festival 2009  
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Alone, in pairs, and in groups, Pichet Klunchun and Akram Khan enlighten the stage with their dance.Pichet Klunchun and Akram Khan’s collaborations in dance dialogues and dance theatre—whether solo, duet, or company works—remain engaging because of the way they mingle cultures.Last year “Pichet Klunchun and Myself”, a demystification of khon with French performance artist Jerome Bel, was honored with....


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Monday , May 11 , 2009
BLASTS from BEIJING
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 726 , 21:28:36   | Category : Dance 2009   Theatre 2009   Hong Kong Arts Festival 2009  
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New productions show how the Chinese capital is becoming another cultural hub. Last August, TV audiences around the world were wowed by the cultural performances staged at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics—many of them products of collaboration between Chinese and foreign artists.The recent Hong Kong Arts Festival, which served as a stage for dance and theatre productions from the Ch....


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Thursday , February 12 , 2009
Hong Kong Arts Festival 2009
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1080 , 23:43:46   | Category : Dance 2009   Theatre 2009   Hong Kong Arts Festival 2009  
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For 32 days starting from February 6, the spotlights shine bright on the region’s first major international performing arts festival of the year. Some of the highly acclaimed artists whose works will highlight Hong Kong Arts Festival 2009 (HKAF) include Bernard Haitink and Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Ingo Metzmacher and Deustches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Lisa Ono; Chuck Corea and John McLaughlin; ....


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Thursday , January 22 , 2009
Patravadi Theatre in BOOK OF GHOSTS
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1026 , 02:05:47   | Category : Dance 2009   Theatre 2009   Hong Kong Arts Festival 2009  
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One of the highly anticipated theatre productions at this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) is "Book of Ghosts", an experiment in the fusion of Asia’s traditional performing arts in the context of contemporary theatre, aiming to preserve and develop Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia Pacific region. Inspired by Zhong Sicheng’s “Lu Gui Bu” (“Book of Ghosts”), written in the Yuan dy....


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