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The ambiguity that obscures
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 16/02/2017
» One of my favourite poets, Billy Collins, said once: "I think clarity is the real risk in poetry because you are exposed. You're out in the open field. You're actually saying things that are comprehensible, and it's easy to criticise something you can understand."
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Pleasant comedy punctuated by absence of conflict
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 16/02/2017
» Nostalgia, comedy, a high school reunion, a minor family drama and some pop music accompaniment are indeed attractive ingredients of a story. And playwright-director Jaturachai Srichanwanpen's new play Teuk Khunying Ree (Madam Ree Building) is an undeniably sweet and enjoyable experience.
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Asserting the female voice
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 19/01/2017
» Tonya Pinkins was one of the first actresses to ever perform Eve Ensler's seminal The Vagina Monologues, a theatre work in which women read out a number of monologues regarding female experience. In 1999, Pinkins starred alongside Brett Butler (Grace Under Fire) and Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Nashville) in the original off-Broadway production at the Westside Theater. The cast grew to 100 actresses over the course of that year, with three actresses per performance.
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Swings and misses
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 15/12/2016
» These theatre newcomers close 2016 with daring productions. Even though some of the results were uneven, their desire to make meaningful and thought-provoking art is palpable
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Redressing history
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 24/11/2016
» Two new plays have examined the notion of 'justice'. One digs into the political history of Chile and Thailand, the other takes us inside an American jury room
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The joy of growing older
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 13/10/2016
» When middle age looms ever closer, every mistake, change and loss feels like it could seal your destiny and define your life. It's this sense of urgency and desperation that playwright and director Nophand Boonyai captures so well in his delightful new comedy Happy New Year, Mr. Smith.
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Raging bull of a festival
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 20/10/2016
» From Sept 26–30, I had the opportunity to attend the 50th Belgrade International Theatre Festival (BITEF). This year, the festival was held in conjunction with the 28th Congress of the International Association of Theatre Critics, a biannual event that gathers scholarly and journalistic theatre critics from around the world.
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The historical made personal
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 06/10/2016
» We don't know where they are -- a man and a woman, he in a white three-piece suit, she in a white wedding gown. Soon we find out that they don't know where they are either. Then we find out who they are, but soon realise they are not sure.
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Interpreting the Oct 6 atrocity
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 22/09/2016
» Theatre artists continue their commemorations of the upcoming 40th anniversary of the Oct 6, 1976, Thammasat University massacre. Last week, B-Floor Theatre director Teerawat Mulvilai rolled out Fundamental, another powerful dance theatre production that brings the shocking images captured by Neal Ulevich to life and into the present.
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Haiku as modern dance
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 22/09/2016
» When French theatre company Adrien M/Claire B first came to Thailand four years ago for the La Fete festival, they brought with them Cinématique, an exhilarating and mesmerising interaction between humans and technology. At this year's La Fete, the company treated Bangkok with another performance that boasts innovative interactive technology, Hakanaï, which ended its three-day run last Thursday.
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