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Moving beyond tradition
Life, Published on 27/05/2025
» In the same way that dance is irrepressible motion, Jitti Chompee, an acclaimed Thai choreographer with a career spanning over 15 years and director of Unfolding Kafka Festival -- Thailand's only international contemporary dance platform -- is always planning his next move.
Kafka and the khaen
Life, Published on 30/10/2024
» Ten years ago, Jitti Chompee, founder of 18 Monkeys Dance Theater, brought into being the first Unfolding Kafka Festival, a world-class performing arts platform. Now, he is composing its spectacular end -- a celebration of the centennial anniversary of Franz Kafka's death and the festival's own 10-year anniversary.
Jim Thompson unveils performances for Unfolding Kafka Festival
Life, Published on 30/10/2024
» Jim Thompson Art Center will present an exhibition, accompanied by a string of performances, as part of the Unfolding Kafka Festival 2024, starting from Friday to Nov 14.
The final outing
Life, Published on 23/10/2024
» Back for a fifth and final time, the Unfolding Kafka Festival 2024, a biennial contemporary performing arts festival founded and directed by Jitti Chompee, will unveil its most ambitious programme yet in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka's death and the festival's own 10-year anniversary.
Capturing the many faces of khon
Life, Published on 02/10/2023
» A white unadorned mask, worn back-to-front in unorthodox fashion, rises from the ground and levels an inscrutable gaze upon the audience. A consummate performance of Chui Chai, a piece of traditional dance choreography, commences with the dancer facing away from the audience and towards the back of the stage of Jitti Chompee's Miscellany Of Khon.
The evolution of an artist
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 01/04/2021
» It's impossible for me to critique choreographer Jitti Chompee's latest show Melancholy Of Demon without viewing it as part of a larger project, which also includes a film, a book, a photo exhibition, a dance demonstration and a seminar of a more academic nature. The show was staged at Lido Connect from March 18-22. This review is the first part of an essay about the project and focuses only on Melancholy Of Demon.
Connecting the classic to the contemporary
Life, Published on 09/03/2021
» Jumping out of the National Theatre, the two-part project "Khon: The Human Body: Embodiment, Knowledge Management" is billing itself as a bridge to connect the traditional khon masked dance with young generations.
Metamorphosis in art
Life, Published on 13/11/2019
» This year the "Unfolding Kafka Festival" boasts an innovative line-up that will help to transform the way contemporary art is viewed in Thailand. The theme for 2019 is "Kafka Zoo", as the festival seeks to explore the more animalistic elements of Franz Kafka's work. Artists from 12 different countries feature, all of whom challenge traditional preconceptions of various art forms.
Human behaviour
Life, Published on 05/11/2018
» Architecture at its pinnacle can be considered a monumental work of art. Jitti Chompee, artistic director of 18 Monkeys Dance Theatre and the Unfolding Kafka Festival, has built a reputation for using unusual spaces as canvases for his creations.
Grace, beauty - and self-discovery
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 01/12/2017
» Unfolding Kafka Festival 2017 ended in Chiang Mai on Sunday. This year, under themes of gender identity, animals and folding and unfolding of the body and objects, the festival's performing arts programme doubled in size. Life reviews all the seven performances presented in Bangkok.