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Still motion
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 03/07/2020
» The construction of The Spiral skyscraper on Hudson Boulevard will result in a new landmark in New York City. For Tishman Speyer Properties, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) designed the 317m-tall office tower, which will open for business in 2022, as a classic Manhattan step-back that tapers vertically with a swirl of green spaces from base to summit.
On her soapbox
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 01/05/2015
» Named Asia's Leading Woman in Media 2012, Arunosha Bhanupan is the ace producer behind the year's biggest TV hit, Raeng Ngao, as well as 2011's highly-rated Dok Som Si Thong.
The star's movie debut
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 21/03/2014
» Ten years ago, Sukrit “Bie” Wisetkaew made his first visit to GMM Grammy Place — the bastion of Thailand’s pop-music empire. Hours later, the teenager left the high-rise building with little hope of his dream ever coming true.
Prince announced for the Princess
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 21/11/2013
» When Scenario announced that its major production to send off the year would be Luerd Kattiya: The Musical, a tale of doomed love and two rival cities, curiosity very much revolved around the choice of male lead.
The sky's The Limit
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 14/11/2013
» Life is a balancing act for James Tanabe, a professional acrobat and former artistic director of Cirque du Soleil. Today, with his own company, Tanabe is juggling projects in India, Uganda and Thailand. This weekend, the aerial choreographer will stage Lang Ling The Aerialist, Thailand's first contemporary acrobat show, at Aksra Theatre.
Life as art
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 12/09/2013
» Known as a good-humoured singer and actor, Watchara Parniem has been in showbiz for almost three decades. This year he's turned his attention to directing, and Watchara has helmed two theatrical productions, Soontaraporn The Musical and Vavoon 2013, the latter premiering tomorrow at M Theatre.
Milestone melodrama
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 28/06/2013
» After 32 years in Thai showbiz, seasoned actor Chatchai Plengpanich is enjoying his new gig as a producer and director, and he humbly considers himself a learner at the trial-and-error stage. Yet he's seeing his latest work scoring good ratings. His series Khun Chai Ronnapee, currently on air, is the conclusive part of the Suparbburut Chutathep epic that has been phenomenally popular with viewers, confirming once again the cultural significance of prime-time TV dramas and how they shape the national psyche in more ways than one imagines.
A novel approach
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 18/04/2013
» They began as a writing quartet whose aspiration was to pen something new for the publishing industry. Nara, Sonklin, Romkaew and Praenath didn't fail their editor and readers in delivering a feast of fiction, starting with Baan Rai Plai Fun, a set of four novels revolving around the lives of non-identical quadruplets.
Far from worries
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 15/02/2013
» After creating outdoor spectacles in Ayutthaya and Chiang Mai, executive producer Thisana Dueandao was challenged with a new destination, Hua Hin, and it's no breeze to do Thailand's first musical on the beach.
Tripping the light fantastic
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 04/01/2013
» In olden days it was an activity of Bangkok socialites who dug the imported Western glamour. Then it spread to the middle-class, and young people grew up hearing stories about their parents going out for a session of the foxtrot and cha-cha-cha at the legendary Lumphini Park dance auditorium. Lee lat _ as we call it _ ballroom dancing, quaint and somewhat theatrical, went out of fashion, but now it's poised to make an unlikely comeback. Like so many skills and talents, this one needs an addition of drama and televised voting to shore up new enthusiasm.