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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.
Laughter is the best medicine
Guru, Published on 29/04/2022
» With only a mic and spotlight, stand-up comedians can turn any daily grind into laughable material. With World Laughter Day (May 1) around the corner, Guru speaks to Thai stand-up comedians and an improv comedian/coach about their background and life on stage. We also asked them to crack us a one-liner with the theme "Only In Thailand." Get ready to 555!
Artistic freedom is free at BACC
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/07/2020
» Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is currently sponsoring free space to support artists affected by the Covid-19 crisis as part of its BACC Art Space Sharing project. Check out some of the activities that will be taking place at BACC in the upcoming weeks:
Carefree highway
Life, Published on 03/05/2018
» There's something about Tae Parvit's messy, energetic and childlike brushstrokes that have local and international art enthusiasts calling for more. At only 24 years old, the rising young illustrator has already created a cultlike following -- being featured in international publications like It's Nice That, and landing himself local solo slows in both 2016 and 2017: "Awkward Relationship" at JAM CAFE and "Mnusychati" at Speedy Grandma (which had fans tattooing his carefree sketches onto their bodies).
Guru's Weekly Pick: Mar 16-22
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 16/03/2018
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Lord of the strings
B Magazine, Published on 16/12/2012
» In the cosy living room-cum-studio of his Lat Phrao area home on a recent Sunday afternoon, legendary local jazzman Tewan Sapsanyakorn was passing on his love for this unique musical genre to a standout of the new generation of Thai jazz artists, Nattapol ''Pop'' Sutikasem.
Band camp
Life, Published on 04/07/2012
» Music students who wish to develop their skills are invited to join the "Music and Art Apprentices" camp in Singapore from Oct 10 to 29.
So you think you can Waack?
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/04/2012
» Making whoopee with a teddy bear; displaying a picture of a butthole; donning a golden costume head-to-toe as "Nang Gwak" while dancing in platform shoes at Lumpini Park - these are some of the provocative things Pan Pan Narkprasert, 23, has done in the name of bringing the avant-garde to the Thai art scene. The performing artist/curator/choreographer/drag queen is at the forefront of creative expression again with his latest passion - waacking.
Humans unabashedly steal secrets from animals
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 29/06/2010
» There is no doubt that humans are incredible designers, architects and builders. From the Taj Mahal to the new Burj Khalifa, to the Airbus A380 to nuclear submarines, Homo sapiens are incredible. But many of our technologies were either inspired by or simply stolen from animals. In many circumstances, animals are aeons ahead of us in the building and design world.