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Remaking the scene
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 21/12/2016
» It has been a busy year for the Thai art scene, with well-known artists taking turns treating Bangkok viewers to their latest works, new galleries welcomed and old ones closing down, and politics remaining deeply embedded in artistic expression.
Recalling Thailand's darkest hour
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/09/2016
» Next month marks the 40th anniversary of the Oct 6, 1976, event, or Thammasat University Massacre -- a tragedy in which arguably more than 100 students were killed by Thai state forces and far-right paramilitaries, and in commemoration of that, critically-acclaimed director and choreographer Teerawat Mulvilai of B-Floor Theatre presents his latest performance Fundamental which is running at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
Born, bred (and perhaps brewed)
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 19/08/2016
» The place looks like a regular house in the suburban Pak Kret district, roughly one-hour drive out of Bangkok. Look closer, however, the house appears unlived, more like a warehouse with some sort of operation going on inside, and a walk round to its backyard reveals five massive hothouses which span 1,600m².
The value of children's theatre
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 12/05/2016
» 'If Thailand does indeed give value to children, who are the future of this country, why has there never been a full-scale international festival for children and young people?"
Writing Asean's future
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/05/2015
» Thai national artist and prominent writer Prabhassorn Sevikul grieves over the state of Thai contemporary literature. He concedes that there no longer seems to be any serious literature, that works these days are mostly light and very commercial. He believes Thai popular contemporary literature is only for those who have won awards.
Single mum champion
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/04/2015
» The 2012 World Bodybuilding & Physique Federation champion Wilaiporn Wannaklang was 30 years old when she first learnt what a gym was. A mother of two, Wilaiporn said at the time dumbbells and barbells was just “something metal” to her. A decade later and she is among the world’s top bodybuilders in the lightweight category.
Making connections, not cash
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 21/01/2015
» Artist Pisitakun Kuantalaeng, 28, was once a Yellow Shirt. In less than a decade, Pisitakun went from a fervent supporter of anti-Thaksin politics and airport seizures to an artist who took to the streets after the junta seized power last May.
From the void, a light
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 01/11/2014
» ‘If one day you get the chance to read this memoir,” wrote Khaisri Wisutthipinetr to her unborn son in the first entry of Tales From The Tip Of An Iceberg, which won this year’s Naiin Book Award in the nonfiction category, “it means you survived and grew old enough to do so."
In and on the air
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/09/2014
» Tanida Hantaweewatana's full-time job is to be up in the air. But when she's on the ground, she writes the script for the TV hit, Hormones The Series, a programme known for its bold and honest portrayal of teenagers, which started its second season two months ago.
A very hairy journey
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 26/08/2014
» Armed with scissors and a comb, Japanese Jun Kuwabara set out earlier this year to travel the world and, while he's at it, cut the hair of 1,000 people. In a recent interview with Life, the 26-year-old hairdresser took us through the leafy and vibrant Rambuttri in the Khao San area to set up "a temporary salon".