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Self-reflective play examines universal truths
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 30/03/2017
» Sineenadh Keitprapai and Thanaphon Accawatanyu, two generations of theatre artists, share stories of their dreams, homes and growing up and older in a touching, if not entirely satisfying, collaborative performance, Young Yao (Immature: Adult And Childish Sometimes).
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."
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
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.
Gruesome torture relived with both barrels
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 06/11/2014
» Almost right after I watched Teerawat "Kage" Mulvilai's solo performance Satapana: Iceberg, I came across Chinese artist Liu Bolin's Hiding In The City performance/photographic series in a book entitled Liu Bolin.