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Once the secret is out
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/03/2019
» Putting a modern spin on an existing story is nothing new. The storyline may be twisted, supporting characters added or omitted. Or we can try sprinkling some rainbows to put some new lights in the familiar.
Virtuoso one-man show about a woman
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 02/05/2018
» I Am My Own Wife, a one-man play based on the life of German antiquarian Charlotte von Mahlsdorf -- a transgender and founder of the Gründerzeit Museum in Berlin, and who survived the Nazi and Communist regimes -- will be playing on a Bangkok stage starting on Friday.
Time traveller
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/04/2018
» Period dramas, the sources of romanticisation of the bygone, continue to transfix viewers everywhere. From the South Korean culinary tale Dae Jang Guem, to the dramatisation of UK royalty in The Crown, or the court of Louis XIV in Versailles, or even Thailand's own See Pandin (Four Reigns), these fusions of history and fantasy offer an outlook to the past -- glorified or critical -- while also sparking interest and debate over the portrayals of historical accounts.
Blooming talent
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/02/2018
» Jasmine, saffron robes and gay lovers converge in Malila: The Farewell Flower, starring Sukollawat "Weir" Kanarot, which opens this week in Thai cinemas after gaining rave reviews from several international film festivals. Directed by Anucha Boonyawatana, who previously helmed Onthakarn (Blue Hour), the drama weaves forlorn love and homoeroticism with Buddhist philosophy and traditional bai sri arts.
Thai revival for classic French comedy La Cage Aux Folles
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 13/02/2018
» Bringing in an extravagant musical this month for Thai audiences, the BU Theatre Company by Bangkok University is putting together a free performance of La Cage Aux Folles at their Rangsit campus from Feb 23 to March 3.
Coming to terms
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 20/11/2017
» A man with short hair -- wearing a sarong around his chest the way a woman would -- is seen frolicking alone happily on a crowded beach. Lost in his own world, he seems unfazed by the scrutiny and strange looks from children, women in hijab, and men in skullcap. In the background, the sound of Islamic prayers can be heard.
Through the snow
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 07/11/2017
» 'I think I was, like, three years old when I started skiing. It was normal for kids living in the mountains," recalled professional cross-country skier Karen Chanloung, 20. Next to Karen was her older brother Mark, 22, who is also a pro athlete. The half-Thai, half-Italian siblings grew up in Gressoney-La-Trinité, a town in northwestern Italy, surrounded by snowy mountains and great ski spots.
All over the world
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/05/2017
» We're reaching the end of May, or as many LGBTI would call it, the Idahot month. The world celebrated, in 1990, the World Health Organization's decided to no longer classify homosexuality as a mental illness. The battle against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia has been long endured and well fought, and now the resistance continues.
Into the holistic
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 06/03/2017
» Each day at the break of dawn, 40-year-old Sa-nga Karnin emerges from the bamboo hut he shares with his wife and daughter wearing his uniform of blue denim, with a colourful pha khao ma wrapped around his neck. Then, it's work time. His priority as a mahout is Thongma, his trusted elephant who is in her 40s.
A tasty alternative to movies-as-usual
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 15/09/2016
» Finding alternative, independent films amidst mainstream Hollywood blockbusters in Thai cinemas can often feel like finding a needle in a haystack. The selection is small. Screening times, often at odd hours, are limited. And those living outside of Bangkok -- far away from the arthouse spots like Lido and House RCA -- can't help but wonder: "Don't I have anything else to watch but Sully, Don't Breathe and Shin Godzilla this week?".