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Masters of puppets
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 22/08/2018
» To the younger generation of Southeast Asia, shadow puppetry may seem like a bygone form of entertainment. Held outdoors at night in temple compounds, rice fields or the royal court, the performance traditionally unfolds behind a stretch of white cloth illuminated by oil lamps. Puppet masters manipulate the intricate and painstakingly handcrafted puppets to local music, narrating and acting stories from the Ramayana or the Mahabharata epics peppered with improvisation in between. A shadow theatre performance, in some cases, can last up to seven hours long.
Twenty years in the making
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 29/08/2017
» Having played, headlined and sold out tickets to the biggest festivals and arena shows in the world, grunge and alternative rock band Foo Fighters finally made it back to Bangkok after 21 years to the ecstasy of fans all around the Southeast Asian region.
An environmental wonder
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 11/10/2016
» As festival season dies down in the West, it's only just beginning to take off here in Thailand. Music, arts and food events will be settling in on every breezy and open area in the country, and Wonderfruit, the most ambitious and inimitable of all the festivals in Thailand (and Southeast Asia), is returning for its third consecutive year.