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Marina's soul searching in Bangkok
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/10/2023
» Like Dante guided by Virgil, Marina Abramovic drifts through the purgatory that is Bangkok chaperoned by the little monkey prince. After praying at shrines and temples of assorted spiritual inclinations, she is taken to the Monkey King (Pichet Klunchun), whose rhymed, melodic prophecy finally guides Abramovic to the prayer hall of Wat Pho where her salvation awaits clad in a saffron robe.
New rendering of ancient epic
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 26/11/2019
» With its scenario pertaining to the current situation in Thailand, this is a good chance for the classic novel character Mae Ploy to educate young audiences about history, as Si Phaen Din: The Musical will stage at Lhong 1919 from Friday until Dec 15. It's an adaptation of MR Kukrit Pramoj's classic novel Si Phaen Din (The Four Reigns).
Art gone interactive
Life, Published on 23/08/2019
» In Chinatown, MRT Wat Mangkon now houses Nescafé Blend & Brew Interactive Art Station, where huge murals of contemporary Chinese art portraying dragons and other mythical creatures are enhanced by augmented reality technology, to transport visitors to the imaginary Land of Irresistible Aroma.
The sacred and the mundane
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/07/2019
» When people want to learn of certain cultures, they mostly look to something big like opera, literature, arts and even cultural heritage specific to that country.
Musical celebrates Lhong 1919's first anniversary
Life, Published on 13/11/2018
» To celebrate Lhong 1919's first anniversary, Takonkiet Viravan directs Lod Lai Mangkorn: The Epic Musical At Lhong 1919, an exclusive outdoor-multimedia theatrical performance at Wanglee House from Nov 16-25.
Through the dragon's stripes
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 01/02/2017
» Scenario's managing director Takonkiet Viravan returns to the stage with another run of Lod Lai Mangkorn: The Musical after last year's box office success. Takonkiet is also director of the production, which will show at Muang Thai Rachadalai Theatre from tomorrow until Feb 19.
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.
In the eye of the storm
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 30/09/2016
» The photograph is brutal because the reality is brutal.
Dragon's Heart returns
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 26/08/2016
» Musicals about the lives of Thai defenders of democracy and human rights have come to define director and playwright Pradit Prasartthong's body of work since he founded the Anatta Theatre Troupe in 2012. He's imagined the intimate and personal moments of the late writer Sriburapa, first lady Poonsuk Banomyong and former rector of Thammasat University and Free Thai Movement member Puey Ungphakorn.
It's more than an album cover
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 02/10/2015
» 'An artist is a product," said Supichan Rojvanich. The graphic designer du jour is the man who knows how to make that product attractive and wholesome, visually at least. The 31-year-old is the designer behind some of the coolest album covers, for the likes of Slot Machine, Cocktail, Potato, 25hours, Stamp Apiwat, Lula, Ben Chalatit, Two Popetorn, Lipta, among some of Thailand's biggest bands. The list goes on.