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One for the money, two for the show
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 22/08/2013
» Women Of Asia returns to the spotlight almost three decades after its conception here in Thailand. Written and directed by Korean-American theatre artist Asa Gim Palomera, the play comprises eight unrelated scenes and monologues inspired by real-life stories of women across Asia, collected from news articles and humanitarian agencies. And while in Palomera's hands the stories are moving and ring true, the play is stylistically dated and heavy-handed to the point of distraction.
Right on track
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 27/03/2013
» Author Sri Daoruang, her husband, magazine and literary editor Suchart Sawadsri and their son live by a rail track and use the train as their main mode of transport. The deep connection this literary family has with the train is well-known. And the train track figures prominently in many of Sri Daoruang's short stories.
The European canon is here
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 14/03/2013
» The young 18 Monkeys Dance Theatre, with dancer-choreographer Jitti Chompee at the helm, constantly finds new directions forward. For his last production, Muet, and the upcoming Lieber Adzio, Jitti collaborated with Berlin-based dance composer Dirk Haubrich, marking his first time working with original compositions and experiencing a new creative process as a choreographer.
Shorts of all sorts
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 25/10/2012
» Crescent Moon Theatre has always had a strong connection with literature, but the company has always treated text like a malleable object. When Sineenadh Keitprapai joined the theatre in 1995, she said the company was already holding staged readings and showcases of short works on a regular basis.
The price of free speech
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 11/10/2012
» Pridi Banomyong Institute has always been an art venue of the smaller voices _ a refuge of sorts for the young, struggling artists, especially the politically minded ones. Theatre-goers know all too well that the venue is also home to two theatre companies, Crescent Moon Theatre and B-Floor Theatre, and their tiny rehearsal and performance spaces, Crescent Moon Space and B-Floor Room.
Turning the pages of Democracy
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 04/06/2012
» Since the advent of bookstore chains, followed by the domination of Amazon, the act of dreaming up, opening and maintaining an independent bookstore has always been considered a statement against the invasion of giant corporations.
Sayonara to stereotypes
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 15/03/2012
» Oriza Hirata's theatre is a theatre unafraid of silence, of actors turning their backs on spectators, of things said on stage not reaching the ears of the audience. The founder of the Tokyo-based Seinendan Theatre has developed an approach he calls Contemporary Colloquial in which the language used on stage is infused with the structure, grammar and rhythms of everyday spoken Japanese.
Troupes on display
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 15/02/2012
» In the hodgepodge of student, amateur, professional and comeback theatre troupes that, for a decade, have together defined the Bangkok Theatre Festival (BTF), it can be difficult to discover the shining newcomers. Even those who have been on the scene for years can easily get lost in the muddle. While regular theatre-goers may prefer to invest their energy in watching the works of long-standing reputable troupes, sometimes it's the new discoveries that make your theatre-going experience all the more worthwhile and exciting. We talked to newly formed and lesser-known companies of veterans and new blood to give you a glimpse into this year's festival and the direction of the local theatre scene.
Steadily Forward
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 15/02/2012
» Before ushering the Bangkok Theatre Festival (BTF) into its 10th year, Nut Nualpang, founder of Saosoong Theatre and this year's festival programme director, strapped the regular members of the Bangkok Theatre Network (BTN), comprising a handful of small professional theatre companies, onto the operating table. Not only did they come under the knives of fellow artists and audience members, these theatre practitioners also got to spill their guts in a series of informal talks called kheun khiang (literally "getting on the chopping block").
Courageous convictions
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 19/01/2012
» 'When we came back and saw the state of our school, we didn't know where to begin. We didn't know what to touch first or pick up first," said Janaprakal "Khru Chang" Chandruang.