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Going through the grieving process
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 09/06/2016
» On the Thai stage, we rarely get to see domestic scenes with nuanced emotional conflicts. No sooner does tension begin to form than it is resolved by a comedic means. In our everyday life, too, Thais prefer to avoid discussion of our emotions. Most Thais don't spend hours in therapy sessions every week. Our first instinct is not to seek out professional help to fix our psychological health.
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Laughing through the grieving process
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 04/05/2017
» Before the house opened on Saturday night, Culture Collective Studio founder Loni Berry told the audience that although the play we were about to see, David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning Rabbit Hole, revolved around the death of a four-year-old boy, it was all right to laugh from time to time. And laugh we did.
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It's just not subversive
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 15/06/2017
» The latest play by director Wichaya Artamat of For What Theatre comes with this description: "A post-contemporary remodernist naturalistic surrealist romantic tragicomedy non-political performance." The Thai title of the play is Mai Mee Arai Ja Pood, which means Nothing To Say. The English title: What We Talk About When We Don't Talk About The Elephant In The Room.
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The joy of growing older
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 13/10/2016
» When middle age looms ever closer, every mistake, change and loss feels like it could seal your destiny and define your life. It's this sense of urgency and desperation that playwright and director Nophand Boonyai captures so well in his delightful new comedy Happy New Year, Mr. Smith.
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Setting the stage for change
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 18/12/2013
» As more and more people fall victim to Thailand's censorship laws _ and as the political divide deepens _ the local theatre scene continues to flourish. It is easily the artistic field least supported by the state, and receives little to no corporate sponsorship. As a result, theatre artists have mostly escaped the state censors' radar _ compared to, say, film _ and are mainly free from creating work to fulfil nationalistic, ultra-royalist agendas in order to obtain funding. Thus, theatre is probably the most politically minded among all forms of artistic and cultural expression in Thailand.
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Breaking barriers
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 19/09/2013
» Two Silpathorn Award winners bring together their respective expertise in Maya Yak, a collaboration that, although marks a significant step and experiment for the artists, left only a faint emotional imprint on me.
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Boldly powerful
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 25/07/2013
» I don't think I have ever seen an original play in Thailand that is as moving and satisfying as Chuichai Saneha. In Thailand's dialogue-driven department, such meaty writing is rare. So is such a complete aesthetic experience.
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Trembling shadows
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 28/03/2013
» Butoh dancer Bo Kittiphon returns after a break from butoh performance with a new creation, Whispers of the Shadow of a Quivering Leaf. Over the past two years, theatre-goers may have seen the dancer perform in various movement-based productions, lending her solid energy and rumbustious sense of humour to other theatre companies and artists.
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Getting in on the act
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 04/04/2013
» March was a busy month for theatre-goers as artists apparently rushed to stage their shows before holiday-packed April arrived. Here are a selection of theatre and dance productions that were staged last month, some of which are ongoing.
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Dancing on graves
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 06/09/2012
» Despite sustaining an injury while performing in B-Floor's Lear And His 3 Daughters a few months ago, Ornanong Thais-riwong refuses to let her pain stop her from documenting the country's current social chapter, which is laden with stories of censorship and violation.
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