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    Preserving an ancient art

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 26/04/2022

    » Despite a two-year hiatus, Nutchanat La-ongsri commanded a stage with unwavering power. Donning a large headpiece, she pulled on a white costume with a red strap tied on her upper body. Her back rose up like a bird's tail. She pressed her hands in front, showing silver bracelets and nail tips. After a wai kru ceremony, she staged a play in nora kaek, the dying breed of performance art from the Deep South.

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    Ancient art moves to modernise

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/05/2022

    » After a two-year hiatus, Thanyaporn Khongkrathok, 17, and her friends dusted off their kaleidoscopic bird-like costumes. When the curtain was raised, they danced gracefully to pay respect to their ancestors. Thanyaporn has practised nora, the southern performance art, from an early age because she wants to preserve it.

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    Promoting a culture of reading

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/09/2021

    » Tucked away in the middle of nowhere, an independent bookshop in Rayong's Klaeng district won an award for being a cultural hub in remote areas amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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    Buzzing with creativity

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/12/2022

    » The eighth edition of Chiang Mai Design Week, a nine-day cultural festival that wrapped up last week, was a manifesto of the melting pot that is this northern province. At an out-of-use warehouse in Chang Moi, a group of local artists who took part in a homecoming project exhibited objects from their neighbourhoods in the style of Renaissance curiosity. Here, Achariyar Rojanapirom and Ratthee Phaisanchotsiri curated personal items from their cupboard, including a bowl of stir-fried salted chilli from a nam ngiao shop in the old town, to show how they remain contemporary.

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