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Theatrical nirvana
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 13/06/2013
» After adapting Othello late last year, director Damkerng Thitapiyasak of New Theatre Society has moved on to tackle another major literary work, Herman Hesse's Siddhartha. Damkerng's much-praised adaptation of the Moor of Venice meant he had to deal with a tale of tragic jealousy, and now Hesse's work has spurred him into the realm of spiritual quest.
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In for the kill
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 16/08/2013
» 'Wouldn't it be great if we could get one free murder a year we could get away with?" This is the question director James DeMonaco's wife asked one fateful evening after they were almost killed by a drunk driver. Recounting the event with a chuckle and the safety of hindsight, DeMonaco assures us that his wife, who's a doctor, is actually a very good person and that she just said that in a fit of "anger and emotion". However, he admits the idea was to stick in his head for a long time.
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Not in my baan
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/09/2013
» The banning of two Thai films, Insects In The Backyard in 2010, and Shakespeare Must Die last year, has drawn strong criticism from a lot of people both in terms of the freedom of expression and the censor board's judgement.
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Quiet roars in the lion city
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 19/12/2013
» Among the artists from Southeast Asia and beyond featured at this year's Singapore Biennale _ and I concede there may be some bias in my saying so _ those from Thailand, albeit only a handful, made quite an impact.
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Future by design
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/01/2014
» It's difficult to sum up in one sentence what the "Hello World!" exhibition at Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC) is all about. It's logos and posters. It's product design. It's technology. It's chocolate. It's innovations in various fields from the past 50 or so years.
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Diving in with Swim Deep
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/02/2014
» It was a full house at Mongkol RCA Studio earlier this month for English indie rock band Swim Deep. It was the first time in Bangkok for the four-piece outfit from West Midlands, which played quite a few festivals around the word, including Glastonbury last year, since the August release of its debut album Where The Heaven Are We .
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Novel ideas
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 12/05/2014
» Nigeria’s Port Harcourt has now taken the Unesco-bestowed title of World Book Capital after Bangkok completed its term last month. It had been a year that books and reading culture were supposed to receive a big boost. The campaign, however, has been met with criticism as it seemed to focus more on the surface topics rather than something more fundamental, like promoting a love of reading among Thais.
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Art in experiment
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 27/08/2014
» 'The Experimental Video Art Exhibition" on show at Bangkok Art & Culture Centre (BACC) is certainly not something meant to be easily comprehended. Visiting the venue, even after a second or third time, is always a puzzling and exhausting undertaking.
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Revisiting truth and integrity
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 29/08/2014
» At the ending of the 1937 novel Khang Lang Phap (Behind The Painting), author Kularb Saipradit, also known as Sri Burapha, wrote: “I die without the one who loves me, but my heart is fulfilled that there’s someone whom I love.”
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Pretty is as pretty does
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 04/09/2014
» In response to Christopher Marlowe's line in Doctor Faustus, "Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships", performer Sasapin Siriwanij is saying "no".
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