Czech Out Animated Fairy Tales And More This Weekend
BANGKOK — A centuries-old fairy tale adapted into puppet animation by a legendary Czech filmmaker to oppose Soviet rule will show for free this weekend as part of a Czech animation festival.
Art on Trial: The Mor Lam Singer
Jailed for two years for performing in a play that satirized the monarchy, Patiwat “Bank” Saraiyam turned to his enduring passion for singing mor lam, writing what he said was 100 songs. Some expressed his feelings. Others, he said, helped soothe fellow inmates.
Not Here to Entertain You: B-Floor Confronts Thailand in Movement and Meaning
BANGKOK — People rise lifelessly behind orange road barriers. They take on different identities and personalities through movements alternating between zombies shuffling, mobs lynching, gunmen shooting, spectators cruelly laughing and shirtless students crawling.
Hippie Out Under the Sky at Khon Kaen ‘Woodstock’ (Postponed)
KHON KAEN — Old hippies or those with old hippie souls should get up to Khon Kaen this November for some rock and roll, reggae and blues out in nature with the mountains, rivers, meadows and open sky.
23 Underground Thai Shorts Back-to-Back at Jam’s WTF Fest
BANGKOK — A man searches for meaning in a prostitute. Two girls in a world where any form of self-expression is punishable by death. Four friends share ghost stories with one condition: There must be 10 listening or “uninvited guests” show up.
Grime Musician Skepta Wins Prestigious Mercury Music Prize
LONDON — Grime musician Skepta won Britain's prestigious Mercury Prize on Thursday for his fourth album, "Konnichiwa."
Invade French Ambassador Gilles Garachon’s Home Sunday
BANGKOK — Tour a century-old timber building on Rue de Brest – aka Soi Charoen Krung 36 – Sunday, that technically sits on French soil.
Sleeping Around: Volunteers Invited to Snooze With London Artist Friday at BACC
BANGKOK — Walking through the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre this Friday, don’t be shocked to see people sleeping there – and don’t be shy to join them.
Drag Yourself to Hell With 7 Disgusting Horror Flicks
BANGKOK — Get in the mood for the season of scare with some cinematic chills by slating your bloodlust with a roster of creepy, mostly European horror films.
Guerrilla Boys Mask Up for Feminism, Democracy (And Likes)
BANGKOK — In New York, they drew lipstick penises in subway stations to protest the art world’s gender imbalance. In South Korea, they struck at its democratic principles. In Bangkok, they marched on the Democracy Monument a day before the charter referendum.
