Kill a Sound With Reggae Appreciation Society
Reggae in Thailand? Though its roots are in 1960s Jamaica, the music has found its way into the hearts of people around the world including Thailand, where a vibrant scene which has spawned homegrown artists, DJs and festivals.
Murdered Expat Film Noir Makes Stage Debut
BANGKOK — In 1986, a Thai-American student’s body was found east of Bangkok in a case that would spawn tawdry headlines about her love life and wrongful convictions of innocent men.
From Iranian Scares to French Love, ‘Little Big’ Brings Indie Films to Bangkok
BANGKOK — A fearsome Djinn terrorizes a family in Iran’s first psychological horror film, an American drama details a woman’s transition to man, and a poignant Japanese drama about imperfect lives are among films ready to make audiences cry next week.
Parallel But Ever Apart, Worlds Clash Through Body Movement
BANGKOK — A performing artist portrays the essence of a parallel universe through body movement and expression in a work launching Friday.
Kafka’s Chimp Apes as Human in ‘Red Peter’
BANGKOK — Would you stop being what you are if it meant survival? Animalism, absurdity and adaptation collide on stage in a surreal physical performance for four days in Bangkok.
Playwright Takes Dark Turn in Puppet Production ‘Little Red’
BANGKOK — Three centuries after Charles Perrault committed fairy tale to page in “Little Red Riding Hood,” a Thai dramatist is adapting it to puppet theater with allusions the next month’s 40th anniversary of the 1976 Massacre.
Czech Film Finds Nothing Fair in ‘Fair Play’
BANGKOK — The Rio Games last month showed drugs in competitive sports remain a problem four decades after doping became a matter of international brinkmanship during the Cold War.
See Movie For People Who Like Books More Than People on Sunday
BANGKOK — Those who love books enough to watch movies about people who love books should head to a riverside bookshop in the Khlong San community Sunday for a screening of a 1987 drama on a transatlantic friendship built one page at a time.
Looking at You: Candid Passions on Display at Neilson Hays Library
BANGKOK — With a belief that although humans are alone inside, they can connect to others through mutual feelings, 20 portraits and 10 nudes by a German artist will show at a historic library in Silom.
Bangkok’s New Tallest Celebrates With Monday Light Shows
BANGKOK — Thailand’s tallest skyscraper will officially take its place among the skyline Monday night when it turns on its lights in a flashing, glowing ceremony.
