Pakistan’s Joyful Jazz Warriors Resist Cultural Annihilation in ‘Song of Lahore’
BANGKOK — To Pakistanis who grew up considering jazz and orchestral sounds as much their culture as anyone’s, the religious and social upheaval threatening to take it away was an attack.
Northeast Mystique: ‘Forest’ Reaches Deep Into Isaan, Folklore
BANGKOK — Next month head northeast on a personal exploration of Thais’ complicated relationships with the spirits in a fully domestic production shot on location in Isaan.
Time Machine Dance Party Returns to Charoen Krung
BANGKOK — Want more retro, swing dance street party?
Kontraband’s Nights Are Dark and Full of Bass
Think of those house parties when your mates’ parents were on vacation. The ones where everyone was drunk, people made out in the bathroom,...
A Society of Trivial Things Reflected in ‘Parade of Toys’
BANGKOK — Three newcomer artists join forces in reflecting on social discrimination through pop art in Parade of Toys exhibition.
See 7 of Bollywood’s Best at Indian Film Fest
BANGKOK — Think Bollywood films are just a lot of dancing and singing? Granted, there is a lot of that. But discover there's more than swirling saris in seven acclaimed Indian flicks coming to the big screen at the upcoming Indian Film Festival.
Such Wonderful Toys: Imagination’s The Limit For DIY Action Figures
A brawny, three-headed man, a colorful chubby horn monster and a muscle man resembling Prayuth Chan-ocha sit on a wooden table.
Feel Good Hits: ‘Kidnappers’ And The Life Electric Saturday at Tempo Fest
In 1994, two producers got ‘90s icon Kejmanee ‘Pin’ Wattanasin to front their act, and the result was the breakout success of Kidnappers, an electric pop trio that were part of the kingdom’s modern musical renaissance. Their first album “Slang” remains a classic synonymous with that era.
Siam’s Leading Intellect-Inspired-Musical Restages
BANGKOK — To commemorate the 100th birthday of “an honest man in a crooked country,” a musical on the life of a leading intellectual by renowned theatrical director Pradit Prasartthong returns this month.
Englishwoman Follows Cootie Catchers to Distraction
BANGKOK — Distraction and disorientation inspired by crowdsourced origami walking guides are at the heart of a Bangkok-based artist’s mixed media exhibition that came about through her wandering the city.
