SIFA 2023 | SIFA X: Intermission | Interview with Thanapol Virulhakul

SIFA X: INTERMISSION
by Thanapol Virulhakul (TH)

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2 & 3 Jun, Fri & Sat, 8pm
Drama Centre Black Box
$38*

Traditional Thai music and contemporary dance practice intertwine to examine the body as a political site and the sociopolitical power of dance.

Stuck in the state-enforced past and unable to see the future of his own country, choreographer Thanapol Virulhakul proposes Thai postmodern dance as a method to navigate Thailand’s socio-political power structure that infiltrates all areas of a citizen’s life. A single dancing body portrays how political power relates to each individual.

In collaboration with the Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting and Georgetown Festival, veteran Thai folk music master Champa Saenprom is reunited with the contemporary dancer Vidura Amranand, both of whom are brought to an unfamiliar space of a postmodern take on the body and sound. Under Thanapol's direction, they constantly diverge and merge, at times (con)fusing with other sonic and physical manifestations, to dig deep and assert the potential of art as resistance against the powers that be.

*Limited concessions available for students, NSFs and seniors.

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