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  • REVIEW A delightful and intimate evening at the opera

    24/05/2012 : After a long absence _ due to the flood _ the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (BSO) returned to the Thailand Cultural Centre. In collaboration with NUNi Productions, the BSO recently presented a new production of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, a three-act tragedy opera.

  • THEATREPREVIEW Moving towards nothingness

    24/05/2012 : A few months ago, Adjjima Na Patalung posted on Facebook, asking for chair donations. For her upcoming production the stage required to be filled with chairs _ chairs that will be occupied by no one. The director has decided to stage Eugene Ionesco's Chairs for the Demo Classic Project 2, an annual programme at Democrazy Theatre Studio that invites young directors to tackle theatre classics.

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  • Steinway pianist to play in Bangkok

    24/05/2012 : D&M Music Studio presents a piano recital performed by Steinway artist Warren Lee, in the auditorium of Goethe Institute Bangkok on June 8 at 8pm.

  • When hands and hearts meet

    24/05/2012 : Human Centre, the art centre for healing and professional development, is holding three art therapy workshops in June and July.

  • World-class violin concerto

    24/05/2012 : A group of remarkable musicians of the Salaya Modern Ensemble (SME) will perform a classical concert entitled "SME: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto" at Goethe Institute Bangkok on June 7 at 7:30pm.

  • Jason Mraz live in Bangkok

    24/05/2012 : Fans across the world have been eagerly waiting for Jason Mraz's return to the stage, and he's back with "Tour Is A Four Letter Word".

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    The Bösendorfer Sound

    23/05/2012 : The Month of Bösendorfer, the first Bösendorfer Piano Festival in Thailand, is presented by Siam Music Yamaha to promote the perfection of Bösendorfer pianos, as well as to invite the audience to discover and appreciate the celebrated “Bösendorfer Touch” by pianists Dora Deliyska, Indhuon Srikaranonda, Artas Balakauskas and Sek Thongsuwan.

  • It's more fun in the Philippines

    23/05/2012 : In terms of historical and cultural background, the Philippines uniquely stands out among other countries in Asia. And in the art scene of this region, Filipino artists deliver one-of-a-kind pieces that represent this archipelago country in a way viewers could never find anywhere else.

  • Artistic extravaganza

    23/05/2012 : Bangkok Art and Culture Centre presents "The 3rd Bangkok Triennale International Print & Drawing Exhibition", which showcases 30 award-winning art pieces, plus a selection of 216 works _ all by amateur and professional artists from around the world.

  • THEATREREVIEW

    Customary Confection

    23/05/2012 : Watching Dreambox's Prisana: The Musical was like delicately nibbling on pastel-coloured sweets and sipping tea from a porcelain cup while cooing with your friends for hours on end. Well, three hours and forty-five minutes to be exact. Although this is a rather self-indulgent length for a fluffy romance, Prisana, for the most part, delighted.

  • Cannes, mon amour

    23/05/2012 : Love and other nightmares filled the first half of the 65th Cannes Film Festival. There's post-Revolution love from Egypt, and the love that finds its final destiny, as love should, in death. There are the usual sidekicks of love, such as loneliness and the desire to be recognised, in the heart and in the flesh, in one's own territory and in others. It's both helpful and futile to try to find a common theme in the competition titles at the most frenzied and influential movie festival on Earth, but please allow me to indulge in the activity as a cure to the unusually wet weather that has rendered the mood rather gloomy in this war zone of film criticism.

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    Pullman Bangkok G Hotel

    23/05/2012 : 36th floor, 188 Silom Road Open daily, 10am-7pm Until July 2 Call 02-238-1991

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