Cultural fest commences this week
- Published: 31/01/2012 at 08:24 AM
- Newspaper section: Life
La Fete raises its curtain in Bangkok on Thursday and runs until March 29 at various venues around the city. As usual, the French-Thai cultural festival brings a variety of events which include performing arts, visual arts and cinema. Opening the festival is a Bangkok Symphony Orchestra concert conducted by Jean-Paul Penin at the National Theatre on Thursday at 8pm. Other highlights include performing arts by Company Ieto at Sodsai Pantoomkomol Center; Cinema Picnic by Moonlight, outdoor film screenings at Museum Siam; art exhibitions by Philippe Ramette at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, by Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook at Museum Siam and by Pakitsilp Varamissara at the National Gallery; and a fine selection of films in the French Film Festival at CentralWorld. Selected films will also travel to cinemas in Khon Kaen, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Koh Samui, after the screenings at the main venue in Bangkok. Some shows are free and some need reservations.
For schedule and ticket prices for all shows, visit www.lafete-bangkok.com.
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