 Conceptualised as 'Resurrection', the festival might just be a tad low on intensity
Several years ago at a butoh festival abroad, I witnessed dancers so deeply engaged in their whole physical and emotional existence as if they had turned themselves inside out to reveal bodies existing, not in the mode of representation, but as their genuine selves. While they transformed from one state of mind to another as if in a trance, I could feel moments of being connected on a visceral level to these human beings.
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As the nation celebrates Constitution Day this week, Life looks back at a monarch's attempt to instil democracy in the kingdom
The name of King Rama VI, as we remember him today, is associated more with performing arts and literature _ those beautiful poems and his translation of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice being among his many literary feats _ but there is one aspect of his life and work we tend to overlook. Seen in today's context the omission is indeed a glaring one: His attempt to lay the foundation for democracy in Siam that, for centuries before him, had been nothing but an absolute monarchy.
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Young artist reimagines work as a child labourer |
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Teenage child-labourer Hor Seya watched in horror as the policemen ran towards him at the farm he had been driven to with a group of fellow Cambodian workers. This was a turning point in his life as an illegal underage worker taking menial jobs across the border from his homeland to support his family. He managed to escape, but five in his group were arrested.
Now a 21-year-old art student, Hor Seya is about to show paintings inspired by his experience in a show called Waiting for Sunrise at the Romeet Gallery from December 7 to January 15 in Phnom Penh.
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Every slope is a puzzle for map artist |
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TRAIL map artist James Niehues has a strong dislike for uniformity and strongly dislikes computer-generated maps. Karen Schwartz talks to the American and discovers he may be the last artist of his kind.
If you've ever gone skiing at an unfamiliar resort without getting lost, chances are you have James Niehues to thank.
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