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Cedric Arnold
Theatre of the Untold
7 – 22 november

Bangkok, today is a city where the unspoken is all too obvious. Stories remain untold, and dilemmas unsolved. There are a lot of loose ends here, old ideas clash with new ones, mostly behind closed doors. Yet the city invites expression, lends itself as a stage, on rooftops, on abandoned land, in the streets… Thai choreographer Jitti Chompee and French / British artist Cedric Arnold collaborated to capture what ultimately can only, for now, be an urban legend not yet told… Using unfinished white masks, usually heavily decorated for classic Khon dance performances as well as blending classic Khon inspired hand gestures with contemporary dance in Bangkok’s urban theatre, Jitti and Cedric initiated a conversation, and ultimately, a clash of ideas between generations that can not yet be fully recounted.