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SUMMARY:“Chui Chai” Alliance Française to stage
DESCRIPTION:What is transformation? How could we interpret this change
 ?\n\nAlliance Française de Bangkok will present “Chui Chai” the i
 nternationally renowned production of Mr Pichet Klunchun which feature
 s the modern interpretation of transformation from classical Thai danc
 e to contemporary dance style creating brilliant new performance.\n\nC
 hui Chai in Thai means “transformation”. It comes from the “Nang
  Loi (Floating Lady) Episode” from Ramayana Epic, in which demon mai
 den Benyakai was ordered by her uncle Todsakarn the demon king to tran
 sform herself to Sita, the wife of his enemy King Rama, as a trick to 
 stop the war. The task of transformation is almost an impossible job, 
 however Benyakai obliged.\n\nChui Chai presents a story between human 
 beings and demons. Throughout the performance, the theme of transforma
 tion is developed: traditional costumes and masks are combined with je
 ans and uncovered faces; the distinctive hand, foot and finger gesture
 s are adapted into contemporary choreography.\n\nThe performance aims 
 to serve as a reflection on change, the time period during which the o
 ld parts with the new, when something becomes something else. Created 
 in 2001 for the Aratani Japan America Theater in Los Angeles, Mr Klunc
 hun has modified his original choreography to present a brand new vers
 ion of his show acclaimed in Thailand, the United States and Europe.\n
 \nAbout Pichet Klunchun, the respected Thai performer\nFrom the age of
  16 he was formed within the classical Thai mask dance, Khon, by one o
 f Thailand´s best Khon-masters, Mr Chaiyot Khummanee of the Thai Roya
 l Dance Academy. Mr Klunchun developed a passion for traditional dance
 , and learned to do the ten sao basis of Thai traditional dance and to
  perform the various demon characters who people the Ramanaya—the le
 gendary Hindu epic tale which is an integral part of Thai culture.\n\n
 He graduated with a major in Thai classical dance from Chulalongkorn U
 niversity in Bangkok and then started offering his services as a chore
 ographer and dancer, and worked on large scale events such as the open
 ing and closing ceremonies of the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998 and t
 he 1999 Bangkok Sound and Light Show, The River of King 1 and The Rive
 r of King 2 in 2001.\n\nThe performance will be staged at the auditori
 um of Alliance Francaise on Saturday, October 2 at 19:30 hrs. and Sund
 ay, October 3 at 14:00 hrs. Tickets are THB 250 for students and membe
 rs and THB 400 for public. The tickets can be purchased from Alliance 
 Française’s library (closed on Monday).\n\nFor further information,
  please visit www.alliance-francaise.or.th or contact chalanthorn.kidt
 hang@alliance-francaise.or.th or telephone 02-670-4231.\n\nFor more in
 formation visit http://www.portfolios.net/events/chui-chai-alliance-fr
 ancaise
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