For more than twenty years, Patravadi Theatre in Bangkok has the tradition of making arts with young people and develops their potentials. Its art camp brings together various professional artists to teach and work with the participants. A showcase that brings together the teachers and students on stage and their family and friends in the auditorium will be the concluding highlight of each camp.

Vic Hua Hin will continue this tradition in this summer school break. It is an ideal way for students to spend their holidays. Two groups of aged 6-12 and 13 and above are offered.

The Summer Camp 2012 costs 15,000 Baht for six day classes with performance at Vic Hua Hin on the last day.

For more informations please call 032 827 814-5.

One of the most outstanding of musicians and performers from the Japanese traditional music scene, AUN has been amazingly up to the new level that no other artists have ever reached to.

With more than one thousand years of history in Japanese traditional music, and the beautiful and unique sounds of those instruments, has now spawned a very original fusion of today’s music, mixed with the tradition of old.

The result is AUN, Twin brothers Ryohei and Kohei Inoue, born in 1969, a versatile band where each member is a virtuoso in his own right, performs Taikos, Samisen and Fue (Japanese flute) appearing 4 times at CARNEGIE HALL, NY and has received EMMY AWARDS as a leading member of ONDEKOZA, a legendary Japanese taiko drum troupe with over 30 years experience of world touring. Ryohei and Kohei joined when they were 18 and performed more than 1000 shows in 16 countries during 12 years with that group.

In 2000, they launched their exploration of the highly individual style of music as a unit named AUN and have released two albums; “DASH” and “EAST” featuring TM Stevens as a bassist and producer, Nuno Bettencourt as a guitarist. AUN, in 2006 produced “Visit Japan” campaign song offered by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and took a real step to send their message overseas with Japanese traditional instruments sound.

In 2008, their experimentalism has yielded the brand new concept called AUN J-Classic Orchestra, of which music performed by purely Japanese traditional instruments such as Koto and Shakuhachi as well as Taiko, Samisen and Fue. The orchestra has released 3 albums called “Wagakki de Ghibli,” “Sakura,” and “Michi-Road”. Their performance is not only amazing in their execution of the musical compositions, it is also very exciting and entertaining as they encompass today’s Rock & Roll, Ambient, and Bass & Drum styles that are very popular with young and old. On the other side of the group’s activity, they are taking part in the ecoactivity project to regenerate forest and mountains in Japan and a portion of the revenues from their CD sales is donated to the project.

HIDE (Hideyuki Saito) joined the Taiko group “Kodo” in 1987. During his stay in Kodo with the band, he performed in over 150 cities around the world, and collaborated with various musicians and artists e.g. Sir Paul McCartney, Donal Lunny Band, Terumasa Hino, Seitaro Kuroda, Tamasaburo Bando, Kiyohiko Senba, and Hitoshi Komuro. Hide has also performed on the soundtracks of many Hollywood movies such as “HERO”, and attended the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo in 2001. More than 10,000 people enjoyed a fabulous performance during Kodo’s two-day concert at The Acropolis in Athens. Hide also joined on the theme song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan/South Korea.

This is a co-production between The Japan Foundation and Vic Hua Hin. FREE OF CHARGE!

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Vic Hua Hin welcomes ABSS’s Global Council of Arts & Culture India with the Global Cultural Olympiad 2011. This contest of dance and music will be held for the first time in Hua Hin. Primary and secondary schools, colleges, art institutes and cultural centers from all over India are taking part in this festival. 250 artists are participating with over 100 programs.

During the Olympiad music such as classical, folk as well as modern, instruments such as sitar, flute, keyboards, Indian classical dance forms like Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Mohiniattam, Kuchipudi, Satriya and Folk as well as modern fusion dance styles will be presented.

The 2011 Olympiad will be held for the first time at Vic Hua Hin. Everybody is welcome to come in at any time of the program and enjoy the Indian culture. Admission free, no reservation necessary.

Phra Lor is an epic love story, written in poetic verse by one of the kings during Thailand’s Ayudhya period. It tells the tale of a handsome, charming prince and his two beautiful admirers. Over the centuries there have been many songs composed using the poetry from this book as lyrics; and they have touched the nation’s heart deeply.

We would like to present some of these in this production, with a new interpretation, featuring a modern generation of artists playing both Thai and Western musical instruments. This version was taken on tour through the U.S. and Canada in 2011.

It tells the story of the famous Thai literary figure, Phra Lor, with original music in a setting of Buddhist philosophy. The contemporary version by musical director Anant Nakong – written, directed and performed by Patravadi Mejudhon – features the choreography of Slipathorn Award winner Manop Meejamrat.

The performance is in Thai and English! Tickets for 500 Baht (students 50 % discount) are now available at Vic Hua Hin: 032-827-814 to 815.

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Created in 2004 at the Fringe Festival at Patravadi Theatre Bangkok by the Singapore artist Tang Fu Kuen, “Pichet Klunchun and Myself” was presented again at La Fête 2006. This was  an unprecedented success and contributed widely to Thai artist Pichet’s international recognition. Since its creation, it has been shown in nearly 100 cities around the world, such as Paris, Berlin, Taipei, Lisbon, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vienna, Rome, Warsaw, New York, London, Madrid, Djakarta, Yokohama, Mexico, etc. A refined and humorous dialogue, it is a ‘best-seller’ of Franco-Thai cooperation.

After a 7-year tour, both artists have decided to put an end to “Pichet Klunchun and Myself” where it all started… in Thailand at the new theatre of Patravadi Mejudhon, at Vic Hua Hin!

“When we met, we had no idea what would result from our meeting. I had only a few questions I wished to ask this dancer. The way we met determined the very nature and form of our cooperation. Jet-lag, the fascination of arriving in a city such as Bangkok, and monster traffic-jams prevented us from rehearsing. The context of the Festival made us decide to present a sort of dramatized review of our experiences. And thus, the ballet shows 2 artists who are completely unacquainted and have very different artistic backgrounds, trying to learn more of each other and of their work, in spite of the cultural abyss that separates them.” Jérôme Bel, Seoul, June 1, 2005.

Jérôme Bel is a cult figure of French contemporary dance, well-known for his humour and free spirited approach to his art. He was trained at Centre National de la Danse Contemporaine d’Angers, danced for several French and Italian choreographers before becoming assistant to Philippe Decouflé for the XVIth Winter Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, in Albertville (1992). Pichet Klunchun is one of the leaders of Thai contemporary dance. He was trained in Khon (classical dancing with traditional masks) by Chaiyot Khummanee, one of Thailand’s great masters of the art.

This is a co-production with La Fête, Bangkok, and Vic Hua Hin. Tickets for 900, 700 and 500 Baht (students 50 % discount) are now available at Vic Hua Hin: 032-827-814 to 815.

‘SPACE’ is an internationally acclaimed one-man show from Nose2Nose.

What is ‘SPACE’? This infinite question is answered through an American psychic, an army general, a science professor, and many more characters, in this comedy-tragedy that crosses the boundaries of what we think is real. There are no props, no sets, no costume changes…lone performer Timothy Mann just uses body and voice to tell a wild and crazy story about ‘Space’. There are plenty of laughs and enough strange turns, interactive moments and improvisation to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. ‘SPACE’ has been all over the world – UK, Japan, China, India, Turkey – and is constantly adapted wherever it goes. No two shows are ever the same.

Timothy Mann is an actor, writer, musician and video editor, based in the UK. He joined theatre company Nose2Nose in 2006, and has since produced a number of shows with other performers under the direction of Neil Farrelly. Shows include ‘CHEESE’, ‘The Three Hermanos’, and most recently, ‘SPACE’.

Tickets for 500 Baht (students 50 % discount) are now available at Vic Hua Hin: 032-827-814 to 815.

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“Taste of Curry” – directed by Jarunun Phantachat and with all B-floor woman member cast, combine with live music and story about cooking along with chattering about life with all kind of languages: Thai, English, French, Gibberish and of course physical movement and live music to present all the taste of life!

B-floor Theatre – a physical theatre troupe from Bangkok – presents ‘Taste of Curry,’ a gentl production after its outrageous predecessors. Here Jaa Phantachat, a top director of B-Floor, invites you to a delicate atmosphere that penetrates slowly and deeply. Jaa’s past works, including ‘Shatter Room No. 0′, ‘Guru Theater’, and ‘Bangkok Molocules’ always won the audience with her signature – deep and biting humor.

Come explore your taste perception. Look at life through the Taste of Curry and other ingredients in this much-more-than-3D contemporary performance. You too will get to taste, comment, and express your feelings about the taste of curry being cooked in front of you by female members of B-Floor: Dujdao Vadhanapakorn, Ornanon Thaisriwong, Nana Dakin, and Sasapi Siriwanij.

Be prepared for a story of various tastes that will be chopped, prepped, mixed, stirred, minced, an boiled. Like food ingredients, audience may be mixed around with the performers and the performance as the ‘cooking’ goes. But this is no instant food. It’s a domestic kitchen process where raw materials transform into edible dishes. An ordinary kitchen where many relationships begin and weave many lives. An eating context that can define your life as much as your native language.

A multi-lingual contemporary performance with language, food, music, and body, through the eyes of a contemporary theater artist, outside the bounds of convention. Stories to be told, your most and least favorite food that reflect your identity. You are what you eat!

Tickets for 500 Baht (students 50 % discount) are now available at Vic Hua Hin: 032-827-814 to 815.

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This special evening of Object Theatre includes three pieces: “The Blue Table” and “Jonathan” by Golden Delicious Theatre and “How Lovely” by Yael Rasooly – all from Israel.

Ari Teperberg and Inbal Yomtovian are the Golden Delicious Theatre. They create characters, stories, images and creatures with an engaging, comic perspective, using a handful of objects with a delicate touch. “We create our theatre at home, in the kitchen or in the living room, using our personal belongings. We play with whatever comes to hand.”

“The Blue Table” shows pictures from the life of the giant squid, the wild swan, the blue whale, and a garden snail. A zoological Object Theatre piece creating a wild and lively world through synthetic means with a comic and magical perspective.

“Jonathan”: Love, hate, vengeance, lust, and sex – all in an epos that tells the tale of Jonathan, a green apple born to red parents, who strikes out on a journey crossing seas and continents, only to find that the apple does not fall far from the tree. A wild, cinematic piece for apples, a set of knives, and a cutting board.

Yael Rasooly, the third performer of tonight’s performance, is a director, actress, puppeteer and singer. She was trained in classical singing and also studied theatre design in London. Since 2006 Yael has been creating independent theatre work that has been invited to international festivals all around the globe. She appeared in last year’s Fringe Festival in Bangkok and Hua Hin with “Paper Cut”.

Yael Rasooly’s performance is called “How Lovely”. A childhood memory unravels and comes to life through personified objects and a human-doll. From beneath a sweet musical tale, another story emerges. An unbroken circle, a music lesson that takes an unexpected turn, and a web of family secrets, are all woven together in ahumorous and frightening piece!

This evening is supported by the Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Israel, Bangkok.
Tickets are 900, 700 and 500 Baht (students 50 % discount), now available at Vic Hua Hin: 032-827-814 to 815.

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Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, by Mira Borvornsin

Sunday, 9th October 2011, till Thursday, 3rd November 2011, daily from 9 am till 6 pm

This show is a black and white photography exhibition in the various styles of a Thai graphic designer who relocated to the US years ago. Miranti Borvornsin’s “East meets West” perspective has been enjoyed by Americans in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York over the years.

The exhibition features an eclectic collection, selected from her many series of photographs. It includes the set that put her on the artist map, an abstract view of modern architecture, featuring the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Experience Music Project in Seattle.  Also exhibited are photographs of famous ruins around the world: Machu Picchu in Peru, the Great Pyramids of Giza, Luxor temple and Abu Simbel in Egypt and the series that creates a roar every time it is shown: Angkor Wat. All the pictures were taken using 35 mm film and printed using gelatin silver emulsion onto museum-quality fiber paper. There are no digital photos or ink-jet digital printing.

Miranti’s background is so diverse. She was born and raised in Bangkok. She attended Rajini School and Chulalongkorn University where she gratuated with a degree in Photographic Science and Printing Technology. She continued her study in the US and received an MBA with a major in On-line Marketing and E-Commerse from the University of Maryland.

She worked in Bangkok, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. She retired early last year after working in the commercial arts for almost twenty years.

Miranti is a great visual artist with an unlimited imagination. It was such a surprise to discover that her latest medium is traditional black and white film. The results, unlike ink-jet or other digital prints are the beautiful gelatin silver prints that will last a century.

All pictures are limited edition prints and almost all of them are for sale. Half of the profits will be donated to the Dhamma Foundation, the other half to World Vision.

On Christmas Eve, Vic Hua Hin and the Patravadi High School Hua Hin would like to invite you to spend a couple of hours with Christmas songs, turkey, students performances and the magic ambience of X-Mas Eve @ Vic Hua Hin – starting at 6 pm, December 24th. Donations for our scholarship fund for young performing artists are greatly appreciated.

This very family friendly evening will offer you in a relaxed atmosphere live music from Patravadi High School teachers and students, Christmas songs by the British Educational Children’s Centre Choir (The BECC), games, delicious herb salad, traditional turkey and wine!

This is the Christmas menu: Pumpkin-carrot soup (80 Baht),  roast turkey with stuffing, mached potatoes, cranberry sauce, sauté vegetable, gravy (350 Baht), bread and butter pudding (80 Baht).

Please book your table in advance. Come and make your reservation at Vic Hua Hin or call us: 032 827 814-5. We are looking forward to an enchanting Christmas evening @ Vic Hua Hin!