Unwrapping Culture
Unwrapping Culture brings together two exceptional male dance artists: Vancouver’s own Alvin Erasga Tolentino, and Pichet Klunchun, an outstanding exponent of the Thai classical dance style of Khon, who is known internationally for contemporizing this ancient form. Their first collaboration combines the technique, theatricality and storytelling elements of Khon to create a devastating critique of the corruption of authentic Thai culture by the forces of commercialization, in a passionate and bitingly funny duet which immerses the audience in the conflict between tradition and modernity.
Reviews
Photo Credit: Chris Randle
CREATIVE TEAM & PERFORMERS
CHOREOGRAPHY: Alvin Erasga Tolentino and Pichet Klunchun
PERFORMANCE: Alvin Erasga Tolentino and Pichet Klunchun
MUSIC: I Love Thailand by Mocca Garden
LIGHTING: Mark Eugster
“a gutsy show that slyly and frantically, critiques consumer-junk culture and, specifically, the loss of Thailand’s ancient, elegant traditions.”
