The journal
Shows, cities, costumes and dance styles
Practical guidance for choosing a form, preparing a venue and working confidently with performing artists.
Shows
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Shows
Seaside fire show: safety, staging, questions to ask
A fire show impresses as much as it commits you. The safety, staging and verification points to settle before putting one on the programme.
5 min read
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Shows
Cabaret in Bangkok: codes, formats and the length of a show
How a cabaret show is built, how long it really lasts and what to plan for on the dressing room and costume change side.
5 min read
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Shows
Contemporary dance or aerial dance: which one for your event?
Two spectacular forms, two technical logics. The concrete criteria — height, rigging point, floor, duration — for choosing with confidence.
4 min read
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Shows
The fire show: origins, learning and the length of a performance
Māori poi, Samoan fire knife dance, Thai beaches: where the fire show comes from, how it is learned and how long it really lasts.
7 min read
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Shows
Entertaining a wedding: formats, moments, running times, what works and what fails
Where to place a dance performance in a wedding, how long it should run, and the most common programming mistakes.
6 min read
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Shows
A performance for a corporate event: brief, running time, fitting it into the programme
Launch, gala, conference: briefing a dance performance, calibrating its length and slotting it in without breaking the programme.
6 min read
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Shows
Hotel residency: weekly rhythm, rotating the repertoire, costume wear
A residency is not a run of galas: the rhythm of the week, rotating the repertoire and maintaining costumes over months.
7 min read
Cities
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Cities
Organising a dance show in Bangkok: venues, seasons, logistics
Choosing a venue, working with the season, anticipating logistics: the practical markers for staging a dance performance in Bangkok.
6 min read
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Cities
Staging a show in Phuket: beaches, hotels, seasons and the seafront
Sand, wind, salt and monsoon: the practical constraints of a show in Phuket, and how to build them into your programme.
6 min read
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Cities
Chiang Mai and the North: dance forms, seasons and cultural specifics
Fon Lanna, northern seasons, teak venues: what sets a programme in Chiang Mai apart from an evening in Bangkok.
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Cities
Bringing Thai performers to Dubai: preparation, lead times, logistics
Lead times, formalities, transporting costumes, rehearsing on site: preparing a trip for Thai performers to the Emirates.
7 min read
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Cities
Pattaya: staging a show in the capital of the Thai night
Seafront, nightlife, neighbours: the concrete markers for staging a show in Pattaya without unpleasant surprises on the night.
6 min read
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Cities
Koh Samui: prestige events by the sea
Villas, resorts, ferry or plane: preparing a prestige event on Koh Samui, where all the island logistics are thought through well in advance.
7 min read
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Cities
Hua Hin: discreet refinement for private receptions
Close to Bangkok, a hushed atmosphere, an elegant seafront: programming a private reception in Hua Hin with the right degree of discretion.
5 min read
Costumes
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Costumes
Thai classical dance costumes: materials, measurements, care
Embroidery, rigid structure, essential measurements: understanding the Thai classical dance costume so you can plan for it in your production.
5 min read
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Costumes
The belly dance costume: structure, weight and upkeep
Structure, weight, props, upkeep: understanding the belly dance costume and the questions to ask the artist before booking.
6 min read
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Costumes
Headdresses, masks and adornments: what they demand of the stage and the dressing rooms
Headdresses, masks and adornments are heavy, bulky and limit vision. What they demand of the stage, the dressing rooms and the routes between.
5 min read
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Costumes
Getting ready to perform: warm-up, dressing and dressing-room needs
Warm-up, make-up, dressing, dressing room: the real time an artist needs before going on stage, and what you have to provide.
6 min read
Dance styles
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Dance styles
Khon, Thai masked theatre: what to know before programming one
Khon combines mask, dance and epic narrative. Understand its structure, its stage requirements and its uses before adding it to your programme.
5 min read
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Dance styles
Traditional Isan dance: the rhythm of north-east Thailand
More rural, more rhythmic, more collective: what sets Isan dance apart from the court forms, and when to programme it.
4 min read
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Dance styles
Belly dance in Thailand and the Emirates: what changes from one country to the other
Repertoire, costume, the setting of the performance: the concrete differences between an evening in Bangkok and an event in the Emirates.
4 min read
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Dance styles
Aerial dance: origins, training and the length of an act
Where aerial silks come from, how many years of training they demand, and why an act rarely exceeds seven minutes.
7 min read
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Dance styles
Thai classical dance: what the word “ram” actually covers
Origins, training, the meaning of each gesture: what to understand about Thai classical dance before adding it to your event programme.
6 min read
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Dance styles
Likay, Thai folk theatre: what it is and when to programme it
Sung, acted and largely improvised, likay follows its own rules. What the form really is, and the settings it belongs in.
5 min read
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Dance styles
Hip-hop and breakdance in Thailand: the battle scene and the show scene
A battle and a show need neither the same floor nor the same format. Practical bearings for bringing hip-hop into your event.
6 min read
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Dance styles
Pole dance at events: discipline, safety and staging
Stage pole dance demands an approved fixing point, a suitable floor and a real warm-up. The markers for programming it safely.
6 min read
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Dance styles
LED dance and light-up costumes: the show that captures the night
LED dance captures the night provided you control the darkness, the battery life and the synchronisation. What the show demands.
5 min read
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Dance styles
Dancing in heels: stage elegance
Dancing in heels is a demanding technique: a smooth floor, a protected ankle, a measured act. The markers for programming it well.
5 min read
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Dance styles
Salsa and bachata at events: the couple that gets a room dancing
Show or participatory set, floor space, music and audience taster: the markers for programming a salsa or bachata couple.
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Dance styles
Samba and Brazilian carnival: the format that opens an evening
Energy, bulky feathers, percussion and processional routes: what a samba act really needs in order to launch an event.
6 min read
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Dance styles
K-pop and cover dance: synchronisation above all
Groups, sharpness of the stops, playback and short formats: what sets a good cover dance apart, and how to programme one.
5 min read
Lifestyle
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Lifestyle
Bangkok rooftops: what height imposes on a performance
Wind, safety, open-air acoustics, equipment access: what height imposes on a performance on the rooftops of Bangkok.
7 min read
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Lifestyle
Organising a prestige evening in Bangkok: the running order of a successful reception
Pace of the evening, timing of the performance, coordination with the service, protocol: the running order of a prestige reception in Bangkok.
7 min read
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Lifestyle
Why Bangkok has become a capital of entertainment
Density of artists, variety of forms and venues: what has made Bangkok a capital of entertainment, and what that changes for you.
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Lifestyle
Dubai, a prestige stage: what an international audience expects
Standards expected, formats that work, the setting to confirm in writing: what an international audience expects of a performance in Dubai.
6 min read
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Lifestyle
Shanghai: the high-end night and its codes
A business audience, short formats, punctuality, the language barrier: the codes of the high-end night in Shanghai.
6 min read
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Lifestyle
Bangkok, Dubai, Shanghai: three ways of receiving a performance
Expectations, formats and constraints: an honest comparison of three cities that do not receive a performance in the same way.
7 min read