Coming to Melbourne as part of Asia TOPA: Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts, the feature was inspired by Phi Tha Khon – a traditional Thai folk festival where locals don colourful masks and vibrant costumes to honour fertility and death.
Klunchun has created a new physical vocabulary of sorts, marrying the improvisational and intuitive nature of folk expression with his staple contemporary choreographic system based on classical Thai dance.
The performance is embodied by seven dancers, including Klunchun, navigating cyclical paths in a lyrical meditation, negotiating the layers of human desire, joy and spirituality.
