Bangkok's 10th International Festival of Dance and Music

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Korean Fantasy

Date: 1 October 2008

The National Dance Theatre of Korea was founded in 1962 with the goal of maintaining and re-creating traditional Korean dance. Striving to perfect the art of Korean dance, the Company has worked with leading Korean choreographers like Song Beom, Kang Seon-yeong, Choe Hyeon, Kim Mun-suk, Jo Heung-dong, Guk Su-ho, Bae Jeong-hye, and Kim Hyun-ja. In 89 regular productions over the past 40 years, the company has led the way in creative Korean dance. Over a thousand local and international performances have helped popularise Korean dance around the world. Drawing on a 40-year tradition of excellence, the company brings together the most talented dancers in Korea to not only preserve Korean traditional dance but also modernise it. The National Dance Company will perform The Korean Fantasy. Known as 'Jung Joong Dong' (dynamism in the midst of tranquillity), Korean Dance combines calmness with powerful energy.

Dance and Music By Paul Taylor Contemporary Dance Company from New York

Dates: 3 - 4 October 2008

The National Dance Theatre of Korea was founded in 1962 with the goal of maintaining and re-creating traditional Korean dance. Striving to perfect the art of Korean dance, the Company has worked with leading Korean choreographers like Song Beom, Kang Seon-yeong, Choe Hyeon, Kim Mun-suk, Jo Heung-dong, Guk Su-ho, Bae Jeong-hye, and Kim Hyun-ja. In 89 regular productions over the past 40 years, the company has led the way in creative Korean dance. Over a thousand local and international performances have helped popularise Korean dance around the world. Drawing on a 40-year tradition of excellence, the company brings together the most talented dancers in Korea to not only preserve Korean traditional dance but also modernise it. The National Dance Company will perform The Korean Fantasy. Known as 'Jung Joong Dong' (dynamism in the midst of tranquillity), Korean Dance combines calmness with powerful energy.

Jazz concerts by Lua Hadar and Twist Jazz Band and James Morrison

Date: 6 October 2008

First Part: Lua Hadar and Twist Jazz Band from San Francisco
World jazz vocalist Lua Hadar and her band, Twist, perform a cosmopolitan mix of original, international and standard jazz tunes 'twisted' in a surprising and passionate fusion. She moves from stage to cabaret to jazz club with effervescent ease, switching vocal genres or languages just as easily. A native New Yorker, from a musical family, Lua Hadar has performed as an actor and singer all her life. When not touring, Lua Hadar and Twist are based in San Francisco, frequently appearing on the vibrant entertainment scene there and in Los Angeles, at venues such as Jazz at Pearl's, The Plush Room, and Hollywood's Gardenia and M-Bar Supper Clubs. Lua is very active in the San Francisco Bay Area as a performing arts consultant and mentor. She maintains a private Vocal Studio where she trains professional singers and actors.

Second Part: James Morrison and the Group from Australia
Presented by the Embassy of Australia
James Morrison is a virtuoso in the true sense of the word. A musician of startling originality, he is a major jazz figure in Australia (winning the Mo award as Australian Performer of the Year and the Ricky May Performer of the Year award). But, it is his impact on the intensely competitive international stage that is most impressive. Known predominantly as a trumpet player James is being recognised as one of the most accomplished multi-instrumentalists in the world today. The band will be accompanied by vocalist Emma Pask.

Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras from Spain

Date: 8 - 9 October 2008

Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras has showcased flamenco worldwide and is Spain's most acclaimed flamenco company. In an exhilarating dance journey through different flamenco styles, choreographer and dancer, Sara Baras has redefined flamenco. Sara Baras and her company have performed all over Spain and outside of Spain, all over USA, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, Mexico City, Monterrey, London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Dublin, Paris, Tokyo, etc. The company will present 'Sabores' (Flavours), a piece without a story which invites us to taste the different palos, or styles, of flamenco music. Musical pieces are interspersed with dance expressing the diversity of flamenco emotions. Baras has described Sabores as 'Dancing and more dancing, with the idea of giving each palo its own color and attitude.' Besides Sara Baras and two guest dancers on stage will be the corps de ballet of twelve dancers accompanied by eight musicians.
 

'Sankriti' Classical Dances of India

Date: 11 October 2008

Sankriti is an aesthetic synthesis of five classical dance forms - Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Kathak, Kathakali & Theyyam, Kuchipudi and Manipuri - conceived and choreographed by danseuse Madhavi Mudgal who epitomizes the elegance and sophistication that are the result of blending modern sensibilities with the ancient ethos of India.

Concerts by G-Strings and Bconnected Jazz Band

Date: 12 October 2008

First Part: G-Strings from Germany
Presented by the Goethe-Institut and Nivea

Second Part: Bconnected Jazz Band from Switzerland
Founded in 1994 by the guitarist Eugene Montenero, bconnected melds electronic, world, funk and jazz in a magical performance. Because of this open-mindedness, bconnected is in a perpetual state of evolution but keeping its roots in the tradition of the jazz. The band has toured extensively in Asia, played concerts in all parts of the world from Lausanne to Shanghai, made their presence felt at prestigious festivals such as Montreux Jazz Festival, Tabarka Jazz Festival, Willisau Jazz Festival, Dimajazz de Constantine, Shanghai Grand Theater and Shanghai Jazz Festival.
 

Inaki Urlezaga Group from Argentina

Date: 13 October 2008

Inaki Urlezaga, one of Argentina's foremost dancers and the man behind the success of Ballet Concierto promises to set Bangkok on fire with an electrifying performance. Inaki, a gold medallist, was for 10 years a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, London and later principal guest dancer with Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam. The winner of multiple international awards he has an extensive repertoire (from classical to modern). The evening's programme will showcase 'Carmen' in the first part while the Second Part will be devoted to a Tango showcase.

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