5 Day Intensive Khon workshop

Date: December, 2010


Hours: 10.00-16.00 (including Lunch break)
Place: The College of Dramatic Arts, Bangkok
Fees: 7,600 BHTs/ 150 GBPs/ 180 Euros/ 240 USDs

* The Fee also includes a set of Pah Daeng (red fabric worn during the training), and ceremonial food and flowers)

Contents

Title Description
Day 1 am Introduction to Khon: Influence of Thai culture and religion, Ramayana, and basic principles of the masks. (Participants will be given on-site talks about Ramakien, the Thai Version of Ramayana at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, which house the infamous wall paintings of the epic.
  pm Wai Kru Ceremony
Exercises for physical preparation
Participants divided in 2 groups of Giants (Yak) and Monkeys (Ling)
Day 2 all day Studying Yak(Giant) archetype; Mae Tha, The language of gestures
Studying Ling(Monkey) archetype; Mae Tha, the language of gestures
Day 3 all day Studying the Archetypes continues
Day 4 all day Study the fight choreography (Participants work in pairs)
Day 5 am Rehearsal the fight choreography
  pm Sharing in front of an audience
HOW TO APPLY: Please send CV and a brief statement telling us about your background and your reason(s) to take part in the programme to: application@artsonlocation.net