The full programme has now been published for Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music You can see the whole thing on http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/, from which site we have copied the photographs.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Virsky National Dance Company, Ukraine
Supported by UKRSPECEXPORT and Aerosvit Airlines
Monday 10 September & Tuesday 11 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 3,000/2,400/1,800/1,400/700 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Part 1: 45 minutes & Part 2: 50 minutes (20 minutes interval)

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“With more than 60 amazing dancers on stage, this ensemble has been a living and dancing treasury of Ukrainian life, history, customs, rites and legends since 1937.
They have performed in nearly 70 countries and been awarded the Honorable Diploma of the World Peace Council and Friendship of Nations Order.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Seven Kings/Gypsy Kings,
Wednesday 12 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 2,800/2,200/1,700/1,300/700 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: 75 minutes (no interval)

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This is not just a group – it’s a living songbook of Spanish, rumba and salsa traditions,and a generation-spanning family of virtuosos who are proud torchbearers of gypsy culture.
When they released their self-titled debut album in 1987, they scored a huge international hit with “Bamboleo”. In America alone that album spent 40 weeks at the top of the charts. Since then the Kings have never stopped touring singing to the world and to great acclaim.
Fast forward a few decades and they remain a family affair, as two of the old stars from the Gypsy Kings take the stage with their sons in the Seven Kings.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Blaze, The Netherlands
Supported by Embassy of The Netherlands and ING Life Limited
Friday 14 September & Saturday 15 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 2,500/2,000/1,600/1,200/700 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: 80 minutes (no interval)

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BLAZE is a multimedia spectacle and nonstop dance show that unites 16 of the best street-dancers and breakdancers from around the world.
It has been created by a team of artistic director, choreographers and technical team, who have worked with names such as Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Lenny Kravitz, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Missy Elliot, The Black Eyed Peas, Take That, Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, and on productions as diverse as Batman Live, Sister Act, and Mamma Mia. It?s clear why this energetic show has been packing in the crowds from London to China and everywhere in between.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Ramayana by Orissa Dance Company, India
Supported by Embassy of India
Monday 17 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 1,500/1,200/1,000/800/500 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: 75 minutes (no interval)

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One of India’s greatest epics, Ramayana or Ramakien as it is known in Thailand dates back approximately to the 5th to 4th century BC. The epic poem has ruled the performance arts in India and South East Asia for at least 2000 years. The epic’s origins are in India and Hinduism, but over the centuries the story has crossed seas and mountains, languages and religions, and is still a living performance tradition today.
Orissa Dance Company one of the most recognized and highly rated Indian Classical dance companies is known for their rendition of the Ramayana. In Bangkok the dancers will use all nine moods or rasas intrinsic to Indian classical dance to narrate an episode from Ramayana.
A rare opportunity to see the original Ramayana.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Quasar Dance Company, Brazil
Supported by Embassy of Brazil
Wednesday 19 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 2,000/1,500/1,200/1,000/600 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: So close 40 minutes Interval 20 minutes Up in the Mouth 40 minutes

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Based in Central Brazil, this multi international award-winning dance company has achieved a place on the international dance scene while changing the history of of dance in Brazil.
On a surreal stage set, they will perform their 22nd production ‘Up in the Mouth’, leading audience to a possible paradise, swaying between density and lightness through the unique language developed by the group and surprising selections of music.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Baltic Dance Theatre, Poland
Supported by Embassy of Poland
Friday 21 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 2,200/1,700/1,400/1,200/700 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Part 1: 40 minutes & Part 2: 35 minutes (20 minutes interval)

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Get ready to witness ground-breaking choreographies by outstanding performers united by their striving for perfection and love for dance. The BBC made a film on this group and its artistic director.
They will perform Rite of Spring, with Stravinsky’s music interpreted by legendary Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel Orchestra which is their most spectacular success. Critics acclaimed perfect choreography and excellent BNDT ensemble which stormed Poland’s dance scene.
Waiting for…is the choreographer’s most philosophic and poetic creation in motion with cutting-edge music.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Spellbound Dance Company, Italy
Supported by Embassy of Italy
Sunday 23 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 2,000/1,500/1,200/1,000/600 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: 70 minutes (no interval)

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One of the leading dance companies in the international scene and Italy’s most celebrated dance company, Spellbound Dance Company is a stylistic innovator forever leaping ahead of the competition.
The Company is unmistakably unique in their style and the techniques of the dancers. Both poetry and precision are at the core of their success. Having performed at prestigious events like the Venice Biennale, they are also in demand around the world.
With their new interpretation of Vivaldi’s masterpiece, the Four Seasons, this Rome-based dance company has combined multimedia effects with original music tracks. The result is an enthralling production guaranteed to astound. With their version of the Four Seasons, the Spellbound Dance Company is all that poetry in motion.

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Chelyabinsk State Opera Theatre, Carmen.
Thursday 27 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 4,500/3,500/2,800/2,000/1,000 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Act I: 46 minutes (20 minutes interval), Act II: 41 minutes (15 minutes interval), Act III: 37 minutes (15 minutes interval), Act IV: 20 minutes

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Composed by George Bizet and conducted by Anton Grishanin, this romantic tragedy caused a stir in Paris when it was first performed in 1875; its themes of love, betrayal and passion that can kill have never gone out of fashion.
Performing with 190 members, the legendary Russian orchestra will bring out all the drama and musical subtleties of this tale of a hot-blooded gypsy woman who ends up in the middle of a love triangle.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Chelyabinsk State Symphony Orchestra, Russia
Friday 28 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 2,500/2,000/1,600/1,200/700 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Part 1: 63 minutes & Part 2: 45 minutes (20 minutes interval)

P. Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Overture
R. Rachmaninov: The Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra
A. Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’

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Talk about a trio of titans on one bill! All three of these much-loved works play off each other in startling ways, making for an unforgettable night at the symphony.
The overture Romeo and Juliet is known as one of the best treasures of Russian Symphonic classical music.
The Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini is an example of an absolute innovation of Rachmaninov as an artist and a philosopher.
The last symphony of Dvorák, the Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ reflects the composer’s impressions on America, his thoughts about new life, people, and nature. While it sounds like a symbol of New World, it also expresses nostalgia, home-sickness of the composer.
Chelyabinsk State Symphony Orchestra consists of experienced, highly-qualified musicians, which could do an honor to any orchestra in Russia. An honoured and awarded artist by the Government of Russia, the conductor Anton Grishanin has been directing various orchestras in Russia as well as Deutsche Oper Berlin, Shanghai Philarmonic Orchestra, and Bolshoi Opera in Moscow.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Madame Butterfly, Chelyabinsk State Opera Theatre
Saturday 29 September
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Doors open: 19.00
Ticket Price: 4,500/3,500/2,800/2,000/1,000 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Act I: 52 minutes (15 minutes interval), Act II: 53 minutes (15 minutes interval), Act III: 33 minutes

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Puccini’s much loved opera, Madam Butterfly, is back but this is a version that has never before been seen in Thailand and will delight opera fans with its unique perspective.
The interaction is not just between Pinkerton and Madame Butterfly as is usual but also an angel. While Madame Butterfly is enacted by Christina Sushkova giving voice to her feelings as an on-stage angel is soprano Yelena Rotkina. Madame Butterfly’s guardian angel is also her soul. Playing Pinkerton is tenor Dimitry Polkopin. The onstage dynamics of Madame Butterfly, the guardian angel who though an outsider is connected to the emotional drama as she is also the soul of Madame Butterfly and Pinkerton is what makes this production extra special.
This multi award-winning production by the 150 member Russian company will take the audience on a tumultuous journey: from love to tragedy.
With more than 20 performers boasting titles like the illustrious titles of People’s Artist and Honored Artist of Russia, the Chelyabinsk State Opera Theatre is one of the greatest such theatres of the country.
Subtitles in Thai and English

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Swan Lake by Staatsballett Berlin, Germany
Supported by Embassy of Germany
Tuesday 2 October & Wednesday 3 October
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 4,500/3,500/2,800/2,000/1,000 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Act I & II: 74 minutes (30 minutes interval), Act III & IV: 68 minutes

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A grandiose show with the 120-member dance troupe consisting of many award winning and gold medalist dancers accompanied by 72 musicians to celebrate the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Thailand.
Revered as the top classical ballet company of Germany, the troupe’s leader is Vladimir Malakhov, one of the ballet world’s most famous personalities.
The company has now performed their spellbinding take on Swan Lake by Staatsballett Berlin, Germany to rapt audiences around the world on many occasions.
Its timeless beauty never fails to win over crowds of all ages and many different nationalities.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
BBC Planet Earth Live, United Kingdom
Friday 5 October
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 3,500/2,500/2,000/1,500/700 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Part 1: 37 minutes & Part 2: 28 minutes (20 minutes interval)

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Planet Earth in Concert is a breathtaking celebration of music and film featuring a specially edited feature presentation of BBC’s The Planet Earth documentary series.
Planet Earth was the first natural history series to be filmed entirely in High Definition. Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet, from the towering peaks of Nepal, to the lush green of the Amazon, interspersed with African deserts and polar icecaps.
Composer George Fenton’s score for Planet Earth was awarded an Emmy and Classical Brit. Last November the show premiered in London after touring in the US. This will be their first performance in Asia.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Peter Marvey, Switzerland
Tuesday 9 October & Wednesday 10 October
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 3,000/2,400/1,800/1,400/700 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Part 1: 55 minutes & Part 2: 55 minutes (20 minutes interval)

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Today, the name Peter Marvey is mentioned in the same breath as legends like David Copperfield or Siegfried & Roy. Regarded as the best and most creative large-scale illusionist of the present, and the man of the future, Marvey only uses illusions he has created himself which some have become world-famous and are accepted as the world’s best illusions.
He has twice won the Merlin Award twice from the International Magicians Society, as well as the “Golden Magic Wand”, which was presented to him by Prince Albert of Monaco for the best magic show at the 1996 Grand Prix of Monaco when he was only 24.
Peter Marvey has performed his illusions in over thirty countries on five continents including Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo and the Theatre Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Limon Dance Company, New York
Supported by Embassy of the United States of America
Friday 12 October
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Doors open: 19.00
Ticket Price: 2,200/1,700/1,400/1,200/700 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Part I: 29 minutes (15 minutes interval), Part II: 35 minutes (15 minutes interval), Part III: 27 minutes

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“What I saw simply and irrevocably changed my life. I saw the dance as a vision of ineffable power. A man could, with dignity and towering majesty, dance…dance as Michelangelo’s visions dance and as the music of Bach dances.”
José Limón
Hailed as one of the world’s greatest dance companies, Limón Dance Company was founded in 1946 and has been at the vanguard of American dance since its inception.
They are also the first dance group to perform at the Lincoln Center, twice at The White House and the winner of National Medal of Arts (USA).
To celebrate their 65th anniversary, the company has put together an all-star program that spans some six decades of great dance-making.

Bangkok’s 14th International Festival of Dance & Music
Tango Legends by Mariela Maldonado and Pablo Sosa, Argentina
Sunday 14 October
Venue: Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
Performance time: 19.30
Ticket Price: 2,500/2,000/1,600/1,200/700 Baht Information and bookings from http://www.bangkokfestivals.com/
Duration: Part 1: 40 minutes & Part 2: 47 minutes (20 minutes interval)

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Tango, born in the working-class heart of Buenos Aires, conquered the whole world with it sensuality, beauty and soul-moving body language. It transcended cultural boundaries to become a worldwide phenomenon. The whole world moves to Tango; Yo-Yo Ma plays it, Al Pacino dances it. Its rise from local phenomenon to global fixture was underlined when it was declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2009.
Two of the Tango’s leading lights are Mariela Maldonado and Pablo Sosa who have shone since their debut in 1996. The duo have performed in some of the best Tango shows, undertaken extensive world tours and received rave reviews from international media, like The New York Times and the UK’s Ballet Magazine.
Their show Tango Legends in 2012 puts on stage the grand legends and history of this dramatic dance form. The group consists of 12 award-winning dancers, a remarkable quintet ViceVersa (piano, contrabass, bandoneon, violin and electric guitar) regarded as masters in their homeland of Argentina, and a skillful singer: all supported by an excellent technical team.
Carefully selected by the artistic directors and main dancers, Mariela Maldonado and Pablo Sosa, each scene and each performer has a magical touch, charming the audience right down to the last note and last move of the night.
These master artists will reveal what makes Tango legendary, displaying all styles with their signature glamour and sensuality.
Expect a performance that is not only electrifying but utterly compelling.

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