Latino with lots of soul

The company's artistic director Marguerite Donlon says her dancers are "excellent movers, passionate about their work, generous in the creative process and open and respectful to one another."

As for the process of transforming Mexican icon Frida Kahlo's artistic works and journal entries into "Casa Azul" - contemporary dance with installation art and live music - Donlon says, "I simply allowed myself to be inspired by Frida Kahlo as an artist, a writer and a woman. What comes out is a personal interpretation. I tried to imagine the connection between her real life and that of her paintings weaving from one to the other seamlessly and creating new images."

Donlan liked Julie Taymor's acclaimed film "Frida", saying that, "I believe that a man could be just as passionate as a women in telling this story, but the man would have to be inspired as much as Julie Taymor and myself." 

Donlon says that the company performed two pieces at the Seoul Arts Festival seven years ago and both were well received. "We were very impressed with how so many young people showed up." 

She returned to work with the Korean National Opera last June and notes, "It's a wonderful and enriching experience to have the honour of working in another country with a different culture and to bring our ideas together." 

The "Casa Azul" will be performed at 7.30pm at the Thailand Cultural Centre. There's a complimentary shuttle bus from the Thailand Cultural Centre subway station. Tickets are Bt700 to Bt2,200 and are available at www.ThaiTicketMajor.com.