FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
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Performances, music celebrate the King’s birthday

Performances, music celebrate the King’s birthday

Ten Silpathorn Award-winning artists will perform art and music in the Zone D auditorium of Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Centre from today (July 26) until Friday between 4.30 and 7.30pm, in honour of His Majesty the King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun’s birthday.

The festival, which is being organised by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture by Ministry of Culture, kicks off with music from Den Euprasert, winner of the Silpathorn Award in music in 2009. He’ll perform “Phra Nakorn” from 4.30 to 5.30 before being joined by Win Lyovarin, the Silpathorn Awardee in literature in 2006 and Nikorn Saetang, Silpathorn Awardee in performing arts in 2010, for “Nithan Zen”, adapted from Win’s literary work, “Mangkorn Zen”, (“The Zen Dragons”) from 6.30 to 7.30pm.
Tomorrow, Den Euprasert will be joined by Narongrit Dhammabutra (music, 2008) and Vanich Potavanich (music, 2014), in performing “Phra Nakorn-Malai-Suvarnabhumi” from 5pm to 6pm. Narong Prangcharoen (music, 2007) and Nimit Pipithkul (performing arts, 2007), will adapt "Niramit Jittanakorn City" by Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, the 19th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand for a puppet show from 6.30 to 7.30pm.
On Friday, Chaiyoot Tosa-Nga (music, 2010) will play “Ranad Rum Lam Nam Thai” on the ranad-ek in “from 5-6pm, while Rewat Panpipat, (literature 2014) and Manop Meejamrus (performing arts, 2005), will perform “Sathra Utta Baramee” from 6.30pm.
Admission is free. Call (02) 422 8829.

 

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