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Juggle & Hide

(Seven Whatchamacallits in Search of a Director)

Wichaya Artamat, Duck Unit, For What Theatre

Copyright information:Jukkrit Hanpipatpanich

After years of using clever, often poetic metaphors to explore Thai politics, theatre maker Wichaya Artamat now turns the lens on himself. In Juggle & Hide, he takes the stage as an authoritarian director, surrounded by the symbols and objects from his previous work. This time, they refuse to stay silent: his metaphors – the “whatchamacallits” – want to have a word with him. 


Together with writer Pathipon Adsavamahapong and the collective DuckUnit, Wichaya builds a mechanical, almost living structure: a theatrical machine that exposes his creative process and dissects his thinking. 


The performance functions as both a show and an open work shop. The work moves between two realities: the artistic freedom Wichaya experiences internationally and the censorship that defines his home country, Thailand. Within that tension, he raises an uncomfortable question: how do you make art when not everything can be said? And who ultimately decides what something means – the maker, the audience, or the context? 

dates

Thu June 18 8:30 PM

Fri June 19 8:30 PM

Sat June 20 8:30 PM

Sun June 21 3:00 PM

prices

  • default € 27
  • CJP € 20
  • HF Young € 20,50
  • youth under 18 € 15

information

  • Thai surtitles: English, Dutch

  • 1 hour 15 minutes (zonder pauze)

more info
  • Duck Unit © Rueangrith Suntisuk

    Rueangrith Suntisuk

  • Juggle & Hide © BIPAM

    BIPAM

  • Juggle & Hide © BIPAM

    BIPAM

  • Juggle & Hide © Teeraphan Ngowjeenanan

    Teeraphan Ngowjeenanan

  • Whicaya Artamat © Bea Borgers

    Bea Borgers

Credits

concept Wichaya Artamat direction Wichaya Artamat text Wichaya Artamat, Pathipon (Miss Oat) artistic guidance Pornpan Arayaveerasid, Rueangrith Suntisuk technical direction Pornpan Arayaveerasid, Rueangrith Suntisuk dramaturg Yuya Tsukahara sound design Araki Masamitsu sound operation Araki Masamitsu mechanics creation Laphonphat Duongploy technical operation Piti Boonsom, Chayamon Srijaruyanon object operation Surat Kaewseekarm stage management Surat Kaewseekarm sound engineer Toru Koda project manager Monthira Jamsri technical manager Monthira Jamsri production Sasapin Siriwanij co-production Kyoto Experiment, The Japan Foundation, For What Theatre, Duck Unit with support from Kyoto Art Center, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, The Saison Foundation