Bangkok's 9th International Festival of Dance and Music

La traviata (The fallen woman)

The actor was greeted by a round of applause before the curtain was drawn. Then, the hall was silent. It seems that there is only the actor on the stage. The actor started to playing their role with accompany by orchestra. It’s so melodious. I didn’t understand what they said and sang but I felt in the story. I felt as the sound of soprano was thoroughly absorbed when the actor was moan about the lover, the contradictory between their families since the ancestor, the obstacle of aristocracy and bourgeoisie or proletariat. The stories are never far from a kind of these things. Almost 3 hours. I can’t blink my eyes. All the costumes are fascinating. The movement of dancers was graceful.

How the actor feels when they see a thousand audiences concentrate them? Or they are in the other period as the costumes and the stage scenery, they can not see us? Anyway, I love the applause which never ends…

Come and gone....

I still remember my first arrival here. I don’t know anybody. It was difficult for me to work with the people who have not the same tradition, who have the different language. I was wonder how they work with Thai people (local people who do not speak English at all!!) or they might be communicating with the people with their heart! Anyway, I know they have sense of volunteer!! It’s very difficult this feeling. But they said to me ‘You will see the new one. They are all very nice and kind’. We always said “See you in France or one day in Thailand. I’ll be back here one day” About one year or a little bit more; we learn to know each other. I teach them the words necessaries in daily life in Thai. They teach me the expressions in French also the slangs. Again and again, people come and gone. Again and again we transport their baggage. Again and again the Taxi arrives in front of the house and takes them away. Again and again we say good bye! …This is the way that we love… Like its forever… Then live the rest of our life… …But not together…

Merci Alexandre, Anne, Thérèse, Guillaume, Etienne, Loïc, Véro, Claire, Thomas et Géraldine de Monpeurt.

Songkarn 2007, Vientiane, Vangvieng and Luang Prabang

Happy Songkarn Holiday, Laos