The Traditional Body, The Contemporary Mind and The (Dancing) Mother
about 56 months ago (09/27/2019)
The Traditional Body, The Contemporary Mind and The (Dancing) Mother | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Sivarajah Natarajan September 27, 2019 By January Low (1,693 words, 7-minute read) A little over a year ago, I was invited to be a part of MI(X)G , Festival Tokyo’s 2018 opening production, and the cherry on the sundae was to work together with legendary Thai contemporary dance artist Pichet Klunchun for five weeks spread out over four months. I missed my flight to Bangkok, the only flight I have ever missed in my life, because I was busy prepping meals for my children (it was the first time I was leaving them for a dance project outside Kuala Lumpur and it was their first day of primary school) and also because I got the day wrong. I must also add that I was the only traditional dancer in the group and the only one that had never met Pichet before, so I was not off to the best start.