Going Green: (Reality) Check
12 March 2025 13.00 - 14.30
This conversation explores climate-conscious practices in the performing arts in Thailand, using BIPAM’s Climate Dramaturgy as a springboard for reviewing current initiatives and efforts by Thai theatre practitioners and sparking further dialogue across neighboring countries.
Speakers:
Natta Thapparat - Creative Director, Theatre to Go
Nicha Puranasamriddhi - Costume Designer
Narumol Thammapruksa - Artist/Lecturer, Chiangmai University
Sineenadh Keitprapai - Performing Artist, Crescent Moon Theatre
Sasapin Siriwanij - Artistic Director, BIPAM
Moderator:
Raksak Kongseng - Lead of Grantmaking and Global Programs, Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
DAY 1
12 MAR
Young Thai Writers' Forum
12 March 2025 14.30 - 16.00
BIPAM’s new initiative showcases emerging Thai playwrights through staged readings. Following an open call, selected Thai scripts written after 2020 will be presented, offering insight into the current thoughts and reflections of young artists in Thailand today.
Meet the 4 selected scripts: I / Jealousy / Mr. Chen (Aomthip Alice Kerdplanant), Women with a Time Machine (Panmas Tongpan), Fragments of Loneliness (Chakorn Chamai), Oh...Mali (Khettawan Chantanakool).
Dance Forum: From Urgency to Agency
13 March 2025 13.00 - 15.00
BIPAM’s second Dance Forum explores various dance platform-makers and community leaders in Southeast Asia, unpacking the urgency of each context and how practitioners create a platform to respond to the need in question.
Speakers:
Olé Khamchanla - Dance & Choreographer, Compagnie KHAM / Artistic director, FANG MAE KHONG International Dance Festival
Ngo Thanh Phuong - Founder, Morua Arts Project
Thanapol Virulhakul - Founder, Backroom Studio
Piengrawee Sirisook - Artistic Director, ALaLa Dance Fest
Moderator:
River Lin, curator of the Taipei Arts Festival, ADAM, CAMPING Asia, and Curatoké
DAY 2
13 MAR
TO-GATHER: Building Creative Networks and Their Role in Mobility
Hosted by Morasum and POTPAN
14 March 2025 10.00 - 12.00
Morasum Network and POTPAN bring together producers and artists for its Inaugural roundtable discussion. Participants will discuss how these networks emerge, formalize, and support their communities, fostering cross-border understanding and new opportunities for collaboration.
Led by:
Thongchai Pimapunsri - Independent Producer
Pearlyn Tay - Independent Producer
Mark Benedict Cheong - Independent Producer
Kenny ng - Penang Arts District
Nguyen Hai Yen (Red) - Project Day San & Morua
Micah Sofia Pinto - Para Sa Sining Collaboratory
Gyohee Baek - Seoul Fringe Network
DAY 3
14 MAR
Open-Access Festivals:
a Spectrum of Opportunities
14 March 2025 13.00 - 15.00
Open-access festivals, like Fringes and other similar models, offer artists a platform for free participation through non- or loosely curated events. This panel discussion examines how these globally recognized and regional festivals operate and what makes them unique. By understanding their
origins, evolution, and community impact, we can better appreciate their diverse contributions to the performing arts ecosystem and the factors that drive their success.
Speakers:
Sarah Dodd - Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Harold David - Festival Off Avignon
Maria Tri Sulistyani - Pesta Boneka
Gyohee Baek - Seoul Fringe
Ryo Tanaka, Hayato Okada - YPAM, YPAM Fringe
Parnrut Kritchanchai - Bangkok Theatre Festival
Moderators:
Sethsiri Nirundara, Bangkok Theatre Festival
Sasapin Siriwanij, BIPAM
Asia-Pacific Festival Connections:
a Network’s Journey
14 March 2025 15.00 - 17.00
Introducing the Asia-Pacific Festivals Connection (APFC) network—an initiative aimed at connecting festivals across the Asia-Pacific region to foster collaborations in co-production, co-presentation, and co-incubation. Moderated by Corrie Tan, the director of the Asia Dramaturg’s Network, this panel will provide a moment for reflection as the young network begins to take concrete shape and solidify its mission and operations.
Speakers:
Kyu Choi - Artistic Director, Seoul Performing Arts Festival (SPAF)
Jeff Khan - Artistic Director, Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts (AsiaTOPA)
Mu-Chin - Creative Manager of Program Department, National Theater and Concert Hall (NTCH), Taiwan
Yoko Kawasaki - Co-Director, Kyoto Experiment
Anna Reece - Perth Festival
Sasapin Siriwanij - Artistic Director, Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting (BIPAM)
Moderator:
Corrie Tan, Director of Asian Dramaturgs’ Network
Urban Art Immersion
16 March 2025 10.00 - 12.00
Building on the insights and observations presented in his best-selling books Very Thai and Very Bangkok, curator/author Philip Cornwel-Smith leads a talk "Urban Art Immersion," a reflection on the public space immersions at BIPAM2025, exploring how these artistic activities interact with the city’s cultural landscape, shaping new dialogues between contemporary performing arts, urban life, and community engagements.
DAY 5
16 MAR
ARTISTS' TALKS
POST-SHOW DISCUSSION
Ridden
13 March 2025 20.40 - 21.20
Speakers:
Leu Wijee - Artist
Mio Ishida - Artist
Moderator:
Yuya Tsukahara - Co-director, Kyoto Experiment
at Sodsai Pantomkomol Centre for Dramatic Arts, Chulalongkorn University
Juggle & Hide
(Seven Whatchamacallits in Search of a Director)
13 March 2025 10.00 - 11.00
Speakers:
Wichaya Artamat - Artist
Pornpan Arayaveerasid, Rueangrith Suntisuk (DuckUnit) - Art and Technical Direction
Yuya Tsukahara - Dramaturg
Moderator:
Chatri Prakitnonthakan - Researcher/Lecturer, Silpakorn University
Thổ Địa
MANUAL
16 March 2025 13.00 - 14.00
15 March 2025 10.00 - 11.00
Speakers:
Adam Kinner - Artist
Christopher Willes - Artist
Withit Chanthamarit - Founder, Vacilando Bookshop
Speakers:
Linh Valerie Pham - Artist
Tran Kim Ngoc - Artist
Nguyen Khanh Linh - Artist
Moderator:
Narumol Thammapruksa - Theatre Practitioner/Lecturer, Chiangmai University
