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Theatre Announcement: Thiasos’ Adaptation Of Euripides’ Hippolytos

A thrilling synthesis of speech, song, dance and spectacle!

Cockpit Flyer FRONT copy

Thiasos’ adaptation of the Hippolytos places the all-singing all- dancing chorus firmly at the centre of the production where it once was. Euripides’ lyrics are sung in the original Greek, preserving the sound and rhythms of the language, but everything else is challengingly new: a narrator briefly recounts the Continue reading Theatre Announcement: Thiasos’ Adaptation Of Euripides’ Hippolytos

Photos: Japan Matsuri 2015

Saturday 19th September Trafalgar Square, London

Japan Matsuri 2015©Spencer Lloyd Peet

A selection of photos of the various performers that took to the stage at the annual festival. This year’s event was particularly special as it celebrated a century and a half of friendship between Japan and London, and the Continue reading Photos: Japan Matsuri 2015

Event Announcement: Viet Nam Discovery Festival London

Traditional music, dance, puppet shows, exhibition, and traditional games.

Vietnam Festival London

Date: 12 -13 September 2015

Venue: Potters Fields Park, London

Admission: FREE

The very first time in London, there is a cultural event to be Continue reading Event Announcement: Viet Nam Discovery Festival London

Photos: Khon Epic Performance From Thailand

Royal Albert Hall, London 18th June 2015

Khon Epic Performance Royal Albert Hall

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“130 years after staging a spectacular performance at the Royal Albert Hall and then at Osborne for a Royal Command Performance for Her Imperial Majesty Queen Victoria, a Thai cultural performance will again return to the Royal Albert Hall” (General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand) Continue reading Photos: Khon Epic Performance From Thailand

Photos: FestivalAsia 2015 Tobacco Dock London

FestivalAsia - Indonesian Fashion Carnival©Spencer Lloyd Peet

A small selection of photographs I took as official photographer for FestivalAsia, a three-day extravaganza celebrating the rich cultures of Asia held at Continue reading Photos: FestivalAsia 2015 Tobacco Dock London

KHON – EPIC PERFORMANCE FROM THAILAND AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

Press release

Khon

Presented by The Ministry of Culture, Thailand and Serious

Date: Thursday 18 June 2015

Time: 7.30 pm

Venue: LONDON Royal Albert Hall LONDON Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP Continue reading KHON – EPIC PERFORMANCE FROM THAILAND AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

Photos: Japan Matsuri 2014 Set 2

Japan Matsuri 2014 set 2

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Set 2 of photographs from Japan Matsuri 2014 held on 27th September at Trafalgar Square, London. Live performances included visual techno act SIRO-A, violinist Diana Yukawa, Taiko drummer Continue reading Photos: Japan Matsuri 2014 Set 2