may your guide to what’s on
4-6
Watch as performers set the stage on fire in
Burn the Floor, a show that’s made ballroom dance hotter than ever. Championship dancers strut their stuff in waltz, tango, rumba, salsa, swing and jive in this provocative and energetic spectacle. Tickets for the show are available from
www.hkticketing.com
5
All eyes in Japan are on the little ones
during
Children’s Day or
Kodomo No
Hi. It’s a time for families to honour their kids,
particularly boys, by flying colourful carp-shaped
flags called
koinobori - one for each child.
Until 13
Trace the history of Thai design at
the
Explorations in Thai Modern
Design exhibition
. Marking the
50th anniversary of Silpakorn
University”s Faculty of Fine Arts,
the show includes textiles, clothing,
film and advertising that charts the
evolution of the thai aesthetic. At
the Thailand Creative and Design
Centre (TCDC).
www.tcdc.or.th
13
The One Love Island Jam reggae music festival kicks off Fukuoka’s summer on 13 May with live bands, dancing and stalls selling food from all over. Hop on a ferry and head to the beachside campgrounds on Nokonoshima island to
enjoy some music on the grass. Tel +81 (0)92 714-2585
13-15
People take to the fields to
watch scores of decorated
rockets hurtle through the air. Said to goad rain
from the skies in time for rainy season, the
Rocket
Festival is celebrated both in Yasothan, Northeast
Thailand, and some parts of Laos. The festive
revelry also includes competitions for the
best-looking and highest-travelling launches.
25
Enjoy a whole month packed with
music, dance and theatre during the
Singapore Arts Festival. Th is year’s line-up will
showcase 22 productions from over 20 countries.
Now in its 30th year, highlights include ballerina
Sylvie Guillem in Sacred Monsters and the world
premiere of 3 years, 8 Months 20 Days, a striking
piece on the Khmer
occupation by Cambodian
theatre
company Amrita Performing Arts.
www.singaporeartsfest.com
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One Love Island
Jam reggae music
festival kicks off Fukuoka’s summer
on 13 May with live bands, dancing
and stalls selling food from all
over. Hop on a ferry and head to
the beachside campgrounds on
Nokonoshima island to enjoy some
music on the
grass.
7-10
World-class golf comes to the
holiday island of Koh Samui
with the fourth Bangkok
Airways Open. Held at the Santiburi Samui
Country Club, the tournament will see thai golfer
Chawalit Plaphol return to defend his title.
During the four-day event, the region’s top golfers
will battle it out on Santiburi’s challenging course,
nicknamed the “Beast of Samui” by the pros.
www.bangkokairways.com
Until 2
Soak up the action, both at sea or on dry
land, at the Koh Samui Regatta when
yachts from Australia, Singapore, Hong
Kong, Thailand and more converge to
race around the island. Kicking off at the
Central Samui Beach Resort in Chaweng on
27 May, the competition that’s been dubbed
the “tropical island regatta” will include
nightly parties culminating in a glam gala
dinner and final awards ceremony on 2 June.
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Run across Phuket (or, for the less
ambitious, stand at the sidelines
and cheer) in the second Laguna
Phuket International Marathon. Organisers
are expecting over 4,000 long-distance lovers,
including 1,500 international participants,
following the success of the inaugural event
in 2006. HOPE Worldwide (Thailand) which
helps the country’s needy children has been
nominated as the official charity, so runners
can raise money wiThevery mile.
www.phuketmarathon.com
Get arty at Phuket’s Vichen
Gallery in Rawai’s Bzenter.
Th is month, catch Neighbour,
a compelling exhibition by four
thai artists whose diverse works
include everything from abstract,
conceptual photography to playful,
cartoon-like paintings (right).
On from Th ursday to Sunday at
5 to 9pm (or by appointment)
until 13 July. Tel +66 (0)76
289740
Go mad at the
Amazing Thailand Grand
Sale Fair 2007 from June until mid-August,
when participating malls in Chiang Mai,
Pattaya, Phuket and Bangkok slash prices
by up to 50 per cent. On top of the usual
shopping fare, traditional Thai crafts and
cottage industry products will be among
the goodies on sale. Bring a spare suitcase!
www.amazinggrandsale.com
Make a date with the new Angkor Night Market
on Siem Reap’s Sivutha Street. This open-air bazaar
off ers everything from art and handicraft s to DVDs
and freshly-cooked Khmer delicacies. While here,
be sure to check out Frog Princess, a funky shop that
stocks limited edition, locally-made products like
the bamboridoo, a Cambodian hill tribe instrument
similar to the Australian didgeridoo.
Tel +855 (0)92 655143,
www.angkornightmarket.com
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