Events In Bangkok This Weekend (December 13-15)

Posted on 05 Dec, 2019

Planning your weekend? Let us help you out! This week, BangkokHaps is happy to present you ten events happening this weekend, between December 13 to 15. Have fun, and remember to stay warm (with a beer or two)! ?

Goa Sunsplash | Bangkok Launch Party (Saturday, December 14)

Goa sunsplash is year after year the Biggest Reggae festival in South Asia. Attracting top musicians and MCee from around the world it is one of the most exciting place to be in winter in Asia.
Bangkok Island boat has been chosen as the Official Pre-party place from Goa Sunplash in Thailand and with is an amazing list of Talented artists are following through.

Location : Bangkok Island Guest Docking at Pier Mekhala (inside Wat Yanawa Opposite Charoen Krung soi 55)

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Wonderfruit 2019 (December 12 - 16)

Thailand’s pioneering carbon-neutral celebration of the arts and sustainable living, Wonderfruit is back for its sixth iteration with world-class live music acts and DJs as well as perspective-shifting talks and workshops, tantalizing tastes from award-winning chefs, family-friendly activities and much more. Join us in December 2019 for an unforgettable four-day journey through arts, music, food and ideas in the serene and sublime Thai countryside.

Location : The Fields at Siam Country Club.Pattaya, Thailand.

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BUOYANCY Film Premiere + Panel Discussion (Friday, December 13)

14-year-old Chakra from Cambodia secretly leaves home in search of a better life. After a gruelling journey across the border, he finally arrives in Thailand, where he and other young men are sold to a broker and enslaved on a fishing trawler. As months go by, trapped at sea and forced to work with little to no rest, the workers begin to lose any hope, and then any humanity.
The film draws on real life accounts of victims of modern slavery, in particular survivors who have been trapped on boats in the South China Sea – a common practice within the multi-billion-dollar fishing industry in Thailand that supplies seafood to the rest of the world. Despite its crucial significance to the ongoing debate, the film has not been screened in Thailand before

Location : Alliance française de Bangkok 179 Witthayu road MRT Lumphini Exit 3

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Gloomy Memoir the Painting Exhibition by Wanlop Hansunthai (Saturday, December 14 - Friday, February 14)

Everything in this world has its origin. Stories created from memories from the past also have consequential effects on the living condition of today’s society, whether it is the system of perception, material essence, or even the thinking processes of both humans and non-human things including the surroundings and various objects which are linked to the society.

This exhibition is therefore only a tool for recording memories from daily events or stories at a certain time which we might forget or overlook. Still, the way we bring those memories onto the canvas through the simplicity with hidden significance is like an invitation for the audience to the procedure of finding the answer of the whole story.

Location : York By Dumbo 5 INN-Office Building

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‘BEAUTIFUL BOXER’, THAILAND (Saturday, December 14)

It is the heartfelt biopic of a famed Muay Thai transsexual kickboxer ‘Nong Toom’ Parinya Charoenphol, who won international fame for his lethal kicks on stage, but always felt a gender crisis. He studied the ancient arts and crafts of Thai kick-boxing, won numerous title-fights, and amassed money, to help his impoverished family, and also to sort himself out of his gender-crisis. The film is tough and realistic when portraying the kickboxing scenes, but is sensitive and beautifully layered in dealing with Nong Toom's transitions to try to match his body with his soul. Location : RCB Forum (2nd Floor, River City Bangkok)

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The Nutcracker [Christmas Screening] (Saturday, December 14)

Come enjoy the mythical "Nutcracker" during our special Christmas screening ~ 150 min Comments with English subtitles FR/RU l 2019 l Bolshoi Ballet On Screen Music by Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski, Choreography by Youri Grigorovitch *** On Christmas Eve, the mysterious Drosselmeyer brings a Nutcracker doll as a gift for his goddaughter Marie. At midnight, the doll comes to life and finds himself in a battle against the Mouse King, determined to save Marie from him. In this timeless story accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, rising star Soloist Margarita Shrainer perfectly embodies Marie’s innocence and enchantment along with the supremely elegant Principal Dancer Semyon Chudin as The Nutcracker, captivating audiences of all ages and bringing them on an otherworldly journey. Tickets: 200 THB / 100 THB (members)

Location : Alliance Française Bangkok Wireless Road, Lumphini

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El Abrazo Tango Práctilonga (Sunday, December 15)

“El Abrazo” because Tango starts with the embrace. Our Práctilonga features music in tandas of a formal milonga in an informal atmosphere of a práctica without dress code. All levels and all styles of tango dancers are welcome. o It is a place where beginners learn the norm of "cabeceo" and build up their confidence in navigating the dance floor before joining the formal milonga. Location : rumPUREE - world dance studio (Asok - Jasmine City 2nd Floor)

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The Strings: Classical and Christmas (Sunday, December 15)

In the first part of the concert the string quartet will be playing compositions from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Karl Jenkins, Astor Piazzolla and other composers, while in the second part they will be playing traditional carols and popular Christmas songs.

Location : Neilson Hays Library 195 Surawong Road

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Mahler’s FIFTH (Friday, December 13)

Singaporean maestro Wong Kahchun has quickly become one of the brightest stars in the orchestral world. He was the winner of the 2016 Gustav Mahler conducting competition, chosen by Gustavo Dudamel to be Conducting Fellow for the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2017, appointed chief conductor of the Nürenberg Symphony in 2018, and made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in 2019. TPO is honored to invite him to the podium to lead two pillars of the symphonic repertoire, Mozart’s classic Symphony No. 25 and Mahler’s iconic Fifth.

Location : Prince Mahidol Hall

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