ARTS (purt kwarter)

• Thai Lantern Festival - during the festival of Lay Krathong in Chiang Mai
• Launches fireworks and releases lanterns at the same time.
• Brahmanism - where the festival of lanterns was based on
• Thai Lantern Festival - high lights the peoples beliefs that in their efforts in creating artistic and durable lanterns offered at the temples, would make their wishes come true
• TLF - family members, lovers, and festival friends gather on the riverbanks to float flowers and candles
• Thais believe that bad luck will fly away with the lanterns
• Said to symbolize knowledge or the light that guides them on the right path to follow in life.
• Japan Kodo Taiko Drum Festival - the Japanese word Kodo could refer to both

  a.) heartbeat: ko - heart, do - rhythm

  b.) children of the drum: ko - child, do - rhythm
• Taiko Music in Japan is based on a strong tradition that encourages meditation by means of

  • soft sounds
  • highly energetic sounds of the drums
• Modern Taiko Ensemble - May 2014, there are 32 proportionally members involved in Kodo
• And 28 staff members involved in Kitamaesen & Otodaiku which are both management groups of Kodo
• Japan Kodo Group - a professional troupe of taiko drummers based in Sado Island Japan, popular for their creative compelling music using taiko drums
• JKG - also play percussion, famous for versatility that they can play several taikos
• JKG - popular for their costume of only a loin cloth
• Loincloth (fundoshi) adds to the masculinity of the group's performance
• Kabuki - popular theater in Japan

  • famous for highly artistic showmanship
  • attractive visuals
• Actors

  • every gesture is with music
  • pauses momentarily as if in a picture pose during climatic moments
  • speaking is not natural, but in ideal speech style
  • long monologues are done, half singing and half speaking
• Costume and Props

  • attractive and bright colors
• Plot of the story

  • historical events
  • long stories
  • tragic stories