We were told from the beginning to not think of Street Food Theatre as performance art, but rather an “experience”. We were also informed of the belief of the project’s creator that art can take place everywhere.
Street Food Theatre, by Theatre To Go, is another audio performance that has cropped up in Bangkok since 2020. It ran for seven evenings from April 4-10, with three start times each night. Each time slot was limited to 50 people. I took part on Saturday, April 6, at 6pm, the first time slot.
In her curatorial statement, curator and project director Nattaporn Thapparat writes that Street Food Theatre is inspired by French sociologist Henri Lefebvre’s spatial triad. She doesn’t explain Lefebvre’s theory or how it’s been applied to the show. It doesn’t matter really, because Street Food Theatre is basically a food tour with an audio experience and outdoor…
