It’s impossible for me to critique choreographer Jitti Chompee’s latest show Melancholy Of Demon without viewing it as part of a larger project, which also includes a film, a book, a photo exhibition, a dance demonstration and a seminar of a more academic nature. The show was staged at Lido Connect from March 18-22. This review is the first part of an essay about the project and focuses only on Melancholy Of Demon.
(Photos: Piyatat Hemmatat)
Jitti’s work has always been characterised by the co-existence of dance forms that were born in different places and times and of dancers rooted in different traditions. Dancers who work with Jitti are the kind interested in climbing out of their artistic confines.
Jitti himself comes from ballet and contemporary dance backgrounds and has been working with khon dancers for years. Anucha Sumaman, a khon dancer…
