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Fascinating traditional Thai dance while dining in the authentic Thai food restaurant, Ruen Thep in Silom Village
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  • Joe Louis Traditional Thai Puppet Theater
    Around Suan Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok where you can see Traditional Thai Puppet show called "Hun Lakorn Lek"; a puppet is performed by 3 person

  • Silom Village, known as well as Silom Village Trade Center
    The fantastic shopping spot located around the middle of Silom Road where you can enjoy various gift shops such as thai handicrafts and folk crafts and there is the authentic Thai food restaurant called Ruen Thep in which you can enjoy fascinating traditional Thai dance while dining.




[Bangkok 8] Joe Louis Theater

This is the Joe Luis theater in Suan Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, Thailand. You can see Traditional Thai Puppet show.
A puppet is performed by 3 persons and it is called "Hun Lakorn Lek" (Traditional Thai Small Puppet).
Here, this is the Joe Luis theater in Suan Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, Thailand. You can see Traditional Thai Puppet show. A puppet is performed by 3 persons and it is called "Hun Lakorn Lek" (Traditional Thai Small Puppet).

The first puppet performance was called "Hun Luang" (Royal Puppet) or Hun Yai" (Grand Puppet), and it started as Royal Puppet, performed only in royal palace, in 1685 in Ayuttaya period. In those days, the puppet was one meter tall. On the other hand, the current puppets of "Hun Lakorn Lek" are not so tall and the size is like that in the picture above. ("Lek" means "small".)

As time passes, Thai puppet was forgotten once. However, Mr. Sakorn Yangkeawsot, called "Joe Louis", revived "Hun Lakorn Lek" and people enjoy the show even now.

If you are interested in Thai traditional arts, why don't you drop by the theater when you go around the night bazaar in Bangkok ?
(Check the time of the show beforehand. :) )
Theater
(The view of outside. Good looking.)
Around the theater
(Big Yak (guardian god) eating the moon. It's related to the show.)
In front of the theater
(Performer holding a puppet will welcome you.
This big of doll are played.)
Into the theater
(Other performers also waiting for you with puppets.
You can be taken a picture with them.)
Theater
(The view of outside.
Good looking.)
Around the theater
(Big Yak (guardian god) eating the moon. It's related to the show.)
In front of the theater
(Performer holding a puppet will welcome you.
This big of doll are played.)
Into the theater
(Other performers also waiting for you with puppets.
You can be taken a picture with them.)
3 performers together
(Not so clear but the puppet is performed by 3 persons at once like the picture and shows sensitive performances.)
Display
(You can see various puppet related things in the theater.)
Old days
(Big puppet, I guess, used in Hun Luang.)
Explanation of Puppet
(You will see the details of puppet.)
3 performers together
(Not so clear but the puppet is performed by 3 persons at once like the picture and shows sensitive performances.)
Display
(You can see various puppet related things in the theater.)
Old days
(Big puppet, I guess, used in Hun Luang.)
Explanation of Puppet
(You will see the details of puppet.)
I'm really afraid but no picture of the show because taking photos were not allowed.
Check their homepage bellow if you are interested.
Joe Louis TheaterF@http://www.thaipuppet.com/eng/

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[Bangkok 8] Silom Village

The restaurant, Ruen Thep where you can enjoy Thai dance while having dinner.
I love watching Thai dance and have visited Silom Village many times.

The Silom Village, known as well as Silom Trade Center, is the fantastic shopping spot located around the middle of Silom Road. You can enjoy various gift shops such as thai handicrafts and folk crafts, and the authentic Thai food restaurant called Ruen Thep looks forward to seeing you soon where you can enjoy fascinating traditional Thai dance while dining.

When I visited there last time, the Thai dance show was held on the stage of the first floor, not a large hall. It is maybe better to ask them before visiting there if the show will be held in the large hall or not.
Around there
In front of Silom Village.
Get in !
The restaurant is at the back of this area. A lot of shops are along the way to the restaurant.
Soap flower
Flower shaped soaps " SOAP FLOWER " are sold.
(The girl is just a part-timer ?)
Around there
In front of Silom Village.
Get in !
The restaurant is at the back of this area. A lot of shops are along the way.
Soap flower
Flower shaped soaps " SOAP FLOWER " are sold.
(The girl is just a part-timer ?)
Thai Dance 01
At the restaurant. Thai dance show started.
Thai Dance 02
Different dances have different colored clothes.
Thai Dance 01
At the restaurant. Thai dance show started.
Thai Dance 02
Different dances have different colored clothes.
Thai Dance 03
Dance with men and women.
Thai Dance 04
Thai Dance 05
Thai Dance 03
Gender-mixed dance.
Thai Dance 04 Thai Dance 05
Thai Dance 06
Fighting dance. This is shown in pairs like the picture below.
Thai Dance 07
Thai Dance 06
Fighting dance. This is shown in pairs like the picture below.
Thai Dance 07
Thai Dance 08
Thai Dance 09
Fighting dance in pairs.
Thai Dance 10
Thai Dance 08 Thai Dance 09
Fighting dance in pairs.
Thai Dance 10
Thai Dance 11:  Blue Sabai
(Thai dress: shoulder cover)
Thai Dance 12
Thai Dance 11:  Blue Sabai
(Thai dress: shoulder cover)
Thai Dance 12
decoration 01
Thai dance.
decoration 02
Maybe Thai dance. The shape is mysterious.
Musical band
Thai dance musical band: Drum, Xylophone (Ranat or Ranad) and Bell.
Ring
The dancer wears a ring around her ankle.
decoration 01
Thai dance.
decoration 02
Maybe Thai dance. The shape is mysterious.
Musical band
Thai dance musical band: Drum, Xylophone (Ranat or Ranad) and Bell.
Ring
The dancer wears a ring around her ankle.

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