CLASSIC REINTERPRETED

COUNTERPOINT: THE SOUND OF DESPAIR / SING SING THEATRE / OCT 20

Pro Musica Quartet and WTF Gallery, in partnership with Sing Sing Theatre, will present Counterpoint, an unconventional performance that combines electronic music, visual design, poetry reading and a live rendition of Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8. For the first time ever in Bangkok, an avant-garde night of classical music performance will take place at one of the most wellknown clubs in Bangkok, in the least traditional way. There will be no seating, no strict rules for the audience to applaud or not. Everyone is free to roam around the club, buy drinks and find their own corners to enjoy the performance. The event kicks off with four poetry readings accompanied by live electronic music. The performances by both readers and musicians are their personal responses to the classical work that is to follow, Shostakovich’s String Quartet’s No. 8. Miss Universe Thailand 2017 Maria Poonlertlarp is one of the poetry readers. In the second act, Pro Musica Quartet will perform String Quartet No. 8 with an accompaniment of animated stunning visuals. Shostakovich wrote the piece in Dresden in 1960 when he wrote music for the film Five Days, Five Nights, a joint project by Soviet and East German filmmakers about the bombing of Dresden in World War II. According to the score, it is dedicated “to the victims of fascism and the war”. From 7pm. Parking is available at Rain Hill. ● Sing Sing Theater, Sukhumvit 45 / email nat.wtfbangkok@gmail.com or call 02-662-6246 to book, B800 per person with one drink.