Chalang Gek Lao Chun Chinese Opera Company In Bangkok

Photographer

David Marciano

Category

Editorial Photography - Documentary

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2023

Country / Region:

Italy

This troupe has existed in Bangkok for about 100 years. The Chinese Opera in Thailand already existed at the end of the 1600s.The chinatown of Bangkok is the largest in the world. The wealthy businessmen of Bangkok's Chinatown pay to have performances inside Chinese temples as a thank you for the progress of business or to commemorate a deceased or an important event .The shows are repeated for several days so immediately next to the stage a camp is created where the actors and staff live and prepare for the show. The Chinese Opera troupe are itinerant, so the actors move with their families.