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EMMA HEWITT Date: 25 September Starting time: 10 p.m. Venue: Live RCA, Royal City Avenue www.livercabangkok.com The Australian-born singer-song- writer Emma Hewitt fuses electronic beats and ambient soundscapes with live instrumentation and her inim- itable vocals. Her distinctive style has earned Hewitt a legion of passionate fans around the world as she contin- ues to write and release music with some of the most respected names in electronic dance music. Tonight, she will be playing at Live RCA Bangkok, one of the newest clubs on Bangkok’s biggest party street, the Royal City Avenue. The club is well known for its focus on live dance music and for reg- ular performances by internationally celebrated artists and DJs, such as Fritz Kalkbrenner. KHON-THAI CLASSICALMASKED DANCE Dates: 24 & 25 September Starting time: 7.30 p.m. Venue: Sala Chalermkrung RoyalTheatre www.salachalermkrung.com With live Thai music, elaborate costumes and a combination of sing- ing, dancing, acting and acrobatics, Khon-Thai Classical Masked Dance gives a fascinating insight into tradi- tional Thai culture, as well as one of Thailand’s finest art forms. Khon is a traditional type of masked dance that originally was performed for the royal court only. The story is based on a Hindu epic that tells the tale of a great warbetweenRama,theseventhincar- nation of the Hindu god Vishnu, and Thotsakan,ademonking.Theauthen- tic show, which features more than 60 skilled performers, is presented at the Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre everyThursday and Friday. TRAIN NIGHTMARKETRATCHADA Dates: 24 & 25 September Starting time: 5 p.m. Venue: Ratchadapisek Road, behind the Esplanade Cineplex www.nightmarketbangkok.com TheTrainNightMarketRatchadais oneofthemanynightandfleamarkets that fill the streets of Bangkok over weekends. However, its creative and nostalgic atmosphere makes it some- thingspecialinthecity’smarketscene and attracts tourists, hipsters and vintage fans alike. The original train nightmarket,orTaladRodFai,usedto besituatedonthegroundsofanaban- doned goods station, which gave it its name. This new branch of the market, also called Talad Nud Rod Fai, is cen- trally located close to the Thailand CulturalCentreMRTstationandoffers antiques, second-hand clothes, vin- tage toys and much more. Aside from shopping, you can enjoy a variety of delicious street food, have a drink in one of the many unconventional bars made of VW buses and freight con- tainers, or listen to some live music. SWAN LAKE Dates: 24 & 25 September Starting time: 7.30 p.m. Venue:Thailand Cultural Centre www.bangkokfestivals.com Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is one of themostfamousclassicalballetswith a timeless beauty that never fails to win over crowds of all ages. As part of Bangkok’s 17th International Festival of Dance and Music, the Novosibirsk BalletTheatre,oneofRussia’sleading ballet companies, will be presenting its interpretation of the Tchaikovsky classicon24and25Septemberatthe Thailand Cultural Centre. WINETASTING Date: 25 September Starting time: 5.30 p.m. Venue: Rendezvous Bar, The Landmark Bangkok www.landmarkbangkok.com Every Friday, the Rendezvous Bar at The Landmark Bangkok, one of the high-class hotels in the city centre, offers a special themed wine tasting. Conclude the last congress day with someexclusivewinesfromaroundthe world—fromaSouthAfricanFairtrade wine project for example—and enjoy somehomemadetapasandlivemusic. What’s on in Bangkok? 24&25September 23www.fdiworldental.org Thursday & Friday, 24–25 September 2015 Travel AD SwanLake©EugenIvanov WDD0315_23_Events 23.09.15 13:16 Seite 1 WDD0315_23_Events 23.09.1513:16 Seite 1