Hope in the dark: Ben Kulvichit discovers underground caves, cardboard time capsules and durational circus feats at BE Festival’s online edition.
Ben Kulvichit
Articles by Ben Kulvichit
18 April 2020
Reviews • Imaginary Reviews
Imaginary Review: Everything at the Same Time
By Ben Kulvichit
“I’m watching parallel universes existing on top of each other” – Ben Kulvichit dreams up a hectic performance by two Berlin-based dance artists.
16 March 2020
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Faustus: That Damned Woman at Bristol Old Vic
10-21 March, then touring
By Ben Kulvichit
I could do so much more: Ben Kulvichit reviews Chris Bush’s ambitious, time travelling reinterpretation of Doctor Faustus.
16 February 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: NOW Week 4 at The Yard
11-15 February, then touring
By Ben Kulvichit
Gods and myths: Ben Kulvichit reviews a double bill of shows about spirituality and Black representation, and queering Greek mythology.
20 December 2019
Reviews • Cambridge • National
Review: The Wind in the Willows at Cambridge Junction
11 December -5 January
By Ben Kulvichit
Mammals in space: Ben Kulvichit reviews Figs in Wigs’ irreverent take on Kenneth Grahame’s pastoral fantasia, with added space rockets and iPhones.
5 December 2019
Reviews
Review: Cardiff Dance Festival
8-24 November
By Ben Kulvichit
Touch, crawl, jump: improvisation with toddlers, dreams and desire, Welsh language and skipping rope at Cardiff’s biennial festival of contemporary dance.
17 October 2019
Features • Festivals
Fierce Festival 2019
By Ben Kulvichit
Dive into the unknown: Ben Kulvichit live blogs his journey through 2019’s Fierce Festival.
17 October 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Out of Order at the Southbank Centre
12-14 October
By Ben Kulvichit
The tears of a clown: Ben Kulvichit writes on the poignant chaos of Forced Entertainment’s new show.
12 September 2019
Features • Q&A and Interviews
FullRogue Theatre: “The cult of confidence has to go”
By Ben Kulvichit
In this interview with Ben Kulvichit, the writer-director duo discuss their show Wild Swimming, symbiosis, and why emerging artists need to make mistakes.
25 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Coma by Glen Neath and David Rosenberg
By Ben Kulvichit
Woozy half-consciousness: Ben Kulvichit writes on Darkfield’s latest shipping container show.
20 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Civilisation by Jaz Woodcock-Stewart with Morgann Runacre-Temple
By Ben Kulvichit
A day in the life: Ben Kulvichit writes on Antler’s fusion of theatrical naturalism and contemporary dance.
17 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: For now we see through a mirror, darkly by Ultimate Dancer
By Ben Kulvichit
Glitching GIFs: Ben Kulvichit writes on Ultimate Dancer’s dazzling multimedia dance performance.
15 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Footnotes and Phrases by Lewys Holt
By Ben Kulvichit
Am I overthinking this? Ben Kulvichit writes a footnoted response to Lewys Holt’s duo of performances.
9 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Life is No Laughing Matter by Demi Nandhra
By Ben Kulvichit
Scalpel-like precision: Ben Kulvichit writes on Demi Nandhra’s solo exploration of depression.
8 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: La Reprise by Milo Rau
By Ben Kulvichit
A theatrical thought experiment: Ben Kulvichit writes on Milo Rau’s discomfiting meditation on a murder.