After years of using clever, often poetic metaphors to explore Thai politics, theatre maker Wichaya Artamat now turns the lens on himself. In Juggle ＆ Hide, he takes the stage as an authoritarian director, surrounded by the symbols and objects from his previous work. This time, they refuse to stay silent: his metaphors – the “whatchamacallits” – want to have a word with him. Together with writer Pathipon (Miss Oat) and the collective DuckUnit, Wichaya builds a mechanical, almost living structure: a theatrical machine that exposes his creative process and dissects his thinking. The performance functions as both a show and an open work shop. The work moves between two realities: the artistic freedom Wichaya experiences internationally and the censorship that defines his home country, Thailand. Within that tension, he raises an uncomfortable question: how do you make art when not everything can be said? And who ultimately decides what something means – the maker, the audience, or the context?
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