A
charming tale Bird stars in 'Aroka'
the latest offering from Baab Bird Bird
LOVE being the ultimate cure-all might not be the most innovative them for a play, but Grammy Entertainment still thinks it holds enough charm to keep an audience spellbound, especially with superstar Thongchai McIntyre, better known as Bird, in the lead.
That is why the Baab Bird Bird Production is staging the musical Aroka, a romantic fantasy. It is a departure from the sell out Baab Bird Bird concerts of the past where the superstar sang his hits accompanied by spectacular dance repertoires. Director Bussaba Daoruang said "The performance has a basic plot that everyone can understand without interpretation. The theme of the story is that the greatest love is true and sincere love.
Audiences will experience every emotion, from laughter to tears. The presentation is a mix of beauty, balance and perfect harmony "It is the story of mysterious land called Arokya, a plant that can heal all sickness. Aroka is the name of King's son, played by Bird. He was born in virtue, but later is dominated by Kumin, his wicked uncle. Kumin creates a potion to lead people into a bad lives. Prince Aroka is turned into a man with no heart or feeling. Burana is a beautiful young lady whose heart is is full of love. Her father is also affected by the potion, so she travels to Arokya to find the medicine to heal him there, she meets prince Aroka and turns the prince into a sensitive person. Kumin recognizes the change in Aroka so he poisons Burana and she falls unconscious. The prince finds out and fights Kumin. He brings peace back to his land but still cannot help Burana unless one heart is healed by the other.
Two Grammy songsters, Nicole Theriault and Nat Myria Benedetti take turns in playing Burana.
| Vocabularies | |
| innovative (adj) | : to do with a new processor way of doing things |
| spellbound (adj) | : extremely interested in something you are listening to or watching |
| repertoires (n) | : plays, piece of music etc., that a performer or group has learned and can perform |
| interpretation (n) | : attempt to explain the reason for an event, a result, someone's action etc. |
| virtue (n) | : moral excellence, goodness |
| unconscious (adj) | : not conscious, not aware |
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