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Likay in Pom Mahakan

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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolished home site in the Pom Mahakan Fort, one of 15 homes torn down by Bangkok officials over the weekend. Forty-four families still live in the Pom Mahakan Fort community. The city of Bangkok has given them provisional permission to stay, but city officials say the permission could be rescinded and the city go ahead with the evictions. The residents of the historic fort have barricaded most of the gates into the fort and are joined every day by community activists from around Bangkok who support their efforts to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An antique wooden spirit house in front of a home in the Pom Mahakan community. Forty-four families still live in the Pom Mahakan Fort community. The city of Bangkok has given them provisional permission to stay, but city officials say the permission could be rescinded and the city go ahead with the evictions. The residents of the historic fort have barricaded most of the gates into the fort and are joined every day by community activists from around Bangkok who support their efforts to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai tourists pose for selfies with a resident of the Pom Mahakan community before a Likay performance in the old fort. Forty-four families still live in the Pom Mahakan Fort community. The city of Bangkok has given them provisional permission to stay, but city officials say the permission could be rescinded and the city go ahead with the evictions. The residents of the historic fort have barricaded most of the gates into the fort and are joined every day by community activists from around Bangkok who support their efforts to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Likay performer prays while getting into character before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Likay performers put on their makeup and costumes before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort  who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A grilled meat vendor cooks chicken, squid and fish before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort, who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Likay performers on stage during a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort, who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Likay performers on stage during a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort, who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Likay performers on stage during a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort, who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Residents of the Pom Mahakan community watch Likay performers on stage during a performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort, who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Likay performers on stage during a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort, who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Likay performers on stage during a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort, who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Residents of the Pom Mahakan community take pictures of Likay performers after a performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort, who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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