Nitipat Ong Polchai — Physics & Queering The Practice of CI (Bangkok, Thailand)
Description
Our guest today is Nitipat “Ong” Ong Polchai (Thailand) — performer, community builder, and long-time organizer of the Bangkok Contact jam scene. Ong’s journey began in San Francisco’s experimental-contact-art scene, training in Berkeley with Karl Frost. His work spans creative collaborations with other bi-cultural Contact performers for Pride in Thailand, teaching Physics by day, and championing “queering the practice” of CI to expand beyond the norms.
In this episode, we discuss:
✨ Dance privilege & inclusion
✨ Working with blind dancers
✨ Social issues through the CI lens
✨ Cultural perspectives on Contact Improvisation in Thailand
📲 Ong on Instagram: @spineparty
📘 Facebook: Contact Improvisation in Bangkok
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