Princess Maha Chakri graced the premiere of a new episode of Khon masked dance

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BANGKOK, 7 November 2014 – Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on Thursday (Nov 6) attended on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, the premiere of a Khon masked dance performance, in the Episode of the Battle of Indrajit: The Nagabas, at the Thailand Cultural Center in Bangkok.

The show is the seventh in a series of Khon performances arranged annually by the SUPPORT Foundation in response to a call by Her Majesty the Queen to conserve this ancient dramatic art form and related skills and crafts for future generations.

The Battle of Indrajit: The Nagabas performance is based on a literary composition by King Rama I. Modern stage techniques have been included to make the performance in each scene more spectacular. The performance is, as from now, staged daily until December 5, 2014. For more information, please visit www.khonperformance.com , or Tel. 02 262 3456. And for tickets, visit all the Thai Ticket Major counters.