A performer looks downward in a bone-white mask washed in pale violet light, one hand raised, against black. — Maya Yak (The Demon Hero) · 2013 · Bangkok Art and Culture Centre · Mask performer · Photo: courtesy the artist

The chedis of Wat Suan Dok lit gold against a night sky, a crowd gathered in the dark below. — World Festival of Sacred Music · 2000 · Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai · Project manager · Photo: courtesy the artist

Akaoni poster: red brush calligraphy layered over a collaged face on white, with the words Red Demon. — Akaoni (The Red Demon) · {year} · dir. Noda Hideki · Poster · Image: courtesy the artist

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Narumol “Kop” Thammapruksa

Theatre director, performer and mask maker. Since 1994 her work has been made in temples, theatres and streets across Asia — masks, bodies, and the practice of peace.

Selected work

Masked performer in pale violet light, hand raised against black. — Photo: courtesy the artist

Maya Yak (The Demon Hero)

2013 · Bangkok Art and Culture Centre · Mask performer

Nikorn Sae-Tang’s staging of the demon Sukhahajara, who gives himself up for peace.

TERA เถระ

2020 · Wat Pha Lat, Chiang Mai · Director

Site-specific theatre on life, death and what remains — the audience walks the temple path.

Akaoni poster: red brush calligraphy over a collaged face on white. — Image: courtesy the artist

Akaoni (The Red Demon)

{dates} · dir. Noda Hideki · Actor

Noda Hideki’s Japan–Thailand collaboration, performed in Tokyo, Bangkok and at Bunkamura.

Chao Luang Kham Daeng

2024 · Lanna Wisdom School, Chiang Mai · Director

The Lanna guardian-spirit legend, staged with master performers for the school’s thirtieth year.

Latest

October 2025 — To Conceal is to Reveal, a mask performance directed for the Len Yai Program at Haan Studio, Chiang Mai. More →

Recognition

The Necessary Stage · TERASIA · Thai PBS · The Cleveland Foundation · Salzburg Global Seminar · Asia Art Archive · BIPAM · Chiang Mai University · Mekong Cultural Hub

Records and links