Demo artist archive for Kop Narumol Thammapruksa

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Artist archive sample Chiang Mai - theatre, masks, peace education
Kop Narumol Thammapruksa Artist archive demo

Chiang Mai - theatre artist, director, mask maker

Kop NarumolThammapruksa

A refined artist-archive demo for a Thai theatre artist whose practice moves through mask theatre, site-responsive performance, intercultural collaboration, peace education and aikido instruction.

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Base
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Span
1994-2026 archive spine
Focus
Live work, masks, teaching, peace
Kop Narumol in a white theatrical mask from Maya Yak, lit against a black stage background.
Maya Yak (The Demon Hero), 2013. Bangkok Art and Culture Centre / Burapha University. Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC). Screen-resolution archive extract; request hi-res.
Documented through The Necessary Stage TERASIA Thai PBS Mekong Cultural Hub BIPAM

Artist profile

Performance as archive, ritual and civic practice.

Kop Narumol Thammapruksa is a Chiang Mai-based Thai theatre artist, director, mask maker, peace educator and aikido instructor. The research record connects her work to mask theatre, site-specific sacred spaces, Asian intercultural collaborations, autobiographical performance and community learning.

For this review demo, final first-person biography and statement text remains intentionally bracketed. Confirmed and likely confirmed research is used for structure, metadata and institutional context only.

[Artist statement pending Kop confirmation]

Education notes: CMU B.Sc. 1993 and CMU M.A. 2011 are safe to mention from the research. [Ph.D. status pending confirmation]

Teaching note: Lecturer, Faculty of Mass Communication, Chiang Mai University is confirmed. [CMU lecturer start year pending confirmation]

Performance portrait of Kop Narumol with warm stage light and blurred motion.
Portrait / performance image. Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC). Context, date and production pending confirmation.

Selected works

Signature documentation, held as disciplined archive plates.

Curated for fast review by galleries, curators and institutions. Each card keeps unresolved dates, credits and high-resolution needs visible.

White mask close-up from Maya Yak, 2013.

Mask Theatre - 2013

Maya Yak (The Demon Hero)

Mask performance directed by Nikorn Sae-Tang, with script by Pradit Prasartthong. Research notes describe a demon figure sacrificing himself for peace.

Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC).

Site-Specific & Sacred - 2020 / 2024

TERA เถระ (TERA Tera)

Directed by Kop for TERASIA; documented at Wat Pha Lat, Chiang Mai and later restaged in Bandung. Video documentation appears in the performance section.

Video: Official TERASIA. Production stills pending rights-cleared download and photographer names.

Contemporary Lanna Theatre - 2024

Chao Luang Kham Daeng

Director credit for a 2024 Lanna guardian-spirit performance connected to Lanna Wisdom School documentation and Thai PBS coverage.

Video: Thai PBS; additional full-performance embed available.

Stage still from Mobile with a seated performer in warm light.

Intercultural Theatre - 2006-2007

Mobile

Commissioned by Singapore Arts Festival 2006. Kop is credited by The Necessary Stage as writer and performer.

Photo: Caleb Ming / SURROUND, courtesy The Necessary Stage.

Red and white poster artwork for Akaoni, The Red Demon.

Japan-Thailand collaboration

Akaoni (The Red Demon)

Landmark collaboration associated with director Noda Hideki. Exact Bunkamura year is held back until confirmed.

Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC). [Akaoni Bunkamura year pending confirmation]

Stage documentation from Hotel Grand Asia with performers under a focused pool of light.

Ensemble Theatre - 2005

Hotel Grand Asia

Asian Contemporary Theatre Collaboration Project at Setagaya Public Theatre / Theatre TRAM, Tokyo.

Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC).

Wat Suan Dok temple lit at night during the World Festival of Sacred Music.

Activism & Festivals - 2000

World Festival of Sacred Music

Documented as project manager across Chiang Mai University, Payap University, Wat Suan Dok and related sites.

Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC).

Group portrait from Mekong Project documentation.

Intercultural Process - 2003-2004

Mekong Project

Process-based regional collaboration linked to Dance Theatre Workshop (New York) and Rockefeller Foundation support.

Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC).

Stage still from He-Me-She-It with a performer seated on a red floor.

Autobiographical Theatre - 2005

He-Me-She-It

Playwright-director credit connected to autobiographical writing workshops and The Little Festival in Taiwan.

Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC).

Performance documentation

Video-forward case studies.

Videos are embedded only from YouTube. No video files are downloaded or rehosted.

TERASIA - Wat Pha Lat / Bandung documentation

TERA เถระ

Director / art director credit for a site-specific theatre work around life, death and Buddhism.

Video: Official TERASIA. Photo credit for stills pending photographer confirmation.

Thai PBS - 2024

Chao Luang Kham Daeng

Broadcast feature for the 2024 Lanna guardian-spirit performance connected to Lanna Wisdom School.

Video: Thai PBS.

Artist channel - 2025

Megara and Mekhala

Recent Greek mask play documentation, published through Kop's own YouTube channel.

Video: courtesy the artist. [Exact date and venue pending confirmation]

Additional embed references

Exhibition / archive

Materials that can become a deeper living archive.

These images are treated as research plates, not final publication assets. All require hi-res versions and final photographer credits.

Night-time performance documentation from World Festival of Sacred Music.
World Festival of Sacred Music, 2000. Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC).
Archive image for World Artists for Tibet documentation.
World Artists for Tibet, 1998. Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC).
Stage documentation from Women Warrior Tales in Indonesia.
Women Warrior Tales, 2000. Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC).
Calligraphic poster artwork for Sound of the Ocean.
Sound of the Ocean, 2006. Photo: courtesy the artist (photographer TBC).

Timeline

A clean 1994-2026 review spine.

Only confirmed, likely confirmed or CV-sourced lines are shown. Conflicting claims are replaced with placeholders.

  1. Duet. Dancer, Payap University chapel, Chiang Mai. CV source.
  2. Rueng Thammada (The Ordinary Matter) and Chiang Mai community dance/theatre workshop activity. CV source.
  3. Akaoni (The Red Demon) actor credit, Setagaya Public Theatre, Tokyo. [Later performance years / Bunkamura year pending confirmation]
  4. World Festival of Sacred Music, project manager, Chiang Mai. Women Warrior Tales, Indonesia. Confirmed / CV source.
  5. Womanifesto Workshop 2001. Installation-performance, Boon Bandan Farm, Sri Saket. Likely confirmed via Asia Art Archive / Womanifesto archive.
  6. Mekong Project. Artistic director for a Dance Theatre Workshop / Rockefeller-linked regional collaboration. Likely confirmed.
  7. Hotel Grand Asia, Setagaya Public Theatre / Theatre TRAM. He-Me-She-It, Taiwan. Confirmed / CV source.
  8. Mobile. Writer and performer, The Necessary Stage; Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo documentation. Verified live.
  9. Maya Yak (The Demon Hero). Performer, directed by Nikorn Sae-Tang. Confirmed.
  10. Salzburg Global Seminar Session 532. Participant in arts and peace context. Confirmed participation.
  11. Creative Fusion Artist in Residence. Cleveland Foundation / Rainey Institute, Cleveland. Verified institutional source.
  12. TERA เถระ. Director / art director, Wat Pha Lat, Chiang Mai. Verified TERASIA source.
  13. Chao Luang Kham Daeng, director, Chiang Mai. TERA Bandung restage. Confirmed.
  14. BIPAM 2025 panellist and moderator. Megara and Mekhala and To Conceal is to Reveal. [Exact dates / venues for 2025 works pending confirmation]
  15. Website and CV review phase. [Downloadable CV PDF pending final approved version]

CV fast lane

Formal record for curators and institutions.

The full CV should become a downloadable approved PDF after Kop confirms unresolved facts, publication listings and preferred name display.

[Downloadable CV PDF pending final approved version]

Education

  • B.Sc. Agricultural Extension, Chiang Mai University, 1993.
  • M.A. English for Communication, Chiang Mai University, 2011.
  • [Ph.D. / Payap status pending confirmation]

Selected roles

  • Theatre artist, director and mask maker.
  • Peace educator and aikido instructor.
  • Lecturer, Faculty of Mass Communication, Chiang Mai University. [Start year pending confirmation]

Hold until confirmed

  • [International WOW founding year / member countries pending confirmation]
  • [Publications list pending artist confirmation]
  • [Thai-language name spelling pending confirmation]

Press / recognition

Named sources instead of unsourced praise.

No pull-quotes are used until a real excerpt and permission are selected.

The Necessary StageMobile credits and photos TERASIATERA project page Thai PBSBroadcast feature Salzburg Global SeminarSession 532 Asia Art Archive / WomanifestoArchive reference BIPAM2025 talks programme Chiang Mai UniversityFaculty listing Mekong Cultural HubProfile ArtsEquatorCovid Time Capsule coverage Cleveland FoundationCreative Fusion newsletter
[Press quote pending sourced excerpt]

Contact

Simple review endpoint.

This demo intentionally omits any home address. Public enquiry details should be confirmed before publication.

[Contact email pending decision]

[Representation / booking pending confirmation]

[Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Peace Culture Foundation links pending confirmation]