Fundamental, a dance production by Teerawat Mulvilai, was staged by B-Floor Theatre at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre from 14th September until yesterday. The performance marked the fortieth anniversary of the 6th October 1976 massacre at Thammasat University, and was inspired by a famous Neal Ulevich photograph showing a vigilante preparing the hit a massacre victim with a folding chair. The photo shows a large group of bystanders, who did not intervene to stop the desecration of the victim’s corpse, and Fundamental explores this apathy within society that tolerates mob violence and state crackdowns.
