Circus on the EDGE

The Makhampom Theatre Group has been called a family, a kindergarten, a university, a community, and a theatre troupe. In truth, we are a social organization that works in the medium of theatre. Makhampom was born in 1980, emerging out of the Thai pro-democracy movement to apply micro media for awareness-raising. Today, Makhampom wears many hats – as a performance collective, as a youth theatre umbrella organization, as a social activist group working with communities and movements, as a creative educator, as a peace-building facilitator, as an international collaborator and trainer, as a social entrepreneur, and as a theatre collective of over 200 members and volunteers.

 

In 2005, we became the Makhampom Foundation to increase the scope and impact of our work. Our mission was defined as: to apply theatre as a community media form to create connections between different sectors, regions, and countries towards transforming Thai society and beyond.  We believe in the power of theatre. Adapting various styles of performing arts has been our signature for decades, not to be the master, but to communicate, to encourage creativity, to express, to prompt dialogue, to entertain, to provoke debate, to strengthen cultural practice, to open the creative mind and body, and to facilitate direct social activism.