Nontawat Machai

Studio 88 is delighted to introduce Nontawat Machai (Golf) — a visionary artist, curator, and leading figure in Chiang Mai’s performing arts scene. Renowned for his contribution to performance art, festival creation, and the preservation of performing arts history, Golf plays an integral role in shaping the region’s cultural landscape. Studio 88 has had the pleasure of collaborating with him on numerous occasions, and we are excited that he is now actively engaging with our artists-in-residence program.

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Virginia Kennard

Virginia Kennard is Live Artist, Choreographer, Producer, Dance Writer from New Zealand. Her work spans over 15 years, and includes performance installations to dance reviewing, producing to pole performances. An eclectic live artist, she holds an MA Performance from Leeds Beckett University, UK and is currently based in Ōtautahi, Aotearoa, New Zealand. She is artist-in-residence at Studio 88 in November 2025. 

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Ebony Rattle

Ebony Rattle is a performance artist, arts worker and disability advocate of Irish and Ukranian Jewish ancestry based on Wurundjeri Country, Australia. Their work investigates performance art through an experimental and accessible methodology, predominantly examining metaphysics; alternative universes steeped in questioning identity, existence, possibility, actuality, corporeality, informed by their own lived experience as a physically disabled queer person. They are artist-in-residence at Studio 88 in November 2025. 

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Call for Applications: SensoryScapes Performance Art Residency

The residency will take place from November 1 – December 12, 2025. Submission by 10 September 2025.

Call for Applications
SensoryScapes Performance Art Residency

A space for artists and performers to an immersive journey into the world of performance arts.
Residency Dates: 1 November – 12 December 2025 (Duration: 3–6 weeks)
Submission Deadline: 10 September 2025 (extended deadline)

Apply here!

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Jakkrapan Sriwichai

Jakkrapan Sriwichai, an independent filmmaker and performance artist, will be joining Studio 88’s Design Lab Performing Arts artist residency from July to September 2024, extending his stay until the end of the year. Known for his sharp ideas and surprising film-directing techniques, Jakkrapan’s work often blends humor with poignant social commentary. Learn more about his work here!

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