Nanut Thanapornrapee

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In the seventeenth century, Kosa Pan, a Siamese ambassador, voyaged to France to establish diplomatic relations and visit King Louis XIV. This successful expedition cemented his legacy as a figure who helped safeguard Thailand from colonization. In 2020, Thailand sent a bronze statue of Kosa Pan to be installed in Brest. However, a few months later, the statue mysteriously vanished for one night, only to be returned the following morning.

History Goes Dancing is a video game that interprets the night the statue disappeared—a night where history comes to life and promptly forgets itself. The game invites players to take on the role of Kosa Pan, an amnesiac statue brought to life. Players venture through a fictional land where his personal memories and Thai propaganda are juxtaposed, all in an effort to reunite with his beloved King.

Nanut Thanapornrapee

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Nanut Thanapornrapee (b. 1995, Thailand) lives and works in Bangkok. His transdisciplinary practice spans filmmaking, installation, DJing, VJing, and video game design. He has directed several notable works, including *King of the Cyborg Elephant* (2025), a short film screened at the Centre Pompidou Málaga in Spain; *Saros 143 Club* (2024), a short film premiered at the Busan International Short Film Festival; and *This History is Auto-Generated* (2022), a collection of video installations and short films presented at the 18th Taipei Digital Arts Festival in 2023.

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