The dancers of the Alcazar Carabet Show in Pattaya
During our trip to Thailand, We went and stayed a night in Pattaya before we traveled back to Bangkok the next day. The one and the only night in Pattaya, we chose to spend the night with the popular show in Pattaya – Alcazar Carabet Show. It is a must see if you visit Pattaya. I’ll explain later after the jump.
The Alcazar Carabet Show was amazing and got us totally immersed in it. It successfully blends the art of acting, stage design, costumes and the sequence of the show so well to be impressed by every one of all ages. We were entertained with the music, lip-sings, dances and various shows played by many perfectly beautiful female.
The traditional (Vietnamese, Indian, Malay, etc.) and modern dances (e.g. Poker Face by Lady Gaga) performed on the stage, fused also into a unique show which brings eastern and western cultures together, thus brought to us a very colorful and entertaining show.
The Siamese traditional dance performed on the show in Pattaya
I heard that originally, the show was at a small theater of 350 seats with 40 employees on almost 20 years ago, founded and operated by the Phettrakul family who never gave up and continued to improve and upgrade its facilities until the show became world famous.
Today’s Alcazar Cabaret Show features a grand beautiful theater with a capacity of 1,200 seats & 440 employees, fully equipped with high tech surround sound system and modern computer technology. The Alcazar Cabaret Show is now well-know throughout most of the international.
These are some shots I took during the show:
Why is this show so special? The show is actually performed by lady-boys, whom we call “Ah Kua” informally in Malaysia. Believe me, if you didn’t know that it was performed by lady-boys you would bet your life that the show was done by women.
Yes, every female you see here in the photos were all lady-boys. We too could not imagine that the very beautiful performers on the stage were lady-boys. However, our holiday to Pattaya would not be complete without a trip to this show. We took photos with the lady-boys after the show:
Wee-Peng and the lady-boy
From left: Boon-Huat, a lady-boy, and Wei-Seong
Boon-Huat and one of the lady-boys
Meng-Hong and a sexy lady-boy
Oh-My-God, they are soooOooo pretty…
weepeng, mh, wei seong and boon huat are so LUCKY..^^..btw, are sc going? 😛
sc did go and took pic wit the lady-boy… but u know his style la, onli put up all those pics except his…
they are sooooooo pretty.. but stillllllllllllllllllllllllllllll………………not as pretty as b*b*e lor…..
thanks, but i prefer to stay low now…
may you all be happy… 🙂
dun worry… we are alwiz happy!
you were allowed to take photos during the show? I went Phuket last few weeks but audiences are not allowed to take photos.
But, you really have some great shot!
what is the setting you use? why you can take it clear? with flash?
hi mc930 nice meeting you..
surprisingly photo-taking was not prohibited at the show..hehe
i was using 50mm f/1.8 lens without flash, took advantage of the stage lighting, spot metering and iso200..
hope you like it and may you be happy 🙂
i am beginner in DSLR so hope can improve my skill. I am so envy other can get nice shot but i can’t. T_T
don worry, be patient and humble…everyone begins knowing a little…
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