Joe Louis Theatre Thai Puppet Show Asiatique The Riverfront Bangkok

Joe Louis Theatre Thai Puppet Show is a Thai traditional art of puppetry. As known, another name of Joe Louis is Nattayasala Hun Lakorn Lek. Joe Louis Thai Puppet show was founded in 2002 by Sakorn Yangkhieosod His English name is Joe Louise. 


The first place that Joe Louis' theatre established at the Suan Lum Night Plaza was from 2002 until 2010 when its contract with the now-demolished Suan Lum Night Bazaar expired. The story of Joe Louis has never ended, 

Finally, they found another home at Asiatique a new waterfront dining, shopping, and entertainment complex on Charoen Krung Road. The Joe Louis Thai puppet was developed by the Khon dancer and puppeteer Krae Saptawanit. 

How this Thai puppet show, it is a Thai classical dance with the gesture of blending the fingers back towards the wrist. Thai puppets are controlled by levers for the joints and sticks connected to the hands. The puppeteers wear clothes that are back in color. 

To be graceful in gesture flexibility, the puppeteer is needed to practice more than a year before showing it to your eyes. The Thai puppet is a handicraft. Normally the show is mostly about the epic Ramayana or Ramakien in Thai. Joe Louis Thai puppet show is one of the attractions for tourists. 

This show will impress you with the lifelike movements of the Thai puppets featured. Fulfilled your experience with Thai classical dance it never disappointed you.

How to Get There : 
Go by taking the BTS and take off at Saphan Taksin station, then go down to Sathorn pier and take Asiatique's shuttle boat only 10 minutes to Asiatique's Pier

Address: Bangkok's Asiatique, a new riverside outdoor shopping and entertainment complex 2194 Charoen Krung Road, Wat Prayakrai District, Bangkok Laem, Bangkok. +66 (0)81 701 3651 FREE +66 (0)81 701 3651 .










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