KHON KAEN, Thailand – It is a sea of glitter and feathers as performers rush around backstage, shuffling between makeshift tents that serve as dressing rooms and large tour buses that function as their living quarters.
Some strut around, making small talk in their shimmering costumes, while others put the finishing touches to their make-up or adjust their blinged-out headgear.
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