New Visual and Applied Arts Building, Stronger Start For Students When Phare Ponleu Selpak Association (PPSA) was founded 20 years ago the school looked completely different than its current form. Just one little wooden building was used for visual arts, normal...
The Last Reel – catch it while you can! The award-winning film, The Last Reel, spear-headed by Cambodian talent is coming to a theatre near you! Well, if you live in Cambodia it is. “A lost film buried beneath the Killing Fields reveals different versions of the...
Meet the Stars: Hok Sithong Chinese Pole is an incredibly demanding and technical circus skill to master, but this young man has it down to a tee. What is your role in Eclipse? I do the Chinese pole and I also do some of the banquine. In the show I get to showcase...
Meeting with Cambodian Government Officials Last week, key members of Phare, The Cambodian Circus staff met with several government officials including: Mr. Bun Tharith, Deputy Governor of Siem Reap Province; Mr. Bun Narith, Director General of APSARA Authority for...
Education in Cambodia: The Impact of Kindergarten By Caroline Guillet, Phare Ponleu Selpak “Cambodia was devastated by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. The brutal regime closed schools and executed intellectuals. Foreign aid and investment have helped the economy...
Meet the Stars: Nov Cheanick Live painting plays an important narrative role in “Sokha’. Three canvases are used in each performance. The first is of a traditional Buddha statue which sets the scene of a peaceful, religious and thriving country. The second portrays...
