by Craig | Nov 27, 2017 | Circus News, Meet the Stars, Phare News, PPS Battambang
An Artist is Born By Sunita Mager – Meet Sarav. Nicknamed “Aprak”, he is now a passionate and extremely talented circus artist. One could say he was lucky, but maybe it was fate, destiny, or simply coincidence that he was born in 1988 in Battambang, right behind...
by Craig | Nov 20, 2017 | Behind the Scenes, Circus News, Meet the Stars, Phare News, PPS Battambang
His nickname is “Ako”… …which literally means “The deaf” in Cambodian language. It’s common for Cambodians to state things as they are, sometimes without emotional attachment and without the awareness of any affect or consequence it may have....
by Craig | Jul 12, 2017 | Circus News, Phare News, PPS Battambang
By Sunita Mager – Every year, all of the students attending Phare Ponleu Selpak come together to celebrate their achievements, their creativity and their joy of learning by opening up the school to the public to showcase their work. By Hank Hsu By Hank Hsu By...
by Craig | Jul 1, 2016 | Phare News, PPS Battambang
Open Day at Phare Ponleu Selpak in Battambang Every Phare, The Cambodian Circus performer is a graduate (or future graduate) of Phare Ponleu Selpak. The NGO school has been a breeding ground for arts and culture in Cambodia for the past 20 years. It provides public...
by Craig | Feb 12, 2016 | Circus News, Phare News, PPS Battambang
Giant Puppet Parade 2016 We were happy to participate again this year in The Giant Puppet Project, Siem Reap. The Giant Puppet Project is a local children’s community arts project, the largest of its kind in Cambodia, providing a creative platform for disadvantaged...
by Craig | Oct 22, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Circus News, News from abroad, Phare News, PPS Battambang, Uncategorized
Helping to Secure Our Artists’ Futures Circus is a niche skill. It’s not one that is usually in school curriculum – so Phare artists have some pretty special talents that others don’t possess. Of course just because the students are talented, skilled...
