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...
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...
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...
It’s celebration time for 20 years of Phare Ponleu Selpak – and you’re invited! By Emily Martin Yes, you read correctly – Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPSA), the NGO School which is dedicated to transforming young Cambodian’s lives through education and art, is celebrating 20...
Thank You Mister Babache By Emily Martin New Circus Equipment for Phare Ponleu Selpak students… Circus equipment, as you can imagine, is an incredibly niche product. For safe and optimal gear you must buy from reputable and specialised companies – something we don’t...
By: Emily Martin Phare on Tour – why do we go? Next month Eclipse is going to be on tour in France sponsored by Le Collectif clowns d’ailleurs et d’ici. For three months the artists who perform in this show will travel around the country performing at...