FROM THE RICE FIELDS
TO THE BIG TOP
Photos, Videos & Other Resources for Media and Travel Industry
Phare, The Cambodian Circus is honored to have appeared in a variety of news reports and other media. This page will be regularly updated with links to media as they become available. The first section includes highlights. Subsequent sections include media coverage of specific events with the most recent appearing at the top. Links to selected photo folders and sales kit materials is at the end.
Members of the media may contact us at media@pharecircus.org for high resolution images, B-Roll, or more information about Phare.
Travel agents, tour operators, DMCs and meeting planners may contact us at media@pharecircus.org.
Photos are also available through Getty Images.
Selected Press Coverage
CNN
Under the Big Top at Cambodia’s Edgy Phare Circus
New York Times
36 Hours in Siem Reap
Al Jazeera
Cambodia: Circus of Hope
BBC News
Cambodian circus group shines light on Khmer Rouge era
The Guardian
Cambodia’s Circus for Underprivileged Children
Fodor’s Travel
The Cambodian Version of Cirque du Soleil Must Be Seen to Be Believed
The Independent
Siem Reap City Guide: How to Spend a Sustainable Weekend in Northwest Cambodia
The Toronto Star
Siem Reap reclaims its culture
Daily Mail
Circus Troupe Captures Cambodia’s Contorted History
AFP
Cambodian School Catapults Street Kids to the Big Top
Southeast Asia Globe
Cambodia: Under the Big Top
Phare Fact Sheet and Sales Kits
Fact Sheet
Phare Ponleu Selpak & Phare Performing Social Enterprise Fact Sheet
Sales Kits
Phare MICE Venue and Private Events – sales kits
Media Coverage in Chinese
TVBS NEWS 2020
柬埔寨版太陽馬戲團 用歷史文化串出精彩演出
UDN 2019
搶攻華語市場柬國劇團聘台灣人 肯定新南向政策
SEIN SIGHTS ASIA 2018
她創社企推廣藝術治療，撫平柬埔寨的歷史傷痛
2020: Media Coverage
The National AE
Inside the Cambodian circus offering women and impoverished children a place to thrive
2019: Media Coverage
The Cambodia Daily
See You Yesterday: A Cambodian new circus company comes to terms with the country’s past
2018: Phare Celebrate the 5th Year Anniversary
Khmer Times
Circus Celebrates its fifth year
2016: Oz Asia Festival, Adelaide Australia
The Advertiser – Adelaide
OzAsia Festival 2106 – Phare Circus
GLAM Adelaide
OzAsia Festival Review: Phare Circus
IN DAILY
OzAsia review: Phare Circus
2016: Tini Tinou International Circus Festival
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The Phnom Penh Post
Tini Tinou: Soaring to the top of the tent
South China Morning Post
Southeast Asia’s Largest Circus Festival Celebrates 10 Years in Cambodia
Khmer Times
A homecoming at the circus
VOA
Cambodia Circus School: Vaulting Performers to a Better Life
The Advisor
Tumbling to a new beat
Slice Siem Reap
Don’t Miss: When the Circus Comes to Town
AsiaLIFE Magazine
Tini Tinou International Circus Festival
Profile: Huot Dara
2016: Former Phare Students Become First Cambodians to Join Cirque du Soleil
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The Phnom Penh Post
Circus stars backflip onto the screen
The Cambodia Daily
Flying High
2016: See You Yesterday Tours Cambodia, Rwanda, UK, USA
Huffington Post
Why Culture is Essential for Conflict Recovery and Sustainable Development
The Cambodia Daily
Khmer Rouge Terror Gives Way to Hope in Haunting Show
VOA
Young Performers Bring Up Cambodia’s Living Past
2016: A New Home for Phare, The Cambodian Circus
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The Cambodia Daily
Work Begins on New Cambodian Circus Location
The Phnom Penh Post
Phare Circus Finds a Permanent New Home
2015: Phare, The Cambodian Circus US Tour
The Cambodia Daily
Circus Troupe Set for Coast-to-Coast US Tour
SF Gate
Direct from Angkor Wat, the circus is coming
Long Beach Post
Khmer Metal Brings a Vivacious Cambodia to Life
Khmer Times
Circus Troupe Connects Cambodians Abroad
The Stockton Record
Khmer Metal: A different kind of circus
VOA
Phare’s Historic Florida Historic Is A Hit
Herald-Tribune
Ringling International Arts Festival Review: Lively and Thrilling Cambodian Circus
Sarasota Magazine
Ringling International Arts Festival: Phare, The Cambodian Circus
2015: Angkor’s Children Documentary
The Hollywood Reporter
‘Angkor’s Chidren’: Film Review
The Phnom Penh Post
Circus girl stars in doco
2015: Tini Tinou International Circus Festival
The Phnom Penh Post
Circus festival brings acts from all over the world
2014: Tini Tinou International Circus Festival
AsiaLIFE Magazine
Phare Circus Extravaganza Heads to Phnom Penh
2013: Phare, The Cambodian Circus Opens in Siem Reap
The Phnom Penh Post
New full-time circus set to open in Siem Reap
Garbage picker becomes circus star
AsiaLIFE Magazine
Phare Circus Adds Three New Shows
TICKETS
SECTION A
- US$38.00 Adult (age 12+)
- US$18 Children (age 5-11)
- Reserved Seating in the front three rows of the middle section.
- Refillable sports bottle filled with cool water.
SECTION B
- US$28.00 Adult (age 12+)
- US$15 Children (age 5-11)
- Open seating in the rear three rows of the middle section.
SECTION C
- US$18.00 Adult (age 12+)
- US$10 Children (age 5-11)
- Open seating in the two side sections. Some spots have partially obstructed views.
Showtimes & Venue Hours
Nightly performances year-round at 8:00 pm
Phare Cafe and Phare Boutique open at 6:00 pm
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