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PREU (CHILLS)

In Cambodia, we take our ghosts seriously. Unless it’s the performance ‘Preu’ (Chills) at Phare, the Cambodian Circus in Siem Reap.

A funny and modern take on traditional Cambodian beliefs, Chills is the story of two ghosts who haunt a group of young students. After a spooky encounter at night, the students are scared and worried that they’ll be haunted forever. So they make a plan. They research ghosts at the school library, create a strategy to get rid of them and pray to the gods for help. But nothing works until they confront their fears and make peace with their new supernatural friends. This contemporary circus show mixes eerie and graceful aerial acrobatics, contortion and other modern circus arts with slapstick humor and a playful live score performed on traditional Cambodian instruments.

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Phare Circus performance "Chills": performers with a variety of facial expressions - fear, fearlessess, uncertainty

Phare Circus show "Chills": performers in student costume with a variety of anguished and fearful faces

Phare Circus show "Chills": male performer does handstand atop several balancing wooden chairs

Phare Circus performance "Chills": performers in student costume do handstands on wooden chairs

Phare Circus performance "Chills": 2 aerial silk performers in ghost costume and makeup haunting the stage

Phare Circus performance "Chills": aerial silk performer in ghost costumer and makeup above stage

Phare Circus performance "Chills": 2 aerial silk artists in ghost costume and makeup perform together

Phare Circus show "Chills": aerial silk performer in white costumer and ghost make-up suspended above stage

Phare Circus show "Chills": performer in ghost costumer and make-up haunts sleeping students

Phare Circus performance "Chills": b-boy dancer doing one-hand handstand in front of another male perfomer

Phare Circus show "Chills": performers in student costume scramble to prepare and fight the ghosts

Phare Circus show "Chills": performers happily pose for group photo after the show

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NOTE: Phare, The Cambodian Circus’ shows are inspired by the real-life experiences of its creators and performers and deal with themes such as war, discrimination, relationships, poverty and ghosts. Some performances contain smoke, loud noises & music and strobe lights. Please consult with a member of the ticketing staff if you have any concerns or you have very young children.

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