CHOUNG Veasna: An Interview with one of Phnom Penh’s Emerging Choreographers Amidst the Cultural Season’s exploration of identity, in this two part interview series, we feature reflections from young people shaping the boundaries of tomorrow, today. It was four days before the full performance of Dark when I met CHOUNG Veasna on a sunny afternoon…

DIVERSE MEETINGS: SAMPEAS KRU & THE CULTURAL SEASON Across the world, every culture has its own ways of paying respect to the past. Sampeas Kru, in Cambodia, is a blessing ceremony typically done at the beginning of a performance to honor the spirits of teachers passed who transmitted their knowledge to the next generations. This…

On March 18th, the Cambodian government delivered clear instructions that all performing arts venues, cinema, and KTV must temporarily close in an attempt to stop the rise of Coronavirus in the country. That evening, the lights went on for Cambodian Living Arts’ last performance of “Earth and Sky,” a traditional Cambodian dance performed at the…