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Royal Ballet of Cambodia: a princess brings sacred dance to the masses
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| Chap Chamroeuntola performs with the Royal Ballet of Cambodia at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on August 26. Picture: Snowiology |
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| Prince Sisowath Tesso. Picture: James Wendlinger |
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| A young Princess Norodom Buppha Devi. Picture: The National Archives of Cambodia |
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| Norodom Buppha Devi (centre) performs with the Royal Ballet of Cambodia. Picture: The National Archives of Cambodia |
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| The Royal Ballet of Cambodia’s musicians rehearse at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre ahead of their performance on August 26. Picture: James Wendlinger |
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| Serei Vankosaun, another dancer with the troupe. Picture: James Wendlinger |
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| A member of the troupe. |
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| A scene from the ballet. Picture: Snowiology |
South China Morning Post | 3 September 2017
Once performed only for royalty, and now championed by a prince and a princess, Cambodian classical dance is courting audiences both at home and abroad
The prince and princess are too busy doing ballet. The king is too busy doing Hun Sen's dirty work. The Hun Sen is too busy enriching himself and attacking the opposition and all the media who is critical of him. Khmers just care about any of the above. Welcome to the kingdom of wonder.
ReplyDeleteCorrection: Khmers just don't care about any of the above.
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