Images of dance and drama are found both on bas reliefs and in free standing sculpture from ancient Cambodian temples. Unfortunately, we know very little about the meanings and gestures of dance in ...

If the deities are pleased with the presentation, it is believed, they will bestow blessings on Cambodia and her people. Villagers perform rites which include dance in propitiation of ancestral ...

"Dancing Across Borders," directed by newcomer Anne Bass, is a tale of Western chauvinism at its best. This documentary tells the story of Sokvannara "Sy" Sar, a young Cambodian dancer whom Bass, a ...

Cambodian artist Choury Laorhours performs the Apsara dance at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, on Jan 5, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet is fed up with street dancing. The politician this week ordered a ban on musical horns, after videos posted on social media showed people dancing on roads and ...

When I met with directors of those centers, they selected Cambodia’s classical dance as the first art form they’d like to document, and I worked with them on that effort. I filmed training, rehearsals ...

Mea Lath is a professional Cambodian classical dancer and instructor currently residing in Long Beach, California. Mea began learning dance at the age of 12 under the tutelage of renowned Cambodian ...