Tanzconnexions Contemporary dance in the Asia-Pacific Region - Europe

Report: Cambodia
Making dance in response to contemporary realities
A work exchange between choreographers from Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand
By Toni Shapiro-Phim

Eko Supriyanto, from Indonesia, Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, from Cambodia, and Pichet Klunchun, from Thailand, came together for four days in December of 2010 to re-connect, and to learn from and about each other's approaches to creativity with the support of the Goethe Institute. The programme was hosted by Khmer Arts, based in Kandal Province, about half an hour from Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital city. More...

    Choreographers: Cambodia
    Sophiline Cheam Shapiro

    Working with the country’s finest performing artists, Sophiline Cheam Shapiro has infused Cambodian dance with new ideas and energy, and dramatically expanded its global reach at the same time. Many of her dances explore challenging moral questions in response to a culture that once suffered the complete collapse of civil society. More...

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