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| Young clowns pictured during one of their show at PPS’s circus in Battambang. Photograph: Rolf Braendels/Phnom Penh Post |
BATTAMBANG HAS TALENT - ARTS HUB & CIRCUS SCHOOL
“Art is integral for human development, for freedom of expression, for dreaming … but perhaps it’s even more important for young people in a country like Cambodia,” Suon Bun Rith muses.
Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS) is an arts hub, school and centre for disadvantaged children in the outskirts of Battambang, Many of the children and young people bear emotional and physical scars – victims of trafficking, domestic violence and extreme poverty. PPS provides medical support, meals, education and a unique arts and performance program.
The NGO’s raison d’etre, however, was always to reinvigorate the arts in Cambodia among the country’s young through a unique arts and performance program, and it now houses three artistic schools in Battambang. Free of charge, they are open to all and now teach 450 children painting, cartooning, acting, circus acrobatics, music and theatre.
Tickets are available at Battambang Traveller Shop, No 66 Street 2,5 Battambang. Located just South of the Central market
Adults: $14 Kids $7
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