A Year Gone by: Highlights from 2022 at Phare Ponleu Selpak

A Year Gone by: Highlights from 2022 at Phare Ponleu Selpak

2022 has come to a close, and it is with both pride and gratitude that we look back on all the things we have achieved in this first full post-lockdown year. The highlights are too many to count, but here – in words and in pictures – is our attempt.  Guinness World...
Guinness World Record: Phare artists performed 24h

Guinness World Record: Phare artists performed 24h

History was made at 08.10 am on Monday 8 March in Battambang, Cambodia when no less than 90 circus performers from Phare Ponleu Selpak took a final bow after a continuous circus performance that lasted 24h, 10min, and 30sec in a stunningly ambitious Guinness World...
Save the Date: Online Screening of « Cirque du Cambodia »

Save the Date: Online Screening of « Cirque du Cambodia »

Cirque du Cambodia is a documentary film showcasing the success story of Dina and Sopha, from their teenage years in Phare Performing Arts School until they became the first Cambodians to perform with the worldwide famous Cirque du Soleil. Starting on November 20,...
Angkor Ultra Trail Run Raises Money for Phare’s New Dance Studio!

Angkor Ultra Trail Run Raises Money for Phare’s New Dance Studio!

We did it: On January 18, 2020, about fifty people laced up their running shoes and set off on the 16 km Angkor Ultra Trail Run! The race was located in  the cultural jewel of Cambodia: the temples of Angkor. The trail weaved its way around several ancient temples,...
Phare 25th Anniversary Fundraising Galas

Phare 25th Anniversary Fundraising Galas

This year marks an important year for Phare Ponleu Selpak as we are celebrating our 25th anniversary! On this special occasion we organized two fundraising galas, one gala in Cambodia and one in France.  Our heartfelt thanks go out to all our supporters in Cambodia...