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CONTEMPORARY DANCE PLATFORM
NOVEMBER 2013 |
Through this first Platform, works created by Cambodian choreographers were created, developed and showcased alongside highlights from our ongoing international collaborations. Three works were presented.
“If dance truly is the hidden language of the soul, then contemporary Cambodia is having a global conversation”
-Cassandra Naji, November ’13, The Advisor
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Bach Cello Suites |
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Choreographer
Chumvan Sodhachivy (Belle)
Dancers:
Chumvan Sodhachivy (Belle), Kao Sithy Nita,
Khen Vanthy, Yon Chantha
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Note from choreographer:
“Four of us talked and shared our stories. We found common things in our life, living with our families and in this society. The movements are about pressure from family, lack of caring, humiliation such as ‘A girl is unable to lift and turn a cooker around’ (a Cambodian expression for girls being unnecessary and trivial), and the absence of freedom to do what we want.” |
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Ferocious Compassion |
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Choreographer
Peter Chin (International collaborator)
Dancers:
Chy Ratana (Leak)
Note from choreographer:
In this work, a series of transformations are ritualized: a dancer speaks about wearing a Lakhaon mask, a boy emerges from innocence when he is filled with compassion for a dead animal by the side of the road on the way to see his teacher, and a boy discovers an inner strength and ferocious discipline through his identification with a wild animal.
Images by Anders Jiras
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