Meet artists
| Portrait 1: Phoeun Srey Pov, talented Smot singer | |||
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Since she started to learn Smot, Srey Pov has excelled in her studies and has been identified as one of the most promising students in the class, especially for her well-developed voice and amazing capacity to commit songs to memory. Though still a student, she is frequently asked to perform Smot in Cambodia as well as in foreign countries. |
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| Portrait 2: Kong Gne, Chapei Dang Weng player and poetry writer | |||
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Kong Gne has been learning Chapei Dang Weng also known as two-stringed long-neck guitar with CLA since April 2011. Gne is also an intern with Cambodian Living Arts and he is currently working on CLA’s Archiving project. He regularly performs on TV programs or at special events. |
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| Portrait 3: Chamroeun Sophea , classical and folk dancer | |||
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Sophea has been studying Classical and Folk Dance for 9 years. In addition to being a talented dancer, she also is an emerging singer, performing in different groups and often appearing on TV or in live shows. Highly motivated to achieve her goals, she regularly seeks out new experiences to learn new skills. |
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| Portrait 4: Chem Srey Ni, Smot singer | |||
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Thanks to the Scholarship grant provided by CLA, Smot student Srey Ni has been able to move to Phnom Penh to continue her studies. She is a highly talented student from Kampong Speu. Her beautiful voice perfectly matches with the sweetness of Smot. |
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| Portrait 5: Tith Kanitha, visual artist | |||
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Tith Kanitha is a young Cambodian visual artist. She graduated from the Royal University of Fine Arts in Design in 2008 and has made a name for herself in recent years with a series of installations, which is a relatively new practice in Cambodia. Kanitha will participate in the Cambodian Youth Arts Festival 2012, as part of the exhibition Damnaer Thmey (New Journey) held at Cambodian Living Arts’ gallery. |
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| Portrait 6: Chumvan Sodhachivy, known as Belle, contemporary dancer and choreographer | |||
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Belle is a Cambodian contemporary dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher. As a student, Belle spent 9 years training in Cambodian classical dance at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh and is now a member of the Amrita Performing Arts troupe, performing regularly in Cambodia and abroad. She will be appearing in Olden New Golden Blue as part of the Season of Cambodia festival. |
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| Portrait 7: Soeun Sarom, Large Shadow Puppetry narrator | |||
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Seoun Sarom is a young Cambodian narrator and the only female performer in CLA’s Large Shadow Puppetry troupe. Sarom comes from a small village in Siem Reap province, and, in addition to her work with the puppetry troupe, is also a teacher of Khmer literature. During the upcoming Season of Cambodia festival in New York City in April 2013, Sarom will perform Sor Neakabas, a tale from the Reamker, Cambodia’s beloved version of the Indian Ramayana epic. |
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