Phare Ponleu Selpak circus to perform in Bohol, Philippines

Cambodian circus theater Artists comes to Bohol

Saturday, February 05, 2011
PIA Press Release

A circus group which has been promoting the brightness of art in Cambodia comes to Bohol to spread the understanding of their way of life and promote their arts and culture internationally, says a respected Capitol arts and culture consultant.

Lutgardo Labad, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Executive Committee Chair on Dramatic Arts bared this as a big event for the National Arts Month, the Philippine International Arts Festival celebrations as brought by NCCA, in cooperation with the TANGHAL 5 annual school based theater festival of the National University and the Performance Laboratory of Bacolod.

The Cambodian Circus Theater group will perform in Bohol on February 18 as part of a three-city tour of the Philippines, including performances in Bacolod and Dapitan, he added.

A section of the mother organization officially named as Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS) which means “the brightness of art”, the Battambang City based group belongs to a non-governmental organization providing education to children and youth by furthering artistic abilities and alternative source of livelihood as a means of alleviating poverty.

The group envisioned to improve their communities’ living standards through positive cultural understanding, concentrating on future generations to promote Cambodian arts and culture, nationally and internationally, said Labad in statement sent to PIA.

After fifteen years of work, the association developed many artistic activities including Cambodian music (Classical and Wedding), Cambodian traditional dancing, painting, theater and circus, he said adding that they would come here to promote their activities.

Using a production called Wanderlife, the performances in Bohol includes a blend of circus routines like juggling, gymnastics, contortion, dance and theater, according to Labad.

The Cambodian Circus Theater Philippine Tour is a flagship project of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts-Executive Committee on Dramatic Arts for the National Arts Month celebration every February.

For information, contact Gardy Labad, Head of Drama Committee of BACH Council and NCCA, at mobile number 0916-361-1786.