Welcome to PHARE, the circus in Siem Reap. Phare is a nonprofit organization and all performers in Phare, The Cambodian Circus, learn their skills through Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS), an NGO providing arts education in Battambang, Cambodia. Young people from the streets, orphanages and struggling families in the community, come to PPS and learn, express and heal themselves through the arts.
So not only do we get a great show, we get to contribute to a good cause where it is needed the most. Best of all they let you take pictures. Here is some shots from the show for you to enjoy. The first show we watched is called "Khmer Metal."
How about some extreme balancing!
Some great acrobatics.
Amazing feats of strength and balance.
When was the last time you did a one handed handstand on top of someone that was on top of someone?
We liked the show so much we came to a second performance. This one is called “Eclipse."
Yep, more crazy balancing and feats of strength.
Sometimes just a beautiful scene.
How about a back flip over a flaming rope?
Note that Ali will have that kind of strength and flexibility after finishing her yoga course.
Here is the crew jumping on a see saw. Note the two guys jump together from the elevated platform.
Right at launch time, as the two jumpers land on the see saw, the target is getting launched. Look how much the board bends! That is energy getting stored on the board right before launching the target.
Cambodia we have liftoff. Hope they catch him with the giant pillow!
Overall, the shows are high energy fun and I highly recommend seeing them if you ever visit Siem Reap. If you want to learn more about Phare, check them out on the web at http://www.pharecambodiancircus.org/circus/
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