This morning we had our first critique session with our workshop photographer, Ira Block. This group is pretty seasoned so there were some pretty fantastic images for the first day of class. While we all have things to work on during the trip, Ira was pretty pleased with our starting point.
This afternoon Liza had arranged for us to spend some time with Phare Circus. This organization was founded by 9 young Cambodians in 1994 returning from refuge camps at the fall of the Khmer Rouge. They soon founded a K-12 school which provides arts training to their students while also providing an education. The circus is an offshoot from the school and provides funds for their educational mission. I suggest you go visit their website to learn more about this amazing organization at http://pharecircus.org/about-us/our-social-mission/ .
We spent the afternoon watching the performers rehearse before the evening performance. You might think of this a little like Cirque du Soleil with a story unique to Cambodia. Each show is created by the performers to tell their story to the audience. The show we'll see is about the differences between Cambodians and foreign visitors.
There's a restaurant onsite that we dined in prior to the performance which serves great Cambodian and western fare. We had a chance to look through our shots from the afternoon before preceding into the tent for the main event. This show was really amazing! I highly recommend a visit if yo find yourself in the area.
Tomorrow: Temples, temples and more temples
This afternoon Liza had arranged for us to spend some time with Phare Circus. This organization was founded by 9 young Cambodians in 1994 returning from refuge camps at the fall of the Khmer Rouge. They soon founded a K-12 school which provides arts training to their students while also providing an education. The circus is an offshoot from the school and provides funds for their educational mission. I suggest you go visit their website to learn more about this amazing organization at http://pharecircus.org/about-us/our-social-mission/ .
We spent the afternoon watching the performers rehearse before the evening performance. You might think of this a little like Cirque du Soleil with a story unique to Cambodia. Each show is created by the performers to tell their story to the audience. The show we'll see is about the differences between Cambodians and foreign visitors.
There's a restaurant onsite that we dined in prior to the performance which serves great Cambodian and western fare. We had a chance to look through our shots from the afternoon before preceding into the tent for the main event. This show was really amazing! I highly recommend a visit if yo find yourself in the area.
Tomorrow: Temples, temples and more temples
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