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Khmer Boxing is a Dance…

Choreographer Manou Phuon continues her investigation on how to use khmer boxer’s moves into a contemporary dance narrative with the dancers from Amrita Performing Arts. For those who know about khmer boxing it might seem obvious but it isn’t. It is about trial and error. It is about analysis and perfection. It is about coordination. About getting rid of the superfluous, about not betraying either side. A fascinating quest.

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CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 20/02/2014: Manou Phuon, Choreographer, rehearsing a new piece inspired by khmer boxing with Amrita Performing Arts dancers. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 20/02/2014: Manou Phuon, Choreographer, rehearsing a new piece inspired by khmer boxing with Amrita Performing Arts dancers, here coached by Him Saran, a professional boxer. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 20/02/2014: Manou Phuon, Choreographer, rehearsing a new piece inspired by khmer boxing with Amrita Performing Arts dancers, here coached by Him Saran, a professional boxer. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 20/02/2014: Manou Phuon, Choreographer, rehearsing a new piece inspired by khmer boxing with Amrita Performing Arts dancers. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 20/02/2014: Manou Phuon, Choreographer, rehearsing a new piece inspired by khmer boxing with Amrita Performing Arts dancers. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 20/02/2014: Manou Phuon, Choreographer, rehearsing a new piece inspired by khmer boxing with Amrita Performing Arts dancers. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 21/02/2014: Rehearsals of a piece inspired by khmer boxing, choreographed by Manou Phuon with dancers from Amrita Performing Arts. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 21/02/2014: Rehearsals of a piece inspired by khmer boxing, choreographed by Manou Phuon with dancers from Amrita Performing Arts, here coached by Him Saran, a professional boxer. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 21/02/2014: Rehearsals of a piece inspired by khmer boxing, choreographed by Manou Phuon with dancers from Amrita Performing Arts, here coached by Him Saran, a professional boxer. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 21/02/2014: Rehearsals of a piece inspired by khmer boxing, choreographed by Manou Phuon with dancers from Amrita Performing Arts. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 21/02/2014: Rehearsals of a piece inspired by khmer boxing, choreographed by Manou Phuon with dancers from Amrita Performing Arts. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 21/02/2014: Rehearsals of a piece inspired by khmer boxing, choreographed by Manou Phuon with dancers from Amrita Performing Arts. CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 21/02/2014: Rehearsals of a piece inspired by khmer boxing, choreographed by Manou Phuon with dancers from Amrita Performing Arts.
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And HERE is a small multimedia piece about ‘brodal serei’…

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