Just a few follow-up pictures on the fire of the previous day…
I also went past the place where the Toeuk Thla fire took place in 2008. It was completey rebuilt, with wooden houses next to each other and little access to fire trucks. Ready for the next fire…
I just updated my website with two short new stories.
One about the aftermath of yesterday’s fire at Wat Neak Kavean.
And one about the Khmeropédies rehearsals I have been talking about recently.
Some 150 houses were destroyed in a blaze which ripped through a settlement located between the railway tracks and Wat Neak Kavean, not far from Boeung Kak lake. With the rehabilitation of the railway system finally under way, I would be surprised the people from this settlement will be allowed to rebuild their house on [...]
Spent more time at the Khmeropédies rehearsals, a choreography by Emmanuèle Phuon.
30 Years for a Trial in its multimedia version is featured on the Magnum in Motion website.
Enjoy…
Her real name is Chumvan Sodhachivy. But just call her ‘Belle’. Everyone calls her that way. No wonder why. AND she can dance…
We’re off to Kep tomorrow. Until sunday night…
Nothing to do with your phone. Roam means dance in Khmer. The CCF (French Cultural Center), in collaboration with Amrita and Ponleu Selpak, set up 8 stages in front of Wat Bothum and had dancers perform in front of a captivated audience. Showing there is more to dance than Apsaras or coconut clapping.
One step [...]
These pictures happen when you’re bored, sitting in a crowded taxi on bumpy roads for hours… You know they won’t fit in the story. But at least it keeps you busy for a while.