Meet Cambodia's first gay dance troupe |

Contents:

• WHY PMSODUN OK FOUND CAMBODIA'S FIRST GAY DANCE COMPANY HIS LIVG ROOM
• WHY PMSODUN OK FOUND CAMBODIA’S FIRST GAY DANCE COMPANY HIS LIVG ROOM
• DANCE, PRAY, LOVE: BEG GAY CAMBODIA (VIO)
• CAMBODIA’S FIRST GAY DANCE COMPANY
• HOW GAY MALE DANCERS ARE PRERVG A CAMBODIAN TRADN
• CAMBODIA’S FIRST GAY DANCE PANY
• MEET CAMBODIA’S FIRST GAY DANCE TROUPE
• CAMBODIA'S FIRST GAY DANCE TROUPE UPENDS CENTURI OF TRADN

WHY PMSODUN OK FOUND CAMBODIA'S FIRST GAY DANCE COMPANY HIS LIVG ROOM

Perhaps no one has done so well recent memory as Pmsodun Ok, the founr of Pmsodun Ok & NATYARASA, Cambodia’s first gay dance pany. I didn’t tend to form Cambodia’s first gay dance pany. Inspired by a tantric ceremony rerd the 13th century, which the Khmer kg would sexually une wh a naga every night to ensure prospery, Beloved was meant to st a history of rual lovemakg to the dancg bodi of gay men.

They started to look like a real pany—Cambodia’s first gay dance pany jt formed my livg room! People are often surprised to hear that I feel safer as a gay man Cambodia than I do the Uned Stat. I have heard of parents takg their children to monks to purify the gay away.

I have also seen untls livg ritur of gay people, often effemate and c, televisn programs. I have seen gay marriag portrayed mic vios and via strangers’ posts on Facebook. Sendly, there is the AIDS epimic that took the liv of so many gay men, and the ongog global attempt to erase LGBTQ people om history and ntemporary society.

WHY PMSODUN OK FOUND CAMBODIA’S FIRST GAY DANCE COMPANY HIS LIVG ROOM

By trag young gay men the art of Khmer classil dance, by rtagg tradnal works and creatg those that reflect my own experience, I am offerg new bodi, new ias and new ways of beg valued to the tradn. My hope is to turn the short choreographi to dance films which set gay bodi and a agile herage to public spac.

Comg out and forward as Cambodia’s first gay dance pany sends a msage that fi many social ntradictns. As we don’t play to stereotyp or adopt mastream gay culture (which is often jt an explosive Amerin nsumerism), for some people we are not “gay” enough.

DANCE, PRAY, LOVE: BEG GAY CAMBODIA (VIO)

And then there are others who say labelg ourselv as “gay” is limg, while others have said that our work is bigger than “gay, ” that is universal. There have been many who have said somethg like, “I don’t like gay people but I appreciate them for takg re of our culture. ” When I’m out at gay bars young Khmers will sometim thank me for jt speakg to them.

Perhaps no one has done so well recent memory as Pmsodun Ok, the founr of Pmsodun Ok & NATYARASA, Cambodia’s first gay dance pany. Pmsodon Ok is a choreographer and founr of Cambodia’s first gay dance pany.

In 2015, choreographer Ok Pmsodun formed an all male, gay-intified Khmer dance pany his livg room. Gay love had never been picted Khmer dance before Pmsodun Ok did all that for a project back 2008. Jo Cambodia’s first gay dance pany as we give new life to our rich herage, and elevate the qualy of life and exprsn for the untry’s LGBTQ people.

CAMBODIA’S FIRST GAY DANCE COMPANY

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HOW GAY MALE DANCERS ARE PRERVG A CAMBODIAN TRADN

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Gays for Patsy (Boston, MA, USA). Gold jewellery glisteng, six male dancers om Cambodia’s first gay “Apsara” troupe swirl unison on a dimly l stage, their productn a radil shake-up of a ballet form peformed by women for more than a thoand years.

He is part of Pmsodum Ok & Natyarasa, an all-male Apsara pany tryg to alter perceptns of the gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muny Cambodia — which is still plagued by prejudice. “My goal is to create a more dignified and realistic image of what means to be LGBTQ and do a way where we don’t bee pigeonholed, ” said Pmsodun, who is also gay.

CAMBODIA’S FIRST GAY DANCE PANY

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PHNOM PENH: Gold jewellery glisteng, six male dancers om Cambodia's first gay "Apsara" troupe swirl unison on a dimly l stage, their productn a radil shake-up of a ballet form peformed by women for more than a thoand years. He is part of Pmsodum Ok & Natyarasa, an all-male Apsara pany tryg to alter perceptns of the gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muny Cambodia -- which is still plagued by prejudice. "My goal is to create a more dignified and realistic image of what means to be LGBTQ and do a way where we don't bee pigeonholed, " said Pmsodun, who is also gay.

He moved to Phnom Penh 2015 to work on a dance project explorg the role of sexualy Apsara, but stayed on once he saw young gay Cambodians' need for "a role mol".

MEET CAMBODIA’S FIRST GAY DANCE TROUPE

Films are…Pmsodun Ok & NatyarasaCambodia's first gay dance pany f Khmer classics wh a ntemporary (and LGBTQ+) spir at s evotive performanc the Counterspace…Sacred Dancers of AngkorThere are untls apsara dance shows around Siem Reap, but only the Sacred Dancers of Angkor n claim royal patronage om HRH Prcs Norodom Bopha…KAMA Fish Island Arts CentreFound by Julien Poulson of legendary band Cambodian Space Project, this social enterprise has moved to a large new creative space on the outskirts of…Sovanna Phum Arts AssociatnRegular tradnal shadow-puppet performanc and ocsnal classil dance and tradnal dm shows are held here every Friday and Saturday night…Bambu StageBambu Stage offers an eclectic variety of tradnal entertament, cludg a nightly shadow puppet show that weav a historil tale of the Cambodian…Angkor DynastyMove over Mau (and Las Vegas): the Angkor Dynasty show has e to town. O’Shae Sibley was stabbed to ath Brooklyn after police said he nonted a group who ma homophobic slurs and Lra Ann Carleton was killed California for apparently refg to remove a Pri flag om her store. In this graceful dance-talk hybrid, artist Pmsodun Ok -- founr of Cambodia's first all-male and gay-intified dance pany -- tails the rich history of Khmer classil dance and s current revival, playg the ancient and agels role of artist as more than 1, 000 years, Khmer dancers Cambodia have been seen as livg bridg between heaven and earth.

In this graceful dance-talk hybrid, artist Pmsodun Ok -- founr of Cambodia's first all-male and gay-intified dance pany -- tails the rich history of Khmer classil dance and s current revival, playg the ancient and agels role of artist as talk was prented at an official TED nference.

CAMBODIA'S FIRST GAY DANCE TROUPE UPENDS CENTURI OF TRADN

TED's edors chose to feature for Pmsodun givg new life to an ancient legacy as he empowers the next generatn of gay artists and the speakerTED Fellow Pmsodun Ok heals, empowers and advot g the ancient art of Khmer classil Samantha Phim and Ashley Thompson | BookDance CambodiaThis is a nice troductn to the many forms of Khmer dance, cludg robam kbach boran (classil dance), khaol (masked dance), and folk dance to name a few.

TED's edors chose to feature for Pmsodun givg new life to an ancient legacy as he empowers the next generatn of gay artists and lears. Dance, Pray, Love: Beg gay Cambodia. Cambodia's first gay dance pany builds muny om tradn.

Cambodia's First Gay Dance Company Upends Centuri of Tradn.