{"id":1106,"date":"2014-04-09T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/blog\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2021-12-26T13:56:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T06:56:42","slug":"meet-the-stars-sreyleak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/meet-the-stars-sreyleak\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Stars: Sreyleak"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Brian Meyer<\/em><\/p>\n

Meet the Stars: Sreyleak<\/h2>\n

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Today I spoke with Sreyleak Nov, 23, from Battambang. She is a Contortionist, hand balancer, and acrobat. She is currently one of the 2 female stars in on Phare\u2019s acclaimed production, Eclipse.<\/p>\n

At 6 years old, Sreyleak began study at the general public school within Phare Ponleu Selpak\u2026 like many of her other cohorts at Phare, she would sell rice treats on the street to bring in money for her family when she wasn\u2019t in school. Joining Phare so young, she can\u2019t remember much before it. She didn\u2019t begin her circus study until she was 13, when a coordinator was visiting in the community and talked to her about joining when he was in her neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\"sreyleak(2)\"<\/a>Home life? Sreyleak has 11 brothers and sisters! This was especially hard because she had a brother who was addicted to drugs and her father died when she was 16. This left her mother and other siblings alone with the massive task of raising one another. She wanted, and still wants, nothing more than to help her mother. The circus gave her a means to do this as she began performing for money with Phare when she starred in her first production at 14. She came to live in Phare\u2019s residential center with many of the local orphaned children who also stayed there.<\/p>\n

\"sreyleak(3)\"<\/a>She has dreamed of being a star in the circus for as long as she can remember and wants to travel the world as a performer.\u00a0 As luck would have it, she and her troupe will be traveling Europe this winter with their production Eclipse. She speaks French and English and wants to improve her language skills even more so because she also aspires to work on the promotional side of the circus \u2013 helping other performers to book shows around the world.<\/p>\n

\"sreyleak(4)\"<\/a>Favorite trick? Acrobatic aerial launches. She can do some flips through the air now and wants to learn more advanced moves in the future.<\/p>\n

Where does she see herself in 10 years? She wants to have kids one day and wants to teach them the value of education… she sees the importance of language and will be sure her children can speak at least 3. And, she wants just 2 kids \u2013 11 is not for her.<\/p>\n

Something unique? She loves the sea \u2013 it always calms her, though she\u2019s not the best swimmer \u2013 one day she\u2019d like to learn to surf.<\/p>\n

With her skills and balance, I have no doubt she\u2019ll be a natural surfer. Come see for yourself!<\/p>\n

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Want to know more about ‘Eclipse’? READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n

Interested to read more about some of Sreyleak’s co-stars?<\/p>\n