{"id":1268,"date":"2014-05-16T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T01:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/blog\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2019-01-29T18:31:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T11:31:34","slug":"europe-day-phare-at-raffles-phnom-penh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/europe-day-phare-at-raffles-phnom-penh\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Day \u2013 Phare at Raffles, Phnom Penh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1269\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles1.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"151\" \/><\/a>This last Friday in Phnom Penh, Phare had the honor of providing some authentic Cambodian entertainment for the distinguished guests celebrating the unification of the European Union nations.<\/p>\n<p>Guests hailing from all over Europe came to the event at Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh. Phare\u2019s Eclipse crew helped warm up the evening while guests were arriving with some ambient entertainment ranging from clowning\/gypsy characters playing music, to hand balancing, to fire spinning\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1270\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles2.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1271\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles3.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(3)\" width=\"537\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1272\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles4.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(4)\" width=\"600\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the evening was officially underway after an elegant speech by Jean-Francois Cautain, European Union Ambassador to Cambodia, Phare performers did a short teaser, showcasing a variety of their circus skills including contortion, juggling and acrobatics \u2013 serving as pre-dinner entertainment\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1273\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles5.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(5)\" width=\"503\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1274\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles6.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(6)\" width=\"557\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once everyone was well fed, an abridged version of Eclipse commenced with the help of our artistic director verbally filling in blanks in the shorter story \u2013 he was of course fully costumed as a sage story-teller\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1275\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles7.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(7)\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1276\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles8.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(8)\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1277\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles9.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(9)\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guests stayed till the end and performers received a standing ovation! After the show, attendees took to the stage and got the usual full round of photos with our artists. Afterward, organizers gave our crew the green light to enjoy some of the hotel\u2019s 5-Star cuisine \u2013 and we certainly weren\u2019t shy about it\u2026 some of them might even have a future in the culinary arts as well!&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1278\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles10.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(10)\" width=\"600\" height=\"353\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1279\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles11.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(11)\" width=\"600\" height=\"372\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1280\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles12.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(12)\" width=\"600\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1281\" src=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/europe-day-raffles13.jpg\" alt=\"europe-day-raffles(13)\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you weren\u2019t in Phnom Penh weekend and on the VIP list for the event, you can still catch Eclipse week in Siem Reap\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/tickets\">tickets<\/a> have been going faster than ever, so don\u2019t miss out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This last Friday in Phnom Penh, Phare had the honor of providing some authentic Cambodian entertainment for the distinguished guests celebrating the unification of the European Union nations. 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