This year is the first year since 2010 we\u2019ve had the ability to invite international circus troupes to participate and perform in the Tini Tinou Circus Festival \u2013 helping it regain its \u2018international\u2019 status. This couldn\u2019t have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors and partners, who we would like to thank:<\/p>\n
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- ANZ Royal<\/li>\n
- Smart<\/li>\n
- Cambodia Airports<\/li>\n
- Total<\/li>\n
- Institut Francais of Phnom Penh<\/li>\n
- Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Over the month of March we\u2019re excited to introduce the talented and diverse troupes coming to Cambodia from across the globe.<\/p>\n
Get excited\u2026 it\u2019s going to be dazzling!<\/p>\n
\nFirst up are the talented circus artists and troupes from The National Circus School of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, and O Ultimo Momento from France\u2026<\/p>\n
National Circus School of Cambodia \u2013 PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA<\/strong><\/p>\n
Circus has a long history in its origins of Khmer traditional art, dating as far back as the pre-Angkorian era. The National Circus School of Cambodia (NCSOC) has helped revive and develop this ancient art-form in Cambodia \u2013 fostering the more modern circus talent and helping bring back a lost art.<\/p>\n
NCSOC, <\/strong>is a two-part organisation, consisting of a school that trains circus performers, as well as a performing acrobatic troop.<\/p>\n
The school was established in 1980 by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, accepting 45 students in its first year, most of whom were children who had lost their parents during the Khmer Rouge period.<\/p>\n
This first class was taught by Vietnamese and Russian teachers, with ten of these students continuing their training in Russia. The remaining 35 students continued training and performing locally in Phnom Penh. They are now teachers themselves \u2013 passing on their craft to the next generation of Cambodian circus artists.<\/p>\n
The NCSOC artists have recently found increased popularity by performing on Cambodia’s Got Talent, where three acts made it through to the finale and one group made the top 3.\u00a0 The members of the current troupe have also been sought out to head other artistic groups such as Norton University’s Cheerleaders.<\/p>\n
The circus school has a working relationship with the Phare family and has continuously been a part of the Tini Tinou International Circus Festival.<\/p>\n
The Vietnamese Government, artists and teachers have continued to support this troupe \u2013 even providing a fully functional circus Big Top with 1000 audience seats which opened in 2012. It is this circus tent which will hold the first performances of the 2015 Tini Tinou International Circus Festival.<\/p>\n
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