{"id":898,"date":"2014-02-19T08:18:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T01:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/blog\/?p=898"},"modified":"2022-09-22T11:05:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T04:05:34","slug":"khmer-metal-artists-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/khmer-metal-artists-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Khmer Metal: The Artists’ Views"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Khmer<\/a>

Talking with the artists today as they had just finished rehearsing,
we got a more personal understanding of Phare\u2019s piece known as Khmer Metal\u2026<\/p><\/div>\n

Performers Corner: What does Khmer Metal mean to you as an artist?
\nInterview by By Brian Meyer with translation by performer Phounam Pin
\nFebruary 18, 2014<\/p>\n

\"KM6\"<\/a>Phounam:
\n\u201cKhmer Metal has been a dangerous venture for me.\u00a0 As a contortionist, this show has been a departure from my normal skill set as I do a number of aerial stunts.\u00a0 This excitement has matched the risqu\u00e9 themes of the performance. The show has also felt like the turning point in my dream to take my abilities to the next level and travel the world as an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brendy:
\n\u201cIts about the complexities of life in a particular bar scene and all of the drama that comes with it\u2026 My role as the \u201cbar owner\u201d has actually helped grow my leadership skills as if I actually owned a bar! The role has also made sense for me as our group leader and has helped me in keeping our crew together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KM5\"<\/a>Samol:
\n\u201cWorking on Khmer Metal has been a long journey \u2013 we artists don\u2019t always get along when we work \u2013 and creating this show has been a labor of love.\u00a0 This fits with the show\u2019s theme; it\u2019s about the real world in Cambodia as seen through life at a watering hole in Phnom Penh. As the bar\u2019s bouncer who drinks his own share, I can relate to my character\u2019s struggles with an impatient work-world that gives you grief for moving slow on the job\u2026 I\u2019m a beer lover myself!\u201d<\/p>\n

Chandann:
\n\u201cFor me, the show has meant challenging new techniques and hard work \u2013 and this has brought big payoffs with improved skills in a number of areas. In many ways the show has been a maturing experience \u2013 I feel like I\u2019ve finally grown up! With his realization I\u2019ve also come to understand that there will always be more to learn in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KM4\"<\/a>Sothea:
\n\u201cI\u2019ve loved being a part of the show because it\u2019s themes are hard for many Khmer people to accept because it does not represent traditional norms\u2026 it\u2019s a modern piece, showing that there are new problems for a \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0new generation to face and solve together. For me its a show about the truth of what is happening today in Cambodia and I\u2019m glad we\u2019re delivering the message publically in such a humorous style.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samnang:
\n\u201cI love the group and the show and want to work on the performance even more, make it even sharper. I\u2019m grateful for the challenges the show has brought up between me and the other members because my skills have increased as a result \u2013 making me stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KM2\"<\/a>Pitay: (musician)
\n\u201cFor me it\u2019s a story of strength – meaning the show has improved my skills at working with a diverse group. Also, I\u2019ve been excited to be a real part of the theatrics \u2013 in other shows the musician is side-lined, but Khmer Metal gets me up and running around with all the other performers!\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanthan: (musician)
\n\u201cKhmer Metal has been a growing process where I\u2019ve had the freedom to fuse modern and classical Khmer music forms \u2013 even getting to produce sounds from random items like a household kitchen bowl!\u00a0 All elements of the show have been incredibly rewarding as I\u2019ve been able to bring my own ideas to guiding the shows rhythmic flavor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KM3\"<\/a>Rasrey: (musician)
\n\u201cI\u2019ve loved being able to up and dancing with the rest of the performers \u2013 unlike many other shows in the past where I show up, play, and leave, never getting to truly interact with anyone! And of course, the modern themes have been exciting to deliver to visitors to Cambodia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

Read more about Khmer Metal and buy tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Performers Corner: What does Khmer Metal mean to you as an artist? Interview by By Brian Meyer with translation by performer Phounam Pin February 18, 2014 Phounam: \u201cKhmer Metal has been a dangerous venture for me.\u00a0 As a contortionist, this show has been a departure from my normal skill set as I do a number […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56,48,54,41],"tags":[92,93,94,95,96,97,79,68,98,99,100],"class_list":["post-898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-behind-the-scenes","category-circus","category-blog","category-success","tag-cambodia","tag-circus","tag-contemporary-circus","tag-khmer","tag-metal","tag-performing-arts","tag-phare","tag-phare-ponleu-selpak","tag-rock-and-roll","tag-siem-reap","tag-social-circus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}