Dance: Spirit of Cambodia

Dance, the Spirit of Cambodia: a project of the Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh will present classical and folk dance and music from Cambodia during its 12-city national tour August 11-September 29, 2001. This coast-to-coast trip by the 41-member troupe marks the first time in more than a decade that the living traditions of Cambodian music and dance have toured in the U.S.A. This project, initiated and produced by the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) in partnership with Asia Society and Lisa Booth Management, Inc., is a public celebration of more than a decade of documentation, preservation and cultural exchange fostered between the Royal University of Fine Arts, U.S. presenters, funding organizations, and Cambodian-American communities in order to rebuild Cambodia's cultural infrastructure.