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battambang arts
B A L A N C I N G
A C T
Now in its 20th year, Cambodia’s
celebrated arts school Phare Ponleu
Selpak transformed Battambang
from a sleepy riverside town into
a centre for the arts. Today, a
growing crew of circus performers,
painters, installation artists and
entrepreneurs –many of themPhare
alumni – are looking to expand the
city’s reach and broaden its appeal
W O R D S
C L A I R E K N O X
P H O T O G R A P H Y
K I M H A K & A A R O N J O E L S A N T O S
