The upcoming 6th Asian Youth Theatre Festival in Cambodia has proved to be fairly well-liked internationally with youth troupes from 11 totally different nations set to attend. Siem Reap will host the occasion, with Cambodiown youth troupe joining the competition. According to Deadline , the competition will run from November 24 to 27 and is organised by Khmer Art Action. Suong Sopheak, the art director of the festival and KAA’s government director, says the pageant will focus on unifying youth.
“The pageant aims to supply a cultural bridge to attach and unite younger people in the area of theatre and education and empower younger folks to make use of theatre as a springboard for the transformation and constructing of the subsequent generation of Asian artists. 2022 is the sixth year that Cambodia will host the occasion. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the occasion was held online. There might be groups of about six or seven artists and leaders from every country, as nicely as several Cambodian troupes.”
The Medha Drum Troupe is one group that’s already based in Siem Reap, however the remaining will journey from Phnom Penh. Those teams include the Royal University of Music, Borkator and Khmeng Khaol Kampuchea, Khmer Art Action, and Victory Flag House.
International members embrace the Youth Advocates Through Theatre Arts, Teatro Guindegan of Mindanao, and Usalt of Iloilo- all from the Philippines. While Singaporean acts include Tutas and Buds theatre as well as Taylor’s University. The Lanyim Theatre and Makhampom Theatre groups from Chiang Mai, Thailand may also attend..