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The US Newspaper New York Times released an article about the novel : “Never Fall Down,” by Patricia McCormick based on the story of Arn-Chorn Pond, founder of CLA.
This weekend, seven of our students, two teachers and one monk from Kampong Speu are going to take part in the Create Cambodia Arts Festival at Khmer Arts in Tahkmao. Organised by Peace Corps Volunteers, this Festival brings together students, teachers and professional artists from around Cambodia to celebrate and encourage the creative capacities of Cambodian youth. Our group will perform Smot in front of students from other provinces in order to raise awareness of this traditional art form.
The festival takes place in Kandal Province :
Street 115,
Ta Kdol village, Takmao District,
Kandal Province, Cambodia.
For more information check out the festival's blog.
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The US Newspaper Sippican Week released an article about the Marion Institute and Cambodian Living Arts projects and missions.
Never Fall Down, a novel by Patricia McCormick based on the true story of Arn Chorn-Pond’s life, will be released May 8, 2012, by HarperCollins. Arn Chorn-Pond, founder of Cambodian Living Arts, is a Khmer Rouge genocide survivor and Human Rights spokesperson. The story begins when soldiers arrive in Arn’s hometown and he is just an eleven year old kid dancing to rock’n’roll and selling ice cream. The powerful narrative of Patricia McCormick, award-winning author, captures Arn’s voice perfectly as he figures out how to survive, play the Khim, and eventually how to adjust to life in America. The ALA Booklist review calls Never Fall Down “Powerfully, hauntingly unforgettable.” And Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu said, “Never Fall Down can teach us all about finding the courage to speak our truth and change the world.”
For more information about this book, read the interview of the author Patricia McCormick, or watch the short video introduction of the novel.
Since early April, Srey Pov, one of Cambodian Living Arts’ most talented Smot (ancient chanting) students is performing in Australia for one month. She is chanting Smot in a Cambodian temple in Sydney, and will regularly sing for the Khmer community, especially during the Khmer New Year.
Srey Pov will then fly to the US to join the Houston Grand Opera for their new work called New Arrivals, which is part of their four-year series of operas called East & West. Houston Grand Opera visited Cambodia on several occasions and met with CLA’s Master musicians, which inspired them to incorporate traditional Smot into the piece. New Arrivals opera will run during June 2012, and Srey Pov will perform Smot chants. The art of Smot will have a central influence on the sound of the piece, which is a mix between traditional and contemporary music. Srey Pov will perform some solo pieces, as well as duets and ensembles with the opera singers. The story is about refugees from all over the world that have to create a new life in Houston, and about their desire to help refugees like themselves.
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