Upcoming 6th Asian Youth Theatre Festival attracts troupes from 11 international locations

The upcoming 6th Asian Youth Theatre Festival in Cambodia has proved to be quite popular internationally with youth troupes from eleven different international locations set to attend. Siem Reap will host the event, with Cambodiown youth troupe joining the competition. According to Phnom Penh Post, the pageant 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 govt director, says the pageant will concentrate on unifying youth.
“The festival goals to provide a cultural bridge to attach and unite young individuals in the field of theatre and training and empower younger individuals 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 event was held on-line. There will be teams of about six or seven artists and leaders from every nation, in addition to a quantity of Cambodian troupes.”
The Medha Drum Troupe is one group that’s already based mostly in Siem Reap, however the remainder will journey from Phnom Penh. Those teams embrace the Royal University of Music, Borkator and Khmeng Khaol Kampuchea, Khmer Art Action, and Victory Flag House.
International members embody the Youth Advocates Through Theatre Arts, Teatro Guindegan of Mindanao, and Usalt of Iloilo- all from the Philippines. While Components acts embody Tutas and Buds theatre in addition to Taylor’s University. The Lanyim Theatre and Makhampom Theatre groups from Chiang Mai, Thailand may also attend..

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