Phare Circus

This evening under the big top promises a captivating spectacle of traditional and modern Khmer music, dance and acrobatics. The talented troupe was founded some ten years ago by eight Khmer refugees who grew up together in a Thai refugee camp. Though the French-trained troupe travels internationally, they opened this permanent outpost, which is more convenient for visitors to Cambodia. Sit on simple wooden bleachers as young acrobats twist and spin across the stage to the delight of the audience that covers the age spectrum, with some of the biggest grins appearing on the faces of the grown-ups.