Traditional Cambodian ’apsara’ dancing is very slow and graceful and the skills have been retained despite losing so many dancers during the Khmer Rouge years. There are performances of traditional dance, music and shadow puppetry most Friday and Saturday evenings at the
Souvanna Phum Theater, 111 Street 360, corner Street 105 (tel: (023) 987 564; website:
www.shadow-puppets.org). There are occasional performances of traditional music and dance at the
Chatomuk Theater on Sisowath Quay (tel: (023)
725 119).
There are a few cinemas in the city but they show only Khmer language films.
Le Cinema at the French Cultural Center, 214 Street 184 (tel: (023) 721 383), shows current and classic French films, some with English subtitles, but check first.
Movie Street Video Center at 116 Sihanouk Boulevard (tel: (012) 913 899) offers private viewings of the latest Hollywood and European films on large televisions.
You can find information on performances in the Friday edition of the
Cambodia Daily (website:
www.cambodiadaily.com),
The Phnom Penh Post (website:
www.phnompenhpost.com), which comes out once a fortnight, and the irreverent monthly
Bayon Pearnik (website:
www.bayonpearnik.com).
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