Experimental and spiritual, classical, complex and powerful—these are just a few of the words that describe the unique work of choreographer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro. Since 2002, Shapiro has toured the world with her Khmer Arts Ensemble, dramatically expanding the repertory of Cambodian dance. In The Lives of Giants—featuring a company of 36 dancers, instrumentalists, and singers—a blind and vengeful giant wreaks havoc in the heavens. When tricked into using his ill-gotten weapon of destruction on himself, layers of elaborate deception are stripped away and his treachery is laid bare. “A gorgeous spectacle of contradictory sensations” (New York Times).
When: October 2, 2011
Time: 3 p.m.
Where: Zellerbach Hall, UCB, Berkeley, CA
Price: Tickets start at $20
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The Aquarium of the Pacific will celebrate its seventh annual Southeast Asia Day.
The festival’s program will highlight the beauty and diversity of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Indonesia cultures. Guests will enjoy live performances, including music, dance, and cultural craft demonstrations. Ethnic dishes will available for purchase, and children will have the opportunity to partake in arts and crafts.
When: SATURDAY, OCT 8, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Where: 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802
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Modern & traditional Cambodian music performances celebrate opening of a special exhibit on Cambodian art. At Peralta Hacienda, Birthplace of Oakland.
An original Peralta House Museum of History and Community exhibit, this exhibit on Cambodians in Oakland, features multigenerational Cambodian refugees and their search for healing from the trauma of the Cambodian genocide through the recovery of music traditions that were nearly annihilated.
The exhibit will introduce visitors to Cambodian culture and the political upheaval that occurred there in the 1970s. The exhibit features traditional Cambodian artists living and practicing their arts in Oakland today. Through practicing these arts and passing down traditions, Cambodians are healing from the trauma inflicted on them during the geno ... 
The Season of Cambodia (SoC) brings more than 125 Cambodian performance and visual artists to New York City’s preeminent stages, screens, galleries and public spaces, creating a broad and dynamic platform to celebrate Cambodia’s transformation into a country now led by its vibrant arts and culture scene – not only by its recent past synonymous with the “killing fields.”
April 9-10 at 7:30pm
April 11-13 at 8:00pm
April 14 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
A BEND IN THE RIVER
Three of Cambodia’s most internationally renowned performing and visual artists join forces and add to their culture’s rich storytelling tradition with A Bend in the River, a new dance work that reflects on the choices we make in the heat of passion. Conceived and choreographed by Sophilin ... 
