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After two decades in France, Voan Savay re-established herself in Phnom Penh in 2016 at the invitation of
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Voan Savay relied on the transmission of the Royal Khmer Ballet in the camps to protect the human dignity and rights of the refugees, so they could continue to live through their national heritage and pride. Voan Savay believes art can be a form of therapy. Accordingly, in order to help heal the
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as the artists lacked costumes, musical instruments and equipment required for the performances. There, Voan Savay managed to find more than 100 dancers, and reunited with a former palace musician, Proeung Pruon, who had accompanied her when she danced in the 1960s and early 1970s. He and other
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ensemble in Ampil sub-camp of Site 2, specifically for the classical dances. Savay started to document the dance. She began to notate, in narrative form, gestures and movements for particular characters in the classical repertoire. Before the war and revolution, no such documentation had been
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Beyond restoring the Khmer Royal Ballet, Voan Savay also acknowledges and encourages a certain evolution. As such, the dance has gone from a sacred rite to a more personal expression of a psychological drama. This is seen in the evolution from the
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trauma and PTSD from the years of war and misery in
Cambodia, the swift motions and dexterous articulations of the Khmer royal ballet can help heal a certain form of mental paralysis. This healing through dance can also apply to the audience:
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and her own
Children of Bassac, all aged 12 to 17, featuring a mix of Western classical and contemporary ballet, as well as Cambodian folk and classical dance. It was titled
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with Khmer Royal Ballet. In 1971, Voan Savay was the star Apsara dancer with the Khmer Royal Ballet troupe when they went on tour to the United States.
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In 2018, Voan Savay organized a collaboration with students from France's '
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Dancing in Site II: Life and Art in
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Earth in Flower: The Divine
Mystery of the Cambodian Dance Drama
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originally, however, only 1,000 have survived the test of time.
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She also contributed to the restoration of the BCK Association,
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Dance, Human Rights, and Social
Justice: Dignity in Motion
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covering up any facial emotion of the dancers under King
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366:"The return of Cambodia's 'last Apsara' - Khmer Times"
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