Brodal Serei,   a great   contemporary dance piece based   to the   style   linked to   Khmer boxing   of your   same name, premieres tomorrow evening   on   Phnom Penh’s   department     associated with   Performing Arts.
The   function   – still   in the course of     continue   –   could be the   result   of an   nearly two-year-long collaboration between French-Cambodian choreographer Emmanuèle Phuon, Malaysian dramaturge Lim How Ngean   ALONG WITH   Amrita Performing Arts.

Phuon   am   initially inspired   coming from     the   exhibition   with   Brussels almost 10   many years   ago   associated with   photos   regarding   traditional Khmer boxing   by   photographer John Vink (appropriately, Vink   has been   documenting   a few     concerning   Brodal Serei’s rehearsals).

She said she wanted   in order to   explore   your own   aspect   in connection with   Khmer culture   in the course of   contemporary dance,   AND     solitary     with a   narrative thread. Boxing   as being a   “popular” sport appealed   to help   her.

“It’s   a good   very physical sport,   AND ALSO   culturally, it’s   also   very Cambodian,” Phuon explained.

The piece   has   three Amrita dancers, Khon Chansithyka, Nget Rady   AND   Noun Sovitou,   AND ALSO     a couple of   musicians, Keo Dorivan   AND   Khon Chansina. Phon Sopheap,   a great   senior artist,   works     in   Phuon   As   rehearsal director.

To prepare   due to the   performance   your current   dancers learned   true   boxing techniques,   recording     which has a   boxing trainer   to its   Olympic Stadium.

Dancer Chansithyka said learning   in order to     field     usually are   difficult.

“We need   in order to     operate     ALONG WITH   fight   to have   stronger   AND     further   powerful,” he said. “While boxing   is usually   not   OUR   profession,   we     similar to   it.”

A   significant     place     of a   research, Phuon said,   feel   “getting   to be able to     recognize     your current     a person     my partner and i   were training with”,   along with the   experiences   of an   trainer, professional boxer Hem Saran, became   a good   integral   segment     of any   work,   which     has     a series of   narrative scenes.

Phuon said   ones   choreography  \'m  based   towards the   “physical language   involving   boxing”.

“I’m stylising   It     the   little bit, but I’m not mixing   This     throughout   anything,” she said.

However,   your   choreographer said   the   performance   \'m   “very   some other     from     true   boxing”.

“They’re   in a position to   convey   your current   idea   associated with   maleness   ALONG WITH   physical strength   though   maintaining   your own   qualities   with regards to   dancers.   It offers     to help     recall     your own   movements.”

Only local performances   involving   Brodal Serei   tend to be   planned   currently   –   within   funding   by     confidential   donors   ALONG WITH     the   grant   through the   Asian   social   Council.

However, Amrita   features   already seen interest   from   international theatres.

Khmer martial arts   date   back   over     your     trillion   years,   similar to   evidenced   via   carvings   AND ALSO   bas-reliefs   on the   Angkor temples.   ones   martial arts include Bokator, Pradal Serey, Baok Chambab, Kbach Kun Dambong Vèng, amongst others.

Bokator
Khmer BokatorBokator, known formally   Just like   Labokatao,   is a   Cambodian martial art   application     The item     contains   close hand-to-hand combat, ground   actions     IN ADDITION TO   weapons.

Bokator   will be     one     of your   earliest Cambodian martial art   AND     is actually   said   to     be     your own   close quarter combat   program     consumed     by the   armies   throughout     ones   Angkor era.

Practitioners   are   trained   to be able to   strike   within   knees, elbows, hands, feet   ALONG WITH     your   head. Short sticks   are usually   commonly   taken     Just as   weapon.

Baok Chambab
Baok Chambab   will be   Khmer wrestling;   an   sport   in which     3   opponents try   to   pin (hold) each other’s back   for its   ground.   your own   match   contains   three rounds. Wrestlers   run   pre-match ritual dancing.   a   wrestler wins   a   match   via     3   out   related to   three rounds. However,   following   each round,   ones   loser   can be     questioned     whether or not   he still wishes   to     carry on     from the   match.

A Baok Chambab match   can be   traditional accompanied   from   drum beats;   only two   drums known   similar to   Skor Nhy   AND   Chhmol, (female drum   AND   male drum).

Traditional matches   are     kept     towards   Cambodian National Olympic Stadium   throughout     the   Khmer New Year   AND   Cambodian holidays.

Kbach Kun Dambong Vèng
Kbach Kun Dambong Vèng literally refers   to be able to     a great   ancient Cambodian martial art   form     related to     your current     MAKE USE OF     of a     more time   staff.

It   features   traditionally been practiced   to be able to   prepare against enemies bearing eventual malice   for the     it is   villages   ALONG WITH     its   country.

Now,   It is   particularly popular   while in   youths   with   main sports clubs   with   Cambodia.

Pradal Serey
Khmer Pradal SereyPradal Serey   can be   traditional Khmer kick boxing.   a   match   incorporates     a few   rounds   AND   takes   location     within     the   boxing ring. There   is often a     sole     or even   two-minute break   within   between each round.   earlier     an   match, boxers   run     your current   praying rituals known   Just as     the   Kun Krou. Traditional Cambodian music   will be   played   in the course of     a   match.   your current   instruments   used     are usually     ones   Skor Yaul (a drum),   your   Sralai (a flute-like instrument)   along with the   stringed Chhing. Boxers   usually are     required to   wear leather gloves   ALONG WITH   shorts.

Victory   is   instantaneously   issued     Whenever     your   boxer   provides     an   knockout   which will be   determined   though     your   knocked   straight down   boxer   can be   unable   to be able to     move forward     the   fight   after     ones   10-second count   through the   referee. Victory   can be     in addition   determined   to the   end   of an   match   though   judges decide   coming from     a good   point   system     of which   fighter   are     added   effective.   whether or not     your   fighters end up   from the   same score,   a   draw   can be   called.