Siem Reap: Phare Insider - VIP Behind-The-Scenes Access
Highlights
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Exclusive back-stage visit to artist work areas
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Shop original locally-made crafts in Phare Boutique
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Savor Cambodian Street Food favorites starting: 5:30pm
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Cultural dance by Khmer Angkor Cultural Training Club: 7pm
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Modern cultural circus performance begins at 8:00pm
Summary
A private, immersive backstage tour before the show. Visit the artist, technician and costumer work areas. Learn more about the artists, the school and the social enterprise. Your choice of seating area for Cambodia's original Phare Circus.
Tour info
Duration
3 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Adult:
(12-99 years)
$43.00
Child:
(5-11 years)
$35.00
Commentary
Meeting Point
Why take this tour?
More than just a circus, Phare performers use theater, music, dance and modern circus arts to tell uniquely Cambodian stories; historical, folk and modern. The young circus artists will astonish you with their energy, emotion, enthusiasm and talent, making Phare Circus the top-rated modern cultural performance in Siem Reap.
Phare artists are graduates from Phare Ponleu Selpak non-profit school, formed in 1994 by 9 former refugees of the Khmer Rouge war and French humanitarian Veronique Decrop who used drawing classes as therapy. The school was founded to offer free artistic and academic education and to revive Cambodian arts. Today more than 1,200 pupils attend the public school daily and 500 attend the alternative schools.
Phare The Cambodian Circus offers these students and graduates somewhere to hone their skills and a place to earn a decent wage. Money that will take them out of poverty and give them self-respect and freedom.
What’s included?
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Private, escorted behind-the-scenes tour -
Choice of soft drink or domestic beer during the tour -
Free cultural dance performance -
Circus show tickets in selected seating category -
Food and drink available for purchase
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Transportation
Things to know
Before you book
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Live availability and instant confirmation
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Change or cancel up to 24 hours prior
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Children age 4 or under are free
Before you go
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Arrive between 5:30pm-6:30pm for the backstage tour.
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Dress comfortably for warm weather
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Use mosquito repellant
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Notify us in advance for special seating assistance
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Entrance is not permitted once the circus show has started
Covid Policy
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Cancellation Policy
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Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund
Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Pricing
INSIDER - PREFERRED RESERVED (A)
Adult:
(12-99 years)
$63.00
Child:
(5-11 years)
$43.00
INSIDER - PREFERRED OPEN (B)
Adult:
(12-99 years)
$53.00
Child:
(5-11 years)
$40.00
INSIDER - GENERAL OPEN (C)
Adult:
(12-99 years)
$43.00
Child:
(5-11 years)
$35.00
About operator:
Phare Circus is more than a conventional acrobatic circus. The artists create and perform stories based on their own life experiences. Drawing from recent history, folklore and modern society, the artists blend drama, dance, live music and circus arts to share a part of their lives with audiences.
The performers come from unimaginably difficult social and economic background. They discover and develop their skills at Phare Ponleu Selpak non-profit school. They are able to earn a good living and transform their lives at Phare Circus, breaking the cycle of poverty.
By attending a Phare Circus show, you enjoy Siem Reap's best live entertainment, financially support the school and provide opportunities for Cambodian artists.
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