Author: Lizzie Philip / Source: Atlas Obscura
Prumsodun Ok is a Khmer classical dancer, choreographer, and the founding artistic director behind Prumsodun Ok and Natyarasa, Cambodia’s first LGBTQ dance company. The company began in Ok’s living room in 2015, with the goal of not only preserving a 1,000-year-old art form, but also creating innovative works that reflect the LGBTQ experience in Cambodia.
Khmer classical dance has roots in animism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Ok describes it as entertainment, worship,…
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