The Lives of Giants October 1, 2010

Cambodian dance is a treasure of world heritage that originated in the sandstone temples of ancient Angkor and was specifically targeted for extinction when the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s outlawed education, religion, and the arts, resulting in the deaths of up to 90 percent of Cambodia's performers and teachers. The renowned Khmer Arts Ensemble uses Cambodia's thousand year-old dance and storytelling traditions, complete with exquisite golden costumes and elaborate headdresses, to explore contemporary and universal issues connected to history, mythology, and human conflict between right and wrong.