Angkor Wat Night Festival: Full Apsara performance of the Royal Ballet | CAMBODIA

The history of the Royal Ballet begins here, in Angkor, the former capital of the Khmer Empire, founded in the 9th century AD.

The Apsara dancers lived in heaven with the gods. One thousand years ago, King Khumba, the legendary founder of the kingdom, fell in love with one of them. Charmed, the dancer came down to earth and became the Princess Mera. She then taught the secrets of the celestial dance to mortals.

Over the centuries, a link of divine beauty was woven between the figure of the King and the dance that fell from the heavens. The Royal Ballet was created from the love of art and power.

Extract from "Living Cultures - The Young Girl and the Monkey"

Direction: Jérôme Ségur
Production: ZED

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