The Tour was an outstanding success! Cultural exchanges, excellent
performances, and fun characterized the trip. The FLOW group had unique
Hawaiian experiences as well, including learning hula, paddling outrigger
canoes, hiking Diamond Head, and receiving aloha.
We are compiling
photos from the Tour. We're going to put up a gallery of great shots here on this site, but in the
meantime we are uploading ALL submissions (unedited) to a Picasa Gallery
here.
Here are some clips of coverage in the Honolulu media:
KITV 4
KHON 2
KGMB 9
KHNL 8
Srey Srash narrates a video piece about Cambodia, FLOW, and the 2008 Tour:
So many people worked so hard and gave so much to make the tour a success. But it was
Boo
Rob Hail who started it all with the great idea for reaching out to the children of
FLOW. Rob has put his heart and soul (and sweat) into the project, and has
motivated the many others who have done so to do the same. Thank you Boo Rob!
The 2008 Cambodian Children's Cultural Tour in Hawaii by a group of 30 FLOW
dancers and musicians will be from Wednesday September 3 to Tuesday September
16. There will be lots of activities for the children, including cultural
exchange with Hawaii students, dance classes, meetings with dignitaries, and
more. The main performance, Classical Dances of Angkor Wat, will be at Mamiya Theatre on Saturday September 13 at
7:00pm. Reception starts at 5:00pm.
Tickets at $100, $75, or $50 supporting the orphanage. For tickets, call
808-741-1642 or 808-988-9174.
You can download the program for the Mamiya Theater performace (PDF format)
here. Please be
patient as it downloads (5MB file).
Here are some photos of dancers at FLOW. Click on the images to see them full
size in a new window. Enjoy!
Dancers and Future Dancer
Some of the young men, with the young women in the background. Note the rapt
expression on the young man in the audience on the left.
Future Light The dance and music program at FLOW is
helping to preserve and support these beautiful and unique Khmer art forms for
future generations.
Concentration Hard work and dedication are developing the skills
and abilities of our dancers, and building our childrens' pride in their Khmer
culture and heritage.
