8 August 2012
BBC News
A Cambodian circus group have joined forces with a
French dance company to depict stories of brutality and despair from
Cambodia's darkest days, the reign of the Khmer Rouge.
Under Marxist leader Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia
from 1975 to 1979. Their policies of social engineering led to the
deaths of more than a million people by starvation, overwork, torture
and execution. Some estimates say up to 2.5m people died.
Cambodia now has a very young population, many too young to
remember this period in their nation's history, and who often do not
believe the stories of violence and terror.
The performers from Phare Ponleu Selpak and Compagnie UBI
hope the show will help more young people to understand Cambodia's past.
While on a recent tour of the UK, members of the company spoke to the BBC World Service.
Video Journalist: Sarah Austin. Watch video here.
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