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Cambodia's first gay dance troupe upends centuries of tradition


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Gold jewellery glistening, six male dancers from Cambodia's first gay "Apsara" troupe swirl in unison on a dimly lit stage, their production a radical shake-up of a ballet form peformed by women for more than a thousand years.

 

"Some people say LGBTQ people are born abnormal," 23-year-old dancer Chan Sory tells AFP during a rehearsal in Phnom Penh.

 

"So our goal is to use art to change their mindset."

 

https://www.france24.com/en/20190929-cambodia-s-first-gay-dance-troupe-upends-centuries-of-tradition

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