PRESS RELEASE

Dear friends of Amrita Performing Arts!

2013 CELEBRATES THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF
AMRITA PERFORMING ARTS.

Founded in 2003, Amrita’s original mission was to assist in the revival and preservation of Cambodia’s ancient heritage of dance and theater, mounting professionally staged performances of traditional repertory. In recent years our mission has shifted to contemporary creative expression in dance and theater, supporting a young generation of artists passionately dedicated to ushering their country’s heritage into the future.

Through the years we have been proud and privileged to collaborate with a multitude of artists from Cambodia and beyond in producing dozens of works that have performed locally and around the world. We look forward excitedly to the next 10 years of continuing to contribute to the development of Cambodia’s contemporary performing arts scene.

AS WE CELEBRATE OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE SOME MAJOR CHANGES TO OUR STRUCTURE.

As of September 16 2013, our Executive Director Fred Frumberg will be leaving us to pursue production related work elsewhere in the region.

Fred will become Chair of Amrita’s Board and as such, looks forward to maintaining a strong relationship with Amrita’s ongoing development well into the future. We are very excited to announce that the role of Executive Director will be assumed by Kang Rithisal. Rithisal has been an integral part of Amrita Performing Arts since its inception in 2003 and was promoted to Program Director in June 2011. Over the past 10 years Amrita Performing Arts has been committed to nurturing a new generation of young Cambodian arts practitioners as they reclaim their rightful place on the international stage. We are all very proud to continue this mission with Rithisal at the helm. We are also very pleased to announce that Hannah Stevens has joined us as Associate Director and together with Rithisal and the rest of the Amrita team, will continue to realize Amrita’s mission, as we strive for even greater productivity, creativity and sustainability. Be on the lookout for further updates on our projects and thank you as always for your continued support. The Amrita Team

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