By Nathan Paul Southern • Dec 20, 2017
Chumvan ‘Belle’ Sodhachivy is a classical and contemporary dancer who will perform in New York and Boston this month as part of Bangsokol, a stage production combining music and film. Before jetting off, the choreographer down with Southeast Asia Globe at Phnom Penh’s National Museum to share her advice for young dancers

By Paul Millar • Jul 06, 2017
A single word from one of Cambodia’s traditional healers can turn a whole community against outsiders in their ranks – often with fatal results

By Paul Millar • Jun 29, 2016
From embracing the avant garde in Myanmar to exploring Balinese strictures, the region’s best poets are often a bold voice in opposition to the status quo

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Apr 30, 2016
The roles of contemporary artists in society can perhaps be boiled down to asking questions that make us think. From giving a voice to the voiceless to critiquing lax construction standards, here are five artists who do that better than most