Thirty stands, live demonstrations and two hundred visitors despite the rain: inside the fifth back-to-school Forum of Phnom Penh's French community, with Florian Bohême

The Princess Buppha Devi Dance School presents “The Coronation of Jayavarman VII” on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September 2026, at 7 p.m., on the outdoor stage of the Institut français du Cambodge. Created for the Golden (R)Age festival in June, the ballet retells the future king’s victory over the Cham, blending Khmer classical dance, lakhaon khaol and bokator.