Institut Français du Cambodge & Show: Reamker “L'enlèvement de Sita” (The kidnapping of Sita)

Join us on 12 and 13 December 2024 at 7pm for an exceptional performance of Khmer Reamker. With 40 dancers from the Princess Boppha Devi School of Dance and a live pinpeat orchestra, “L'enlèvement de Sita”, a famous episode from the Ramayana, will delight young and old alike over two evenings in the open air at the Institut.

The story: Prince Preah Ream (Rama), accompanied by his wife Neang Seda (Sita) and his half-brother Preah Leak, leave their kingdom of Ayodhya. In the Dandaka forest, the King of the Giants Krong Reap spots them and immediately falls in love with the beautiful Neang Seda. He then devised several subterfuges to isolate the princess and kidnap her from his palace in Langka. Preah Ream, with the help of his general, the valiant Hanuman, raised an army to build a bridge to the island of Langka.

They entered the giant's palace and began the battle that would see his victory over Krong Reap. Freed from the Giant's grip, Neang Seda begs her husband's forgiveness, and must undergo the trial by fire that will attest to her perfect fidelity and unfailing love for her husband. Back in the capital of Ayodhya, the couple are welcomed as sovereigns.

The Institute's outdoor stage

$10 full price / $5 students and under 18s

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