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Charya Burt
Charya Cheam Burt (born July 15, 1970) is a Cambodia-born American dancer, choreographer, vocalist, and teacher of Khmer classical dance. She is founder of Charya Burt Cambodian Dance company based in North San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States. Life and career Charya Cheam Burt was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Bee Cheam and Sameth Chheng. Following the Khmer Rouge genocide, Burt was inspired to dance by her uncle Chheng Phon, training with Cambodia's surviving dance masters including Soth Sam On and toured internationally as a member of Royal Dance Troupe of Cambodia. In 1990, she became a dance faculty member at Cambodia's Royal University of Fine Arts. In 1993, Burt emigrated to the United States. Since then, she has been performing classical and original dances, creating and choreographing new dance works rooted in tradition, and training students throughout California, including multiple stints as artist-in-residence at Cambodian cultural centers in Stockt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre. The city's name derives from Wat Phnom, a Buddhist temple, and Penh, Lady Penh, the city's founder. It sits at the confluence of the Tonlé Sap River, Tonlé Sap and Mekong rivers, and is the start of the Bassac River. It is also the seat of Monarchy of Cambodia, Cambodia's monarchy, based at the Royal Palace of Cambodia, Royal Palace. Founded in 1372, Phnom Penh succeeded Angkor Thom as the national capital in 1434 following the Dark ages of Cambodia, fall of Angkor, and remained so until 1497. It regained its capital status during the French protectorate of Cambodia, French colonial era. It underwent a period of investment and modernization during First Kingdom of Cambodia, Cambodia's independence period, earni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americans For The Arts
Americans for the Arts is a nonprofit organization whose primary focus is advancing the arts in the United States with offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City, and more than 50 years of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities, and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Americans for the Arts was founded in 1996 as a result of a merger between the ''National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies'' (NALAA) and the ''American Council for the Arts'' (ACA). In 2005, the two merged again with Arts & Business Council Inc., also known as Arts & Business Council of New York. Goals Its mission is to serve, advance, and lead the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America. Americans for the Arts focuses on four primary goals: * Lead and serve individuals and organizations to help build environments in which the arts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambodian Dancers
Cambodian usually refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Cambodia ** Cambodian people (or Khmer people) ** Cambodian language (or Khmer language) ** For citizens and nationals of Cambodia, see Demographics of Cambodia ** For languages spoken in Cambodia, see Languages of Cambodia Cambodian may also refer to: Other * Cambodian architecture * Cambodian cinema * Cambodian culture * Cambodian cuisine * Cambodian French * Cambodian literature * Cambodian music * Cambodian name * Cambodian nationalism * Cambodian descendants worldwide: ** Cambodian Americans ** Cambodian Australians ** Cambodian Canadians ** Cambodians in France See also * *List of Cambodians {{Short description, none This is a list of notable Cambodian people, persons from Cambodia or of Khmer descent. * Aki Ra * Am Rong * Ampor Tevi * Arn Chorn-Pond * Beat Richner * Bérénice Marlohe * Bour Kry * Chan Nak * Chan Sy * Chanth ... * Kampuchea (other) {{disambig Language an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Phnom Penh
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon, ending the Nigerian Civil War. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – ''Ohsumi (satellite), Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. * February – Multi-business Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Virgin Group is founded as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isadora Duncan Dance Award
The Isadora Duncan Dance Awards or Izzies honor San Francisco Bay Area dance artists for outstanding achievements in a range of categories including: choreography, sustained achievement, individual performance, company performance, costume design, and set design. The awards are presented annually and named in honor of Isadora Duncan. The awards began in 1986 and were revitalized in 2004 via a partnership with Bay Area National Dance Week after a slump due, in part, to a perceived lack of credibility. Award Winners and Honorees Source: Outstanding Achievement in Choreography * 2017-2018 Jyothi Lakkaraju, ''Ananda Narthana Ganapathim'', Natyalaya School of Kuchipudi, SF Ethnic Dance Festival, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco *2017-2018 Trey McIntyre, ''Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem'', San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco *2016-2017 Lizz Roman, ''Sunset Dances: Architectural Meditations II''Lizz Roman & Dancers home salon performances, San Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Arts Council
The California Arts Council functions as a state agency headquartered in Sacramento, California. Its board comprises eight council members who receive appointments from both the Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ... and the California State Legislature. The agency's objective is to promote the advancement of California's cultural landscape through arts, culture, and creativity. History The California Arts Council was founded in 1976 under the administration of Governor Jerry Brown. Its establishment led to the dissolution of the previous 15-member California Arts Commission, which had been operational since 1963. Under Governor Brown's administration, Eloise Pickard Smith was appointed as the inaugural director of the Council. During her tenure, Smith init ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance For California Traditional Arts
Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) is a private nonprofit organization that provides advocacy, grants, and other resources for folk and traditional artists in California. Amy Kitchener, a public folklorist, is the co-founder, founding director, and executive director. They are headquartered in Fresno, California, with additional locations in Los Angeles and San Francisco. History and mission Founded in 1997 by artists, arts administrators, and cultural arts enthusiasts, this organization began with a budget of $15,000, which has since grown to over 1.2 million annually. In 1999, ACTA became recognized as the official partner of the California Arts Council and has the distinction of being the only state organization that focuses solely on folk and traditional arts. ACTA incorporated in 2001 and achieved 501(c)(3) status in December 2002. The Alliance for California Traditional Arts’ (ACTA's) mission is to “ensure that California’s future holds California’s p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (also known as Yerba Buena Arts & Events, and YBGF) is an admission-free performing arts festival held in San Francisco, California. During the summer months, May to October, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival produces concerts and performances including music, dance, theater, circus and children's programs. All programs take place in the outdoor spaces of Yerba Buena Gardens in the South of Market, San Francisco district. History Yerba Buena Gardens Festival was founded in 2000 by Mario Garcia Durham with support from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency in order to fulfill the cultural programming mission of the outdoor spaces at Yerba Buena Gardens. The organization is "dedicated to enhancing the vitality and quality of life in the Bay Area through the performing arts." Linda Lucero has been the Executive/Artistic Director since 2003. Programs The core program of YBGF is a six-month season of admission-free performing arts events. Genres presented i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinary Ung
Chinary Ung ( ) (born November 24, 1942, in Takéo, Cambodia) is a composer currently living in California, United States. Career After arriving in the US in 1965 to study clarinet, he turned to composition studies with Chou Wen-chung and Mario Davidovsky, receiving a Doctor of Musical Arts from Columbia University in 1974. In 1988, he became the first American to win the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for musical composition. Additionally, he received the Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, as well as awards from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, Asia Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, Joyce Foundation, and The National Endowment for the Arts. In October 2007 the Del Sol String Quartet was invited to premiere the composer's ''Spiral X'' playing the Library of Congress' collection of Stradivarius instruments. Ung taught music at Northern Illinois University, Connecticut College, the Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
