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Angkor Dance Troupe Empowering youth and preserving Khmer heritage through dance, music, and cultural storytelling.

At Angkor Dance Troupe, tradition becomes transformation, connecting generations and inspiring the future. The Drive to Preserve Traditions

The Angkor Dance Troupe was formed in 1986, in Lowell, MA, by Mr. Tim Chan Thou, Angkor's Program Director, along with a small group of dancers who learned traditional Cambodian dance in refugee camps along the Thai-Cambodian border. They brought with them to the United States a strong desire to practice and perform Cambodian dance and a passion to teach others. Dance and its associated rituals and beliefs have become a way for Cambodian people to reconstruct a sense of community and culture, particularly for refugees who have resettled in other countries. Between 1975 and 1979, when Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia, more than 90% of the country's artists perished or fled. Today as Cambodia struggles to emerge from decades of war and poverty, the people look to the rebirth and recreation of dance as testimony to the endurance of their culture.

Final rehearsal for American Tapestry: The Cambodian Spirit at the Ipswich Community House! We’re excited to share this ...
10/09/2026

Final rehearsal for American Tapestry: The Cambodian Spirit at the Ipswich Community House! We’re excited to share this special collaboration with you. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow in Ipswich and Sunday in Lowell! CMAA - Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, Cambodian Living Arts (CLA), The Orchestra On The Hill- Ipswich MA

🇰🇭 THIS WEEKEND: Two special opportunities to experience Cambodian arts, music, storytelling, and community.Our Ipswich ...
10/07/2026

🇰🇭 THIS WEEKEND: Two special opportunities to experience Cambodian arts, music, storytelling, and community.

Our Ipswich performance of An American Tapestry: The Cambodian Spirit is already fully booked, but there are still two special events this weekend where you can join.

We’re especially honored to welcome artists from Cambodian Living Arts, traveling from Cambodia, to collaborate with Angkor Dance Troupe, The Orchestra on the Hill, Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association, and community partners for this extraordinary weekend.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 • IPSWICH
Arn Chorn-Pond: “Holding Humanity in Times of Uncertainty”
📍 Ipswich Community House
🕟 4:30 PM • Presentation by Arn Chorn-Pond
🎟️ FREE (donations encouraged) • Registration required: https://bit.ly/4B8SPLQ

An optional traditional Cambodian dinner prepared by Heart & Soul Café follows at 5:30 PM • $27 Dinner Ticket

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 • LOWELL
An American Tapestry: The Cambodian Spirit
📍 Lowell High School Auditorium
🕝 2:30 PM • Preconcert Talk
🎶 3:00 PM • Collaborative Performance with Angkor Dance Troupe
🎟️ FREE (donations encouraged) • Registration required: https://bit.ly/4zc6rEe

Experience Khmer classical dance, traditional Cambodian music, storytelling, and original orchestral music in a celebration of Cambodian heritage, resilience, beauty, and renewal.

Both events have limited capacity. Reserve your seats while space is still available.

📰 Read more about this special collaboration in The Local News: https://bit.ly/3TNfbBv

Come be part of a remarkable collaboration connecting Cambodian artists and communities from Cambodia to Massachusetts through music, dance, storytelling, and culture. 🇰🇭✨

We’re less than 2 weeks away from our biggest celebration yet! 🎉Angkor Dance Troupe’s 40th Anniversary Gala is almost he...
10/06/2026

We’re less than 2 weeks away from our biggest celebration yet! 🎉

Angkor Dance Troupe’s 40th Anniversary Gala is almost here, and we can’t wait to welcome friends, families, supporters, alumni, artists, and community members for this milestone evening.

With Lenzi’s limited to just 300 guests, seating is becoming increasingly limited. If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, now is the time.

🎟️ Get your tickets before they’re gone:
www.angkordance.org/gala

Traveling in from out of town? We’ve gathered several nearby hotel options in Tewksbury, Lowell, and Chelmsford to make planning your Gala weekend a little easier:

🏨 Hilton Garden Inn Tewksbury Andover
📞 978-640-9000
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/bedtmgi-hilton-garden-inn-tewksbury-andover/

🏨 Fairfield Inn Boston Tewksbury/Andover
📞 978-640-0700
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bosft-fairfield-inn-boston-tewksbury-andover/overview/

🏨 Holiday Inn Express Chelmsford
📞 978-710-3151
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/chelmsford/bosid/hoteldetail

🏨 Home2 Suites by Hilton Chelmsford Lowell
📞 978-677-2996
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/bedelht-home2-suites-chelmsford-lowell/

🏨 Sonesta Select Boston Lowell Chelmsford
📞 978-458-7575
https://www.sonesta.com/sonesta-select/ma/lowell/sonesta-select-boston-lowell-chelmsford/

🏨 Element by Marriott Chelmsford
📞 978-256-5151
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bosen-element-chelmsford/overview/

We recommend booking accommodations soon, as availability and rates may change as Gala weekend approaches.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of dinner, live Cambodian performing arts, entertainment, a silent auction, and community as we celebrate 40 Years of Impact: A Legacy in Every Step.

📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
🕕 6 PM to Late
📍 Lenzi’s Catering & Function Facility, Dracut, MA

📣 ONLY 100 TICKETS REMAIN!We’re less than two weeks away from Angkor Dance Troupe’s 40th Anniversary Gala, and Lenzi’s c...
10/04/2026

📣 ONLY 100 TICKETS REMAIN!

We’re less than two weeks away from Angkor Dance Troupe’s 40th Anniversary Gala, and Lenzi’s can seat only 300 guests. Once the remaining 100 seats are reserved, the room is full.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the time to reserve your seat.

Come celebrate 40 Years of Impact: A Legacy in Every Step with an evening of dinner, live Cambodian performing arts, entertainment, a silent auction, and generations of the ADT community coming together for this milestone celebration.

🎟️ Get your tickets before they’re gone:
www.angkordance.org/gala

📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
🕕 6 PM to Late
📍 Lenzi’s Catering & Function Facility, Dracut, MA

10/01/2026

✨ Only 10 days away!✨

Join us for An American Tapestry: The Cambodian Spirit, a special celebration of Cambodian culture, music, dance, storytelling, and community. 🇰🇭

This event would not be possible without the collaboration and support of The Orchestra On The Hill- Ipswich MA, Angkor Dance Troupe , Cambodian Living Arts (CLA), and CMAA as we come together to celebrate and share the beauty of Cambodian heritage.

Sunday, October 11
Lowell High School Auditorium
Preconcert Talk: 2:30 PM
Concert: 3:00 PM

🎟️ This event is FREE, but registration is required to reserve your seat.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-american-tapestry-the-cambodian-spirit-tickets-2000030584317

We are deeply grateful to the Mass Cultural Council for its continued investment in Angkor Dance Troupe through the Yout...
10/01/2026

We are deeply grateful to the Mass Cultural Council for its continued investment in Angkor Dance Troupe through the YouthReach program.

This support helps sustain two important parts of our Creative Youth Development work: our year-round Sunday Dance Program and our Butler School Residency, which completed its 31st year this spring.

Through these programs, young people learn Cambodian classical and folk dance, deepen their connection to culture, build confidence and discipline, perform for their families and community, and grow from students into mentors, instructors, and the next generation of cultural leaders.

For 40 years, this intergenerational model has been central to ADT. Many of the artists and instructors teaching our young people today first walked through our doors as students themselves. Support from partners like Mass Cultural Council helps us continue that cycle, ensuring Cambodian performing arts are not only preserved, but passed forward.

Thank you, Mass Cultural Council, for investing in our young people and the generations still to come.

And as we celebrate this milestone year, we invite our community to join us for A Legacy in Every Step: Angkor Dance Troupe’s 40th Anniversary Gala, Saturday, October 17 at Lenzi’s in Dracut.

🕒 Only 17 more days to go!
🎟️ Tickets are selling out fast! Purchase yours @ www.angkordance.org/gala

We are grateful to recognize Evan Schapiro & Belinda Juran as Naga Community Sponsors of Angkor Dance Troupe’s 40th Anni...
09/29/2026

We are grateful to recognize Evan Schapiro & Belinda Juran as Naga Community Sponsors of Angkor Dance Troupe’s 40th Anniversary Gala.

For more than two decades, Evan and Belinda have supported arts, culture, and community in Greater Lowell. In 2003, they established the Greater Merrimack Valley Arts Fund to help ensure that the region’s diverse arts organizations continue to grow and thrive for future generations. Belinda has also been recognized as a patron of the arts and has devoted much of her civic and nonprofit work to strengthening the Lowell community.

We are especially grateful for their $1,000 sponsorship of ADT’s 40th Anniversary Gala and for their continued investment in the people, organizations, and cultural institutions that make Greater Lowell such a vibrant place.

With the Gala now just a few weeks away, tickets are limited. Join us as we celebrate 40 Years of Impact: A Legacy in Every Step.

📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
🕕 6 PM to Late
📍 Lenzi’s Catering & Function Facility, Dracut, MA

🎟️ Reserve your tickets or table, or become a sponsor:
www.angkordance.org/gala

Only 20 Days Left!161 of our 300 seats have already been reserved. Only 139 remain.Join us on Saturday, October 17, for ...
09/27/2026

Only 20 Days Left!

161 of our 300 seats have already been reserved. Only 139 remain.

Join us on Saturday, October 17, for an unforgettable evening celebrating 40 years of preserving, educating, and innovating Khmer performing arts while connecting communities.

Enjoy dinner, awards, a silent auction, music, dancing, and an exclusive live excerpt performance from A Khmer Swan Lake, Merrimack Repertory Theatre's highest-grossing production of the 2025-2026 season.

Whether you've been part of Angkor Dance Troupe's journey for decades or are joining us for the first time, we'd be honored to celebrate this milestone with you.

📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
🕕 6 PM to Late
📍 Lenzi's Catering & Function Facility, Dracut, Massachusetts

🎟 Reserve your seats or become a sponsor today:
www.angkordance.org/gala

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