| As part of this trip to Kampot, we visited the Epic Art Center also, a large facility where people with disabilities and people without disabilities learn to perform together. |
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Today was a holiday but several volunteers from Australia were working in the office of the Epic Arts performance center. It was good to meet them and help build up relationships between Epic Arts and the Deaf Development Programme. |
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Two of the deaf students were preparing to watch a video that demonstrated a new performance skill they wanted to learn, something call SpinStix, two sticks which are twirled around in something like a circus act. |
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Although a holiday, the deaf and other students were still at the center today. Just as we arrived, they had a break time and went outside to chat and eat a few bananas. |
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This young man is a special student at the center. He has Downs Syndrome and is a warm-hearted, loving person who wants to be part of everything that goes on. |
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After the break, the students gathered again in the performance hall to continue to develop a performance and practice their moves. Most of this group are deaf. One young man uses a wheelchair as he performs with them. |
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