About Us
Photo by Tony Kruth
CAGE was founded in 2015 by a group of trained Classical Cambodian Dancers from Philadelphia. We seek to build a more sustainable and accessible pathway to the arts and activism.
CAGE's mission is to create a safe space where Cambodian Americans feel safe and free to explore and/or learn more about their shared identities, culture, heritage, and history. We seek to foster a group of individuals who use art as activism to foster power in each other, ourselves, and our shared communities.
We are a group of second generation Cambodian American feminists seeking to dismantle systems of oppression while also practicing restorative resolutions. We do not tolerate any form discrimination, harassment, racism, sexism, ableism, etc.
CAGE's mission is to create a safe space where Cambodian Americans feel safe and free to explore and/or learn more about their shared identities, culture, heritage, and history. We seek to foster a group of individuals who use art as activism to foster power in each other, ourselves, and our shared communities.
We are a group of second generation Cambodian American feminists seeking to dismantle systems of oppression while also practicing restorative resolutions. We do not tolerate any form discrimination, harassment, racism, sexism, ableism, etc.
Meet Our Team |
Photo by Tony Kruth
Lanica Angpak (she/her/hers) is the founder and director of CAGE. Lanica is a teaching artist, performer, and visual artist. She has 25+ years of dance experience, 20+ years of performance experience, and has been an arts professional for 10 years. Lanica's art includes the following mediums: Cambodian Classical and Folk Dances, photography, digital archiving, digital, and paper. Outside of CAGE, Lanica is a youth development professional and dog mom!
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Alina Hing (she/her/hers) is a lead teaching artist and professional performing artist with CAGE. Alina is one of the founding members of CAGE. She has 15+ years of dance experience and 10+ years of performing experience. Alina teaches weekly beginner's dance classes for CAGE x CAGP's Khmer Language & Arts Program. Outside of CAGE, Alina is an early childhood education professional and loves arts & crafts!
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CAGE's Professional Dance Troupe
CAGE's Professional Dance Troupe of made up of second-generation Cambodian and Lao American individuals dedicated to the conservation and innovation of Cambodian American arts and culture. Our professional dance troupe is classically trained in Cambodian Classical Dance and Cambodian Folk Dance. Our professional dance troupe members volunteer their time to create, prepare, rehearse, and perform throughout the Philadelphia region. Performers are trained in costuming, choreography, and storytelling.
If you are interested in either joining our professional dance troupe or would like to request a performance, please email us at CAGE@cagempowering.org for more information. Standard rates are non-negotiable for private events and we do offer sliding-scale performance rates for public events/engagements.
If you are interested in either joining our professional dance troupe or would like to request a performance, please email us at CAGE@cagempowering.org for more information. Standard rates are non-negotiable for private events and we do offer sliding-scale performance rates for public events/engagements.
