About Us
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CAGE was founded in 2015 by a group of trained Classical Cambodian Dancers from Philadelphia. We seek to build more sustainable and accessible pathways to the arts and activism.
CAGE's mission is to create a safe and courageous spaces where Cambodian Americans feel 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 and allies 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 and courageous spaces where Cambodian Americans feel 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 and allies 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 |
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Lanica Angpak (she/her/hers) is the founder and director of CAGE. She is a youth development professional and teaching artist. Lanica's love for dance is rooted in her family's history. She started her dance journey learning from Lokru Chamroeun Yin at Fleisher Art Memorial. Her mother, Putery Long, introduced her to dance in the nonprofit world at Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia. In the transition between college and a new career, Lanica had an overwhelming need to be in more spaces that recognized and validated the experience of Cambodian American people. She has dedicated her career to creating accessible and sustainable pathways to arts and culture for all, as well as working towards more liberated and just spaces.
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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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Kamryn Sacksith (she/her/hers) is an assistant teaching artist and professional performing artist with CAGE. She has been dancing since she was 7 years old and is excited to teach a new generation of dancers. She calls the experience a "full circle moment." Kamryn joined CAGE's second generation of dancers in 2018. Outside of dance, Kamryn is a youth development professional and film student.
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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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] for more information. Standard rates are non-negotiable for private events and we do offer sliding-scale performance rates for public events/engagements.
CAGE in the Media
- Cambodian dance-arts lives on with CAGE
- Cambodian dance emerging in South Philly as powerful cultural touchstone
- CAGE is helping Cambodian Americans connect with their past through dance
- Stina Pizzeria’s Guest Chef Series supports local charities
- Arts groups call on Philly to help out with pandemic relief funds
- SEARAC 2020 Census: Voices from the Cambodian Community
- Good News in the District
- 6abc celebrates 2020 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Philadelphia City Rep: April 2022
- DISCUSSING WOMEN’S HEALTH CAN BE TABOO IN THEIR CULTURES. THESE YOUNG WOMEN ARE CHANGING THAT.2
- “There’s no wrong kind of Asian”: A Cambodian-American Working on Flourishing Khmer Culture and Women
- កើតនៅអាម៉េរិក ទឹកដីនៃវប្បធម៌ចម្រុះ តែលោកស្រី ឡានីកា ពុះពារលើកកម្ពស់វប្បធម៌សិល្បៈខ្មែរ