Apsara Dance Performance — Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor
Apsara Dance Performance — Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor
Apsara dance is one of the world’s great surviving art forms — a classical tradition listed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. Performed for Cambodian royalty for over a thousand years, it nearly vanished entirely during the Khmer Rouge era before a small group of surviving masters rebuilt it from memory in the 1990s. Watching it live in Siem Reap isn’t a tourist attraction — it’s a witness to one of history’s most remarkable acts of cultural recovery.
The Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor stages this tradition in its elegant Raffles Marquee — a colonial-era event space whose style draws inspiration from the Golden Age of travel. Dinner begins at 7:00 PM with authentic Khmer cuisine, and the show follows at 7:45 PM. Alongside classical Apsara dance, the programme features live cultural performances reflecting Cambodia’s royal performance arts tradition.
The Cambodian Apsara Dinner takes place every Saturday evening — a standing weekly event at one of Siem Reap’s most iconic addresses. Dress smartly; the Raffles Marquee setting is formal, lit, and genuinely beautiful, and the evening deserves the effort.
Reservations are strongly recommended — this is a popular evening for both hotel guests and visitors from around Siem Reap. Contact the hotel directly at +855 63 963 888 or dining.grandhotel@raffles.com to book your table.
