The tour has been hailed as a phoenix-like revival of an exquisite art form that was nearly destroyed by a country's bloodshed. But almost from the start of its five-week U.S. engagement, the Classical Dance Company of Cambodia has been tangled in the ugly factionalism that still divides the artists' homeland. Last week, after dancing for a packed house in Lowell, Mass., a 24- year-old female member of the company decided to seek asylum in the U.S. Four days earlier, three other dancers sought political refuge during a concert stop in Minnesota.
The dancers' defections have touched off propaganda attacks by...
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