Greetings:

A quietish week ahead as we prepare for Pchum Ben. Kumnooh will most likely have nothing to report next week, so see you on the other side.

On Wednesday 25 the WASH poetry/musica/electronica collaboration returns to Equinox Bar (St 278 just off St 51) to present The Next Horizon, from 8 pm. There will be special cabaret-style seating for the event. And if you can’t make it, it will be live streamed on Video Free Equinox.
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Also on Wednesday, Meta House hosts the opening of Bruno Levy’s Cambodian manadalas exhibition, Angkor Rebuilt, from 6 pm; followed by a screening of three short docs about the White Building: The Building by Alnoor Dewshi, Dancing in the Building by Neang Kavich, and Red Earth Village by Erik Lofting, from 8 pm.
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This weekend at Java Café and Gallery, the Siew Phew Yeung/Our Books group is coordinating the Cambodian participation in the worldwide 24 hour Comic Day. This is an international event that challenges comic artists to produce a finished 24 page comic in 24 hours – the rest of the world will be doing it next weekend, but thanks to Pchum Ben the Phnom Penh version is brought forward one week. The Cambodian variation on the 24 hour theme, to account for the different lifestyle, is to produce one page in one hour; the event goes on from 8 am on Saturday to 8 am Sunday. A preparatory opening event and exhibition, Strip all Night will take place on Friday evening from 6 – 8 pm.
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Strip all night (serving suggestion).

Get in before it’s too late for two new photography workshops at Phnom Penh Community College on Saturday 28, to be facilitated by Zeeshan Haider. The morning session is for beginners; the afternoon a field trip and class critique.
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Saturday 28 at 5 pm at Bophana Center (Street 200, btw 63 & Monivong), the official launch of the photographic exhibition Chinese and Cambodia by Michael Liu, telling the stories of ethnic Chinese living in Cambodia. Drinks and snacks will be offered.
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Finally this weekend, the Institute francais presents French trapeze artist Marie Mercadal in a circus show at the National Circus, across the street from the National Assembly in Phnom Penh, the culmination of two weeks of workshops which have been documented by photographer Francois Alaitru. Shows are at 7 pm on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29; tickets are on sale at the Insitute francais (St 184 between St 63 and Monivong).
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Wednesday 25 at Meta House, Bruno Levy’s Cambodian manadalas exhibition, Angkor Rebuilt, from 6 pm; followed by a screening of three short docs about the White Building from 8 pm.
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Friday 27 from 6 pm, then Saturday 8 am to Sunday 8 am at Java Café and Gallery, the Siew Phew Yeung/Our Books brings you the Strip All Night exhibition, followed by 24 Hour Comic Day.
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Saturday 28, photography workshops at Phnom Penh Community College.
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Saturday 28 at 5 pm at Bophana Center (Street 200, btw 63 & Monivong), the official launch of the photographic exhibition Chinese and Cambodia by Michael Liu, telling the stories of ethnic Chinese living in Cambodia.
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Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 at 7 pm: French trapeze artist Marie Mercadal in a circus show at the National Circus. Tickets are on sale at the Insitute francais (St 184 between St 63 and Monivong).
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Greetings:

A fascinating range around Phnom Penh this week, from spoken word to calligraphy to photography!

All comers are welcomed to the commencement of a new monthly poetry event for Phnom Penh. On Wednesday 18^th at 7.30 pm Scott Bywater hosts Open stage : Poetry at Java Cafe and Gallery. All languages and styles encouraged.
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Also on Wednesday 18, the commencement of a photographic exhibition at Bophana Center (Street 200, btw 63 & Monivong), Chinese and Cambodia by Michael Liu, telling the stories of ethnic Chinese living in Cambodia. While the official launch is not until Saturday 28, there will be an unofficial launch with a workshop in Chinese calligraphy this Saturday 21 at 3 pm (places are limited: to register please e-mail info@bophana.org, or call 077749879). The exhibition runs until October 12.
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On Friday 20^th at 6 pm Chinese House opens a new Monkey Arts Cooperative/Daniel Rothenberg photo exhibit, Snap Shots, images from the Life Is series. Check out samples in the links below.
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Bophana Cineclub on Sunday afternoon at 3 pm features special guest Cambodian director Chhorn Bunhom, screening a satirical comedy film with discussion in Khmer afterwards. Free admission. To follow, a screening of Rithy Panh’s The Missing Picture ($5/$2 students). Book tickets at missingpicture.film@bophana.org / 077 811 668.
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New this week at the Rik Reay Gallery and Noodle Shop (St 178 near St 19) is Angkor Impressions, sketches from Irish comics traveler, illustrator and animator Cliodhna Ztoical. Brought to you by the crew at Siew Phew Yeung/Our Books, who delight in putting on spontaneous exhibitions. Comic afficionados also stand by for the 24 Hour Comics Day coming to Java Café and Gallery on Saturday 28. Bonus comic: http://www.quickdraw.me/2721
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Bookings are now being taken for two new photography workshops at Phnom Penh Community College on Saturday 28, to be facilitated by Zeeshan Haider. The morning session is for beginners; the afternoon a field trip and class critique.
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Message Stick, contemporary Australian indigenous art presented by the Australian Embassy, Meta House. Until September 29
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An Heritage House, an exhibition for the ICF’s annual architecture competition. Institut français du Cambodge Gallery. Until October 5.
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Let’s make it possible, works by photographer Laurence Leblanc. Institut français du Cambodge Exhibition Hall. Until October 5.
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Life and Nature, paintings by Chhim Sothy. The Insider Gallery, InterContinental Phnom Penh. Until October 12.
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Promotion, by Than Sok, a Phnom Penh based artist who works in installations, video and sculpture, Sa Sa Bassac gallery (#18, 2nd floor, Sothearos Blvd). Until 12 October.
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The New Age: Until Now, featuring works by Chhim Sothy, Prum Vichet, Phe Sophon, Meas Sokhorn and Sou Sophy, curated by curator-in-residence Yean Reaksmey, Java Cafe and Gallery. Until October 13
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Finding the Lost Art Forms, at Cambodian Living Arts gallery, (128-G9 Sothearos Blvd), the result of a year-long search to archive vanishing folk arts. Until October 18.
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One day in Phnom Penh,a photographic exhibition by Tim Kelsall, at Baitong Gallery (#7, St 360, between Norodom and 51). Silent auction for Friends International.
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Queen for a Night, works by Kampot-based artist Vincent Broustet opens Saturday night at 6 pm, McDermott Gallery Old Market in Siem Reap. The show runs until October 31.
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Elegy: Reflections on Angkor by John McDermott. The award-winning American photographer maintains his strong presence on the Siem Reap art scene with his mesmerizing monochromatic fine art images of Angkor taken between 1995-2009. Now exhibiting in three McDermott Galleries located in the Old Market Area, FCC Angkor Complex and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
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Plae Pakaa, a program of 3 rotating performances of Cambodian traditional arts at the National Museum of Phnom Penh. A Cambodian Living Arts production. Every Friday and Saturday, 7 pm (May to September); Monday to Saturday, 7 pm (October to April).
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Phare Ponleu Selpak, the famous Cambodian circus school offers nightly performances in both Siem Reap and Battambang, on a rolling cycle of different works.
In Siem Reap: at 7.30 pm under the big top in Siem Reap, behind the Angkor National Museum, in front of Angkor Century Hotel.
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In Battambang: visual arts exhibition from 6.15 pm then circus show at 7 pm.
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DanceWorldCambodia offers classes in lyrical contemporary, commercial jazz and pop, hip hop and breakdance. Hotel Cambodiana Studio (via Physique Gym club reception). For more details contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com
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Greetings:

Brace yourselves, there’s a lot on.

The Kumnooh week opens tonight Tuesday 10 at Meta House with Message Stick, an exhibition of contemporary Australian indigenous art presented by the Australian Embassy, from 6 pm. The exhibition is drawn from the active urban art scene, and features works by Ian W. Abdulla, Brook Andrew, Richard Bell, Robert Campbell Jnr, Julie Dowling, Adam Hill, Reko Rennie, Danie Mellor, Darren Siwes, Christian Thompson, and H. J. Wedge. Until September 29.
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Untitled, Adam Hill

Wednesday 11 from 6 pm JavaArts presents The New Age: Until Now, featuring works by Chhim Sothy, Prum Vichet, Phe Sophon, Meas Sokhorn and Sou Sophy, put together by curator-in-residence Yean Reaksmey, with the theme of rebuilding and destroying inside contemporary Cambodia. Each of the artists represents a different generation; they have contributed installations, paintings and poetry. Until October 13.
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Also on Wednesday night, Tamarind Restaurant on St 240 (btw Norodom and 19) hosts the opening of an exhibition by Siem Reap-based artist Bruno Levy called Angkorian Mandalas. The fun starts at 6 pm.
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The evening of Thursday 12 includes twin events at Institut français du Cambodge (St 184, btw Monivong and 63). In the Gallery, at 6.30 pm, the opening of An Heritage House, an exhibition and prize giving for the ICF’s annual architecture competition. This year the final year students’ project was the former Phnom Penh police headquarters.
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While at the same time, the Exhibition Hall hosts the opening of Let’s make it possible, works by photographer Laurence Leblanc.
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Both shows run until October 5.

Also on Thursday 12, a new exhibition of paintings by leading Khmer contemporary artist Chhim Sothy at The Insider Gallery, InterContinental Phnom Penh opens. Life and Nature examines the struggle to maintain human and natural contact in the face of the convenience of technology. From 6 pm; until October 12.
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On Friday to Sunday at 7.30 pm, Show Box (#11, St 330, btw Sts 105 and 113) presents Belle de Nuit (Srey Kouch), a performance that blends drama, dance, music and poetry in an exploration of the world of prostitution. The piece arises from an arts exchange between the Kok Thlok artists collective and Chantier Arts, from France, and uses movement, sound and shadow to transcend spoken language. The singing of Smot poetry over French recitation is particularly moving. Don’t miss.
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Belle de Nuit

Also on Friday 13, at Bophana Center (St 200, btw Monivong and 63), from 6 pm, the exhibition Cambodian Forgotten Songs: 8 Songs from our Ancestors closes with a bang: the CD launch for Cambodian Forgotten Songs Volume 2. This archival project has attempted to recreate pre-1920 Cambodian music that was unrecorded but existed in written form, covering a range of genres. The evening will include live performances of the music, as well as video footage.
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Groundbreaking dance company Amrita Performing Arts is celebrating its ten years with a series of events at Java Café and Gallery, including a photographic exhibition that launched on Monday, and a party on Friday 13 featuring dance performances, music and a DJ. There’s even a special drink, Tuk Amrith, invented for the occasion, available this week only. 8 til late!
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On Saturday 14, the WASH collaboration comes to Meta House at last, with a brand new work, The Next Horizon. Electronic music meets poetry and they get along pretty well. Or, if you prefer: beats, bass lines, melodies and blank verse are thrown in a blender to make a multi-textured smoothie. Either way, it’s happening between 7 pm and 9 pm. Get ready for a downloadable release of their first work, Triptych, very soon.
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Finally, Sunday afternoon at 5 pm it’s time to sharpen pencils and order a round for Drink and Draw Cambodia, at Baitong Restaurant, #7 Street 360, between Norodom and 51.
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Up in Siem Reap, the Park Hyatt’s opening exhibition presents works by Lim Muy Theam, Mao Soviet and Amy Lee Sanford. Until 22 November.
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In other news, we welcome a new guest curator at JavaArts, Daen Lia Kelly, as they make preparations for the Our City Festival. The festival returns to Siem Reap, Battambang and Phnom Penh in mid January 2014.
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We also welcome a new initiative from Teo + Namfah Gallery. CANVAS aims, through exhibitions, artist-in-resident programs and short courses, to support and nurture creativity in Cambodia. The more the merrier.
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Entries are now open for season four of the IDP Education Photo contest. The theme this time is: me at my study desk . Entries close September 15.
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Meanwhile, if you’re not satisfied by all of the above, here’s a look at what’s going on in Myanmar.

If you are a venue or artist and would like to receive a weekly reminder to provide Kumnooh with an upcoming event or activity, please contact fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Make yours a creative week, support an artist near you! Tell your friends about Kumnooh, like us on Facebook, send us things we don’t seem to know. And for rock and roll and clubs, make sure you follow LengPleng.com as well.

Fabian Hipp

Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Cambodian Forgotten Songs, cataloguing the production of a new CD release of music recovered from old scores, at Bophana Centre. The official launch of the CD will be on the last day of the exhibition, on Friday 13 September.
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Promotion, by Than Sok, a Phnom Penh based artist who works in installations, video and sculpture, Sa Sa Bassac gallery (#18, 2nd floor, Sothearos Blvd). Until 12 October.
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Finding the Lost Art Forms, at Cambodian Living Arts gallery, (128-G9 Sothearos Blvd), the result of a year-long search to archive vanishing folk arts. Until October 18.
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One day in Phnom Penh,a photographic exhibition by Tim Kelsall, at Baitong Gallery (#7, St 360, between Norodom and 51). Silent auction for Friends International.
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Queen for a Night, works by Kampot-based artist Vincent Broustet opens Saturday night at 6 pm, McDermott Gallery Old Market in Siem Reap. The show runs until October 31.
More info

Elegy: Reflections on Angkor by John McDermott. The award-winning American photographer maintains his strong presence on the Siem Reap art scene with his mesmerizing monochromatic fine art images of Angkor taken between 1995-2009. Now exhibiting in three McDermott Galleries located in the Old Market Area, FCC Angkor Complex and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
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Plae Pakaa, a program of 3 rotating performances of Cambodian traditional arts at the National Museum of Phnom Penh. A Cambodian Living Arts production. Every Friday and Saturday, 7 pm (May to September); Monday to Saturday, 7 pm (October to April).
More info

Phare Ponleu Selpak, the famous Cambodian circus school offers nightly performances in both Siem Reap and Battambang, on a rolling cycle of different works.
In Siem Reap: at 7.30 pm under the big top in Siem Reap, behind the Angkor National Museum, in front of Angkor Century Hotel.
More info
In Battambang: visual arts exhibition from 6.15 pm then circus show at 7 pm.
More info

DanceWorldCambodia offers classes in lyrical contemporary, commercial jazz and pop, hip hop and breakdance. Hotel Cambodiana Studio (via Physique Gym club reception). For more details contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com
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Greetings:

Just when we thought low season was gone, another quiet week. But watch out next week: openings at Meta House (Tuesday) and Java (Wednesday), twin events at L’institute français on Thursday, CD launch at Bophana Center on Friday, poetry electronica fusion at Meta House on Saturday, and Drink and Draw on Sunday.

Back to the present, though. Tonight at Meta House you can view a selection of the best South East Asian documentaries from Chopshots 2012, from 7 pm.
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Then at Bophana Center on Saturday 7 at 4 pm, Kon Khmer Koun Khmer presents 11 short films made by young Khmer filmmakers, both prizewinners and premieres. The filmmakers will be present for Q&A.
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For those that like to walk and observe there is another Phnom Penh Photo Walk event this Sunday 8, featuring Wat Phnom and the Night Market. Meet at Brown Cafe, riverside, at 4.30 pm. Check the WordPress or Facebook presences for previous walks.
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The big event of the week is a special celebration of the 10 year anniversary of innovative dance company Amrita Performing Arts, to be held at Java Cafe and Gallery on Monday 9 from 6.30 pm. Along with an exhibition of images from past productions, founder Fred Frumberg, new Executive Director Kang Rithisal and dancer/choreographer Chumvan Sodachivy will talk about the growth and development through the decade.
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Amrita Performing Arts marks its ten year anniversary

Baitong Gallery (#7, St 360, between Norodom and 51), is currently hosting a photographic exhibition by Tim Kelsall, One day in Phnom Penh, documenting the street life the city. The exhibition includes a silent auction in benefit of Friends International.

Swing dancers take note: free refresher courses at Doors (Sts 47 and 84) on Tuesday nights during September in preparation for the official launch of SwingPenh at the end of the month.

Travel blog Ambot-ah recently posted an account of a visit to 1961 Hotel in Siem Reap.

And elsewhere in Cambodia, artists of all stripes quietly get on with what they are doing.

If you are a venue or artist and would like to receive a weekly reminder to provide Kumnooh with an upcoming event or activity, please contact fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Make yours a creative week, support an artist near you! Tell your friends about Kumnooh, like us on Facebook, send us things we don’t seem to know. And for rock and roll and clubs, make sure you follow LengPleng.com as well.

Fabian Hipp

Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Amazing Cambodia Golden Era photo exhibition at Meta House. Until 6 September.
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Cambodian Forgotten Songs, cataloguing the production of a new CD release of music recovered from old scores, at Bophana Centre. The official launch of the CD will be on the last day of the exhibition, on Friday 13 September.
More info

Finding the Lost Art Forms, at Cambodian Living Arts gallery, (128-G9 Sothearos Blvd), the result of a year-long search to archive vanishing folk arts. Until October 18.
More info

Promotion, by Than Sok, a Phnom Penh based artist who works in installations, video and sculpture, Sa Sa Bassac gallery (#18, 2nd floor, Sothearos Blvd). Until 12 October.
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Queen for a Night, works by Kampot-based artist Vincent Broustet opens Saturday night at 6 pm, McDermott Gallery Old Market in Siem Reap. The show runs until October 31.
More info

Elegy: Reflections on Angkor by John McDermott. The award-winning American photographer maintains his strong presence on the Siem Reap art scene with his mesmerizing monochromatic fine art images of Angkor taken between 1995-2009. Now exhibiting in three McDermott Galleries located in the Old Market Area, FCC Angkor Complex and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
More Info

Plae Pakaa, a program of 3 rotating performances of Cambodian traditional arts at the National Museum of Phnom Penh. A Cambodian Living Arts production. Every Friday and Saturday, 7 pm (May to September); Monday to Saturday, 7 pm (October to April).
More info

Phare Ponleu Selpak, the famous Cambodian circus school offers nightly performances in both Siem Reap and Battambang, on a rolling cycle of different works.
In Siem Reap: at 7.30 pm under the big top in Siem Reap, behind the Angkor National Museum, in front of Angkor Century Hotel.
More info
In Battambang: visual arts exhibition from 6.15 pm then circus show at 7 pm.
More info

DanceWorldCambodia offers classes in lyrical contemporary, commercial jazz and pop, hip hop and breakdance. Hotel Cambodiana Studio (via Physique Gym club reception). For more details contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com
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