Greetings,

On Thursday 17 at the Insider Gallery at the InterContinental Hotel from 6 pm, the opening of Drawing the Golden Thread, a joint exhibition by Chhan Dina and Frederikke Tu celebrating the beauty and fragility of the natural world. Please RSVP to Artistdina [ @ ] gmail.com.
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Also on Thursday 17, from 6.30 pm, Java Café Independence Monument presents Body of Work, featuring fashion portraiture by Alan James Flux, “a selection of images and sketches that characterize the artistic intent behind the works and how they challenge the aesthetic traditions of the fashion industry.” Until 30 April.
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Also on Thursday 17, at 7 pm, Meta House hosts an artist talk with German artist Alfred Banze, for the finissage of his exhibition The Public Is Private, The Private Is Public. Mr. Banze will present a selection of his projects between art and cultural education that he has created over the past 10 years in Berlin and worldwide.
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On Friday 18 at 7 pm at Chaktomuk Theatre, the US Embassy presents an evening of dance by Sophiline Arts Ensemble and Washington DC’s Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company. Tickets at Chaktomuk Theatre or call 077 945 015 / 077 986 015.
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On Saturday 19 at 7.30 pm, The Space (#25B Street 21) is hosting First Draft, an art, poetry and booze night (rescheduled from last Friday). Bring booze, snacks, two to three poems, art supplies… and see what happens. This is planned to be a regular (every second Saturday) event.
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Please note that the Meta House event Performance Experiments on Saturday 19 has been scaled back, and will be a shorter live music performance with digital visuals, featuring members of Audio Mainline and Invisible Agent.
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On Sunday 20 from 8.30 am, Khmer Architecture Tours presents Front du Bassac, the Chaktomuk Theatre and White Building. Bookings essential, email contact [ at ] ka-tours.org.
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Later on Sunday 20, Drink and Draw at Show Box. $3 entry provides you two hours with a life model. Starts at 7 pm. B.Y.O drawing materials.
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On Monday 21 from 6 pm, Mito Hotel presents a debut exhibition by artist Ranon Phal, a collection of works using ink brush, watercolour, pencil, oil colour and acrylic. Please RSVP at: www.tinyurl.com/HOUatMito.
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Coming up at the end of May, Kampot Arts and Music Association is preparing “a Feastival of trash culture, garage rock’n’roll, hot’n’spicy food, wild and crazy B-grade horror movies (especially vintage Khmer ghost movies) and more than just a bit of burlesque boogaloo.” A general call for volunteers, interested performers and venues is being sent out.
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For a more rock’n’roll musical flavour of Phnom Penh, make sure you follow weekly gig guide LengPleng.com as well.

Fabian Hipp

Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

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In brief: new and returning…

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Thursday 17 at 6 pm, the Insider Gallery at the InterContinental Hotel presents the opening of Drawing the Golden Thread, a joint exhibition by Chhan Dina and Frederikke Tu. Please RSVP to Artistdina [ @ ] gmail.com.
More info

Thursday 17 at 6.30 pm, Java Café Independence Monument presents Body of Work, featuring fashion portraiture by Alan James Flux.
More info

Thursday 17, at 7 pm, Meta House hosts an artist talk with German artist Alfred Banze, for the finissage of his exhibition The Public Is Private, The Private Is Public.
More info

Friday 18 at 7 pm at Chaktomuk Theatre, an evening of dance by Sophiline Arts Ensemble and Washington DC’s Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company. Tickets at Chaktomuk Theatre or call 077 945 015 / 077 986 015.
More info

Saturday 19 at 7.30 pm, The Space (#25B Street 21) is hosting First Draft, an art, poetry and booze night. Bring booze, snacks, two to three poems, art supplies.
More info

Sunday 20 from 8.30 am, Khmer Architecture Tours presents Front du Bassac, the Chaktomuk Theatre and White Building. Bookings essential, email contact [ at ] ka-tours.org.
More info

Sunday 20 from 7 pm, Drink and Draw at Show Box. $3 entry provides you two hours with a life model.
More info

Monday 21 at 6 pm, Mito Hotel presents a debut exhibition by artist Ranon Phal. Please RSVP at: www.tinyurl.com/HOUatMito.
More info

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Ongoing….

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Every Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
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Every Tuesday, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
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Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6.30 pm, Bophana Center presents Cine Soiree, an evening of film and discussion. Programme changes every week, across a wide range of cinema experiences.
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The Phnom Penh Writers Workshop holds events every second Sunday afternoon for Phnom Penh writers who are interested in discussion and critique of their works in progress.  Next event, March 20.   If you would like to be involved, please contact Claire (clairemarchantcollier [ @ ] gmail.com or John john.christopher.brown [ @ ] gmail.com.

The Lotus Pond Art Gallery at The Plantation present the opening of 36 Views of Phnom Penh, an exhibition by Laurent Villate, celebrating the motley collection of pavements, streets and buildings in the city.

The French Institute presents Café Elephant, an exhibition of work by Czech cartoonist Jiří Slíva, to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Czech Republic and Cambodia.
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At Bophana Center, an exhibition by Erick Gonzalez entitled The Altered Mirror: Reflections from Guatemala and Cambodia, in which the Franco-Guatemalan artist draws on links and his journey between the two countries. Until the end of March.
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Meta House hosts an installation by Berlin based artist Alfred Banze: Public Colors, Private Lines, based on experiences at the soon-to-close Sammaki Artspace in Battambang.
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Community Art Gallery at The Asia Foundation (St 242) presents of Silhouettes of Tomorrowland by Kong Vollak, using installation and printmaking to portray urbanisation and the development of Phnom Penh.
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At Sa Sa Bassac, Futurographies: Cambodia – USA – France, a multi=disciplinary exhibition with works by Yim Maline, Marc Eberle, Studio Revolt/Anida Yoeu Ali and Masahiro Sugano, Stuart Isset, Pete Pin, Roland Neveu, Binh Danh, Eng Rithchandaneth, Dave Kyu and Chath Piersath.
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The Governor’s House Boutique Hotel (3 Mao Tse Tung Blvd, 100 m from Norodom Blvd) and Little Hearts International present a twofold exhibition by street photographer Vincent de Wilde, Between Salt and Earth and Supervivere, Cambodia Today.
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Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra hosts Wonders of 1929, a collection of vintage photographs of Cambodia, the work of Georges Portal, a French actor and director.
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New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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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 1995-2014. Now exhibiting in two McDermott Galleries located at FCC Angkor 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. Friday is a dance show, Saturday opera, and Sunday large shadow puppets. 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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com