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N o w h e r e art studio/gallery offers a sketch circle on Wednesday 25, 7 – 8.30 pm, “a get together art therapy session to lose yourself in the art and meet new like-minded people.” No artistic experience is required.
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On Thursday 26 and Friday 27, at 7 pm, Meta House presents performances of their educational theatre project The Courageous Turtle,that seeks to to enhance Cambodian students’ knowledge and awareness of Khmer Rouge history. Entrance is free but seats are limited.
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On Thursday 26, from 7.30 pm at Cloud, a French language art talk and film screening by photographer Jeremie Lusseau, who return on Saturday to Cloud for a photographic workshop – see below.
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Saturday 28, 1 pm to 4 pm, N o w h e r e art studio/gallery offers a workshop on the basics of calligraphy. $25 per person, with Cambodian student discount of $15.
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Also on Saturday 28, 2 – 6 pm, Cloud hosts a photographic workshop with Jeremie Lusseau. Places strictly limited. $15 a head.
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The major event of the week comes on Saturday 28 at Meta House. This Phnom Penh cultural institution is celebrating its tenth anniversary with an exhibition, German painters in Cambodia, featuring the work of Ernst Altmann, Guenther Uecker and Clement Jesch, along with poetry readings, a Cambodian music performance, DJs and more from the city’s rich arts and music scene. From 6 pm.
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Sunday 29 from 6 – 8 pm, Chhunny Noem of VIPASSA Training Academy joins with Dipika Kohli of Design Kompany for a S P A C E interactive workshop/art installation/conversation on the subject of time.
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Sunday 29, from 8 pm at Meta House, the first of the Classical Music Concert Series for the year. Gong Xi Fa Chai / The Annual Chinese New Year Concert features pianist Harit Chunhanahtasup performing works by J.S.Bach, Schoenberg, Liszt and Mendelssohn. $10/$3.
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Monday 30, 7.30 pm at Cloud, Drink and Draw: two hours with a life model for $3. Additional drawing class for $1 from 7 pm.
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Coming soon:
- Enigmatic art exhibition by Grace H. Gutekanst at the Insider Gallery at the Intercontinental hotel on February 2
- contemporary dance by Hun Pen at the French Institute on February 2
- an introduction to pop art, in French, by Erick Gonzalez, at Cloud on February 4
- spoken word #6 at The L Bar on February 11
For a more rock’n’roll musical flavour of Phnom Penh, make sure you follow weekly gig guide LengPleng.com as well.
Fabian Hipp
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fabianhipp@kumnooh.com
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In brief: new and returning…
Wednesday 25, 7 pm, N o w h e r e art studio/gallery offers a sketch circle. No artistic experience is required.
More info
Thursday 26 and Friday 27, at 7 pm, Meta House presents performances of their educational theatre project The Courageous Turtle.
More info
Thursday 26, 7.30 pm at Cloud, a French language art talk and film screening by photographer Jeremie Lusseau.
More info
Saturday 28, 1 pm to 4 pm, N o w h e r e art studio/gallery offers a workshop on the basics of calligraphy.
More info
Saturday 28, 2 – 6 pm, Cloud hosts a photographic workshop with Jeremie Lusseau.
More info
Saturday 28, 6 pm, at Meta House, a special night celebrating its tenth anniversary: German painters in Cambodia, poetry readings, live music, DJs and more.
More info
Sunday 29, 6 pm, Chhunny Noem of VIPASSA Training Academy joins with Dipika Kohli of Design Kompany for a S P A C E interactive workshop/art installation/conversation on the subject of time.
More info
Sunday 29, 8 pm at Meta House, The Annual Chinese New Year Concert features pianist Harit Chunhanahtasup performing works by J.S.Bach, Schoenberg, Liszt and Mendelssohn.
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Monday 30, 7.30 pm at Cloud, Drink and Draw: two hours with a life model for $3. Additional drawing class for $1 from 7 pm.
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Ongoing….
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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Every third Wednesday, 7.30 pm at The Harbour in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
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Every Saturday morning at 10 am Coin Café presents free apsara dance classes for children.
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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. If you would like to be involved, please contact Claire (clairemarchantcollier [ @ ] gmail.com or John john.christopher.brown [ @ ] gmail.com.
At the Lotus Pond Gallery, Plantation urban resort & spa, Sampot civilisé, an exhibition by Chan Dany, examining the role and uses of the Cambodian silk garment sampot.
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The Insider Gallery at the InterContinental Hotel presents a new exhibition by painter Chhan Dina, On the verge of extinction, inspired by the natural world, in particular the exotic birdlife of Cambodia.
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Cloud presents Nature, an exhibition of oil paintings by Chhim Sothy. “Mankind evolves with Nature sometimes conforms to it, sometimes hates it.” Until 1 February.
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Java Café Independence presents There’s A Ghost In My House,
Drawings and Paper Cuts by Philip Faulks.
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The FCC hosts Resilience, a photographic exhibition featuring the work of Tim Page, George Nickels and John Rodsted, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement, in collaboration with Constable Gallery at Large and the Cambodia Peace Museum project. Show runs until the end of January.
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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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The Traditional Dance Show, presented by Cambodian Living Arts, takes place at the National Museum stage. The hour-long performance showcases classical and folk dances from across Cambodia, including the famous Apsara. Every night Monday-Saturday (October-April) and every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday (May to September).
Phare Ponleu Selpak, the famous Cambodian circus school offers nightly performances in Siem Reap and performances on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in 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 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
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