Greetings,
On Wednesday 24 at 6 pm at Meta House, the launch of The Punji Trap by journalist Luke Hunt, a new book about Pham Xuan An, a Communist agent ensconced with the Western media during the Vietnam War.
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On Friday 26, Mozart at the Mansion – excerpts from the upcoming production Mozart at Angkor: A Cambodian Magic Flute, to be staged in March. A special preview at FCC Mansion. Tickets $25. 7.30 pm start.
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Saturday 27, N o w h e r e Gallery presents workshop Rubber Stamping for Beginners. Bookings essential, spaces limited. 1 – 4 pm.
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In Siem Reap, on Saturday 27, Mozart Masterpieces of Opera – excerpts from the upcoming production Mozart at Angkor: A Cambodian Magic Flute, to be staged in March. A special preview at Nevutu Dreams Resort. Tickets $35. 6.30 pm start.
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coming soon:
- Noir Nights in Phnom Penh, exhibition of paintings by Chris Coles at Meta House, January 30.
For a more rock’n’roll musical flavour of Phnom Penh, make sure you follow weekly gig guide LengPleng.com as well.
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In brief: new and returning…
Wednesday 24, 6 pm at Meta House, the launch of The Punji Trap by journalist Luke Hunt.
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Friday 26, 7.30 pm at FCC Mansion, Mozart at the Mansion – excerpts from the upcoming production Mozart at Angkor: A Cambodian Magic Flute.
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Saturday 27, 1 pm, N o w h e r e Gallery presents workshop Rubber Stamping for Beginners. Bookings essential, spaces limited.
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Saturday 27, 6.30 pm at Nevutu Dreams Resort, Siem Reap, Mozart Masterpieces of Opera – excerpts from the upcoming production Mozart at Angkor: A Cambodian Magic Flute, to be staged in March.
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Ongoing….
SaSaBassac presents a new solo exhibition by Tith Kanitha, Instinct. The exhibition “brings together sixteen steel wire sculptures of varying sizes and distinctive, biomorphic forms. The artist has playfully staged them as characters throughout the exhibition space in both conventional and surprising ways – they hang, drape and dangle at different levels from the ceiling and walls, and rest on or slightly off open-ended pedestals.”
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Sa Sa Art Projects presents Another sound, a collaborative exhibition by Chaing Mai installation artist Arnont Nongyao and Phnom Penh sound artist Khvay Leoung. “With the language barrier between the two artists, the presented work is not only a result of their collaboration but in fact also the method of their collaboration. They attempt to achieve a mutual understanding through a sonic experimentation or rather another sound language.” Show runs until 30 March.
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At Meta House, a joint exhibition of photographs of Cambodian classical dancers by Colin Grafton and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, a selection of images from 1973 and the present day.
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At Java Independence, Anemoia: Strange Feelings from Another Place,
artworks by Nicolas C. Grey. “Anemoia – n. nostalgia for a time you’ve never known. Imagine stepping through the frame into a sepia-tinted haze, where you could sit on the side of the road and watch the locals passing by.” Runs until 4 March.
At Chinese House, Changing Paradigms, paintings by Karen Hartmann. “Artists – quite like scientists – interpret the world in their own, special language. By processing new insights their work receives recognition and acquires significance. And then, every so often, they change paradigms.”
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At Bophana Center, Cambodian Artists’ work on Forced Marriage under Khmer Rouge, works inspired by an artist talk in September, one of many activities of the Phka Sla Krom Angkar Project. Runs until 31 January.
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At Mirage Siem Reap, Dancers, by Colin Grafton, photographs of Cambodian classical dancers taken in 1973. “Their stories of hardship, perseverance and survival, and the renaissance of the dance, which is the spirit of Cambodia, form the core of this exhibition. Other images from the same period (1973-74) provide a backdrop to convey the feeling of the times.”
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Every Saturday at 5 pm, Bophana Center presents Cine Saturday. Programme changes every week, across a wide range of cinema experiences.
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Every Saturday morning at 10 am Coin Café presents free apsara dance classes for children.
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Most Sundays (and occasionally Saturdays) Khmer Architecture Tours presents a range of the architectural wonders of Phnom Penh. 8.30 am start, reservations essential.
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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.
Performing arts courses at Brighton International School (#79 street 310) for ages 4 – 6 and 7 – 11 – singing, dancing, acting, every Saturday.
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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).
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