Greetings,

Wednesday 27 at Cloud, a painting workshop, Experimental Landscapes, hosted by Jabeen Ghauri. Limited spaces. From 6.30 pm.
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On Friday 29 at Bophana Center, the screening of three artists films by Khvay Samnang, who will also introduce the works.
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Also Friday 29, 8 pm at Cloud, the opening of a joint exhibition by Marika Els and Emily Marques, My Portal, My Abyss. “Some portals lead to more darkness, and an escape seems impossible. Other portals offer glimpses of Light, and offers you a place of rest. My Portal, My Abyss is an eclectic selection of paintings by Marika Els and Emily Marques portraying their experiences with the concepts of movement, change, as well as the instability of stability. ”
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Saturday 30 at Cloud, a puppet construction workshop with Marika Els, from 2 pm. Note the following Saturday Cloud will host a full day charcoal workshop.
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Also on Saturday, from 4 pm, KBach Gallery will celebrate their two year anniversary with an exhibition, live painting, music and a charity auction of Devada art from Phnom Penh Fem Fest at The Factory Phnom Penh.
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The last night at the current location of long running multi-disciplinary venue Meta House will be celebrated with a DJ party on Saturday 30 from 7 pm. Meta House will be reopening again in a new location soon.

Sunday 31, 1 pm at The Art Bar, an art and photography exhibition, H-Box.
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On Sunday 31, 6 pm, on the waterfront next to Besun Temple, Arey Ksatr village, on the eastern bank of the Mekong, a dance performance, Beloved, by Prumsodun Ok & NATARASA, “a special offering of new dance and music […] experience Khmer conceptions of art as spiritual technology take on contemporary life.”
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Monday 1 at Cloud, Drink & Draw Masterclass – beginner/intermediate with Sarah Marcni: a live model in multiple poses. From 7.30 pm. BYO materials.
More info

Coming soon:

• The Orphan Train, a play for children, at Sovannaphum Arts Association, presented by Phnom Penh Players, April 5 – 7
• Classical music concert at Chinese House, guitar and vocal, April 6

See you about…

Fabian Hipp

Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

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 and ask to be added to the venue/artists list.

In brief: new and returning…

Wednesday 27, 6.30 pm at Cloud, a painting workshop, Experimental Landscapes, hosted by Jabeen Ghauri.
More info

Friday 29, 6.30 pm at Bophana Center, the screening of three artists films by Khvay Samnang.
More info

Friday 29, 8 pm at Cloud, the opening of a joint exhibition by Marika Els and Emily Marques, My Portal, My Abyss.
More info

Saturday 30, 2 pm at Cloud, a puppet construction workshop with Marika Els.
More info

Saturday 30, 4 pm, KBach Gallery will celebrate their two year anniversary with an exhibition, live painting, music and a charity auction at The Factory Phnom Penh.
More info

Sunday 31, 1 pm at The Art Bar, an art and photography exhibition, H-Box.
More info

Sunday 31, 6 pm, next to Besun Temple, Arey Ksatr village, Beloved, by Prumsodun Ok & NATARASA.More info

Monday 1, 7.30 pm at Cloud, Drink & Draw Masterclass – beginner/intermediate with Sarah Marcni: a live model in multiple poses.
More info

Ongoing…. exhibitions, dance performances and others

Exhibitions:

At Meta House, Towards the Future. “The last show at the present space will be a collection of drawings, paintings and photographs, conceived by renowned local and international artists such as Kong Vollak, Svay Ken, Tith Veasna, Sokuntak Piteak, Sokuntevy Oeur, Tim Page, Chath Piersath, Guenther Uecker, Ernst Altmann, Ingo Seliger, Conrad Keely and many others.”
More info

At Bong the Gallery, Zombie Museum by Japanese artist Kenichiro Takamatsu.
More info

At The Plantation, a new exhibition of works by painter Chhan Dina. “The paintings in Dina’s latest exhibition are in striking contrast to her previous work. She has been using Chinese ink, almost monochrome, but still showcasing her characteristic themes – birds and the natural world as a metaphor for human life.”
More info

At the French Institute, a new exhibition by Em Riem at the French Institute. “His polymorphous work is often uncategorisable, evolving between visual arts, installations, sculptures or performances. It questions, by the use of local materials, the essential relationship between man and the many cycles of Nature. For this exhibition, Em Riem made the decision to create his installation as a spectacular, lyrical and mysterious environment.” Until March 30.
More info

At Java Independence Monument, Counterfeit Narratives, an exhibition by Nicolas C. Grey. “In an age that has been called “post-truth” due to the exposure of social media manipulation by political and corporate agendas, this exhibition, Counterfeit Narratives, Nicolas C. Grey cuts through to the immediacy of the human experience. But post-truthism is not a new idea to the art world. Artists have long drawn attention to our subjective reality and psychological conditioning.”
More info

At Meta House, Tokyo Story, an exhibition by young German photographer Niclas Vincent Morgenthal.  “In September 2018 he traveled Japan with his analog camera as a street photographer. During his four months stay in Tokyo, he has been capturing the beauty of the city, as well as its downsides such as homelessness and the prostitution industry.”
More info

At Sa Sa Art Projects, Thread by Pen Robit. “Thread presents two new series of painting by Pen Robit, marking a new step in the artist’s ongoing investigation of his artistic language with identity, iconography, and abstraction. Anchoring on krama, traditional Cambodian scarf, as an object of study, Robit uses painting to weave, fold, and reconstruct forms in search for expressions that are freed from the boundary of the textile and nationalist imagination.”   Until April 5.
More info

At the Kampot Art Gallery, Kampot: The Changing Landscape. “Neak Sophal and Kong Vollak have created a unique exhibition looking at Kampot and the impact of past, present and future.”
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 1995-2014. Now exhibiting in two McDermott Galleries located at FCC Angkor and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
More info

Dance:

Every Thursday and Friday, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, the dance company Sophiline Arts Ensemble presents performances of Cambodian dance. “Featuring a stellar cast dressed in fanciful costumes, The Lives of Giants is a contemporary meditation on bullying, cycles of violence, and the responsibilities of wielding power.” Tickets $18.
More info

Saturdays and Sundays, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, Prumsodun Ok and NATYARASA present performances of Vajramala – Spirit of Khmer Dance. Tickets $25.
More info

Dance Academy Cambodia has a wide range of dance classes through the week at Urban Tower, 5th Floor, #20 Street 51 (opposite Blue Dog, near The Place).
More info

New Cambodian Artists in Siem Reap present weekly performances of contemporary dance every Saturday.
More info

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).
More info

Other:

The Kok Thlok arts organisation is presenting twice weekly shadow puppet and Khmer theatre performances at the National Library, St 61, every Friday and Sunday at 6.30 pm.
More info

N o w h e r e Gallery presents frequent workshops such as Self Portrait Acrylic on Canvas, Bookbinding for beginners and Brush lettering for beginners. Bookings always essential, spaces limited. Mostly Saturdays and Sundays although occasionally midweek.

The theatrical group the Francophone Troupe of Phnom Penh is holding a theatre workshops at 6.30 pm every Wednesday at Restaurant 63 Bassac, on St 308. Sessions are in French but perfect French is not required. $10/session (2 hours).
More info

Every Saturday at 5 pm, Bophana Center presents Cine Saturday. Programme changes every week, across a wide range of cinema experiences.
More info

Most Sundays (and occasionally Saturdays) Khmer Architecture Tours presents a range of the architectural wonders of Phnom Penh. 8.30 am start, reservations essential.
More info

Performing arts courses at Brighton International School (#79 street 310) for ages 4 – 6 and 7 – 11 – singing, dancing, acting, every Saturday.
More info

Fortnightly on Wednesdays, at Cloud, a poetry writing workshop hosted by Jessica of Feminist Voices Phnom Penh for anyone looking to expand their writing, find their voice and build confidence. Please bring something to write with.
More info

New art programmes for children from three years old and up is now underway at Ocarina School led by a certified art teacher, Océane. “Ocarina is the first and only French-speaking activities center offering French standard after-school music and art curriculums for children from 6 months to 17 years old.”
More info

Greetings,

Tonight, Tuesday 19, from 6 pm, the last exhibition at Meta House’s current location: Towards the Future. “The last show at the present space will be a collection of drawings, paintings and photographs, conceived by renowned local and international artists such as Kong Vollak, Svay Ken, Tith Veasna, Sokuntak Piteak, Sokuntevy Oeur, Tim Page, Chath Piersath, Guenther Uecker, Ernst Altmann, Ingo Seliger, Conrad Keely and many others.”
More info

The Kok Thlok arts organisation is presenting twice weekly shadow puppet and Khmer theatre performances at the National Library, St 61, every Friday and Sunday at 6.30 pm.
More info

Saturday 23, 7 pm at Bong the Gallery, the opening of Zombie Museum, by Japanese artist Kenichiro Takamatsu.
More info

Monday 25 at Cloud, Drink & Draw Masterclass – beginner/intermediate with Sarah Marcni: a live model in multiple poses. From 7.30 pm. BYO materials.
More info

From Monday 18 through to early April, Phnom Penh art and urban project Currents 19 at multiple locations in the city. “The interdisciplinary program brings together artists, architects, urbanists, performers, academics, students, filmmakers and city residents to engage, share, and propose the ways we understand the communities and the cities we inhabit and ourselves, which are still in a process of forming and being formed.”
More info

Coming soon:

• H-Box at The Art Bar, an art and photography exhibition, March 31
• The Orphan Train, a play for children, at Sovannaphum Arts Association, presented by Phnom Penh Players, April 5 – 7
• Classical music concert at Chinese House, guitar and vocal, April 6

See you about…

Fabian Hipp

Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

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 and ask to be added to the venue/artists list.

In brief: new and returning…

Tuesday 19, from 6 pm, the last exhibition at Meta House’s current location: Towards the Future.
More info

Friday 22, 6.30 pm at the National Library, Kok Thlok presents shadow puppet and Khmer theatre performances.
More info

Saturday 23, 7 pm at Bong the Gallery, the opening of Zombie Museum, by Japanese artist Kenichiro Takamatsu.
More info

Sunday 24, 6.30 pm at the National Library, Kok Thlok presents shadow puppet and Khmer theatre performances.
More info

Monday 25, 7.30 pm at Cloud, Drink & Draw Masterclass beginner/intermediate with Sarah Marcni.
More info

Ongoing…. exhibitions, dance performances and others

Exhibitions:

At The Plantation, a new exhibition of works by painter Chhan Dina. “The paintings in Dina’s latest exhibition are in striking contrast to her previous work. She has been using Chinese ink, almost monochrome, but still showcasing her characteristic themes – birds and the natural world as a metaphor for human life.”
More info

At the French Institute, a new exhibition by Em Riem at the French Institute. “His polymorphous work is often uncategorisable, evolving between visual arts, installations, sculptures or performances. It questions, by the use of local materials, the essential relationship between man and the many cycles of Nature. For this exhibition, Em Riem made the decision to create his installation as a spectacular, lyrical and mysterious environment.” Until March 30.
More info

At Java Independence Monument, Counterfeit Narratives, an exhibition by Nicolas C. Grey. “In an age that has been called “post-truth” due to the exposure of social media manipulation by political and corporate agendas, this exhibition, Counterfeit Narratives, Nicolas C. Grey cuts through to the immediacy of the human experience. But post-truthism is not a new idea to the art world. Artists have long drawn attention to our subjective reality and psychological conditioning.”
More info

At Meta House, Tokyo Story, an exhibition by young German photographer Niclas Vincent Morgenthal.  “In September 2018 he traveled Japan with his analog camera as a street photographer. During his four months stay in Tokyo, he has been capturing the beauty of the city, as well as its downsides such as homelessness and the prostitution industry.”
More info

At Sa Sa Art Projects, Thread by Pen Robit. “Thread presents two new series of painting by Pen Robit, marking a new step in the artist’s ongoing investigation of his artistic language with identity, iconography, and abstraction. Anchoring on krama, traditional Cambodian scarf, as an object of study, Robit uses painting to weave, fold, and reconstruct forms in search for expressions that are freed from the boundary of the textile and nationalist imagination.”   Until April 5.
More info

At the Kampot Art Gallery, Kampot: The Changing Landscape. “Neak Sophal and Kong Vollak have created a unique exhibition looking at Kampot and the impact of past, present and future.”
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 1995-2014. Now exhibiting in two McDermott Galleries located at FCC Angkor and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
More info

Dance:

Every Thursday and Friday, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, the dance company Sophiline Arts Ensemble presents performances of Cambodian dance. “Featuring a stellar cast dressed in fanciful costumes, The Lives of Giants is a contemporary meditation on bullying, cycles of violence, and the responsibilities of wielding power.” Tickets $18.
More info

Saturdays and Sundays, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, Prumsodun Ok and NATYARASA present performances of Vajramala – Spirit of Khmer Dance. Tickets $25.
More info

Dance Academy Cambodia has a wide range of dance classes through the week at Urban Tower, 5th Floor, #20 Street 51 (opposite Blue Dog, near The Place).
More info

New Cambodian Artists in Siem Reap present weekly performances of contemporary dance every Saturday.
More info

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).
More info
Other:

N o w h e r e Gallery presents frequent workshops such as Self Portrait Acrylic on Canvas, Bookbinding for beginners and Brush lettering for beginners. Bookings always essential, spaces limited. Mostly Saturdays and Sundays although occasionally midweek.

The theatrical group the Francophone Troupe of Phnom Penh is holding a theatre workshops at 6.30 pm every Wednesday at Restaurant 63 Bassac, on St 308. Sessions are in French but perfect French is not required. $10/session (2 hours).
More info

Every Saturday at 5 pm, Bophana Center presents Cine Saturday. Programme changes every week, across a wide range of cinema experiences.
More info

Most Sundays (and occasionally Saturdays) Khmer Architecture Tours presents a range of the architectural wonders of Phnom Penh. 8.30 am start, reservations essential.
More info

Performing arts courses at Brighton International School (#79 street 310) for ages 4 – 6 and 7 – 11 – singing, dancing, acting, every Saturday.
More info

Fortnightly on Wednesdays, at Cloud, a poetry writing workshop hosted by Jessica of Feminist Voices Phnom Penh for anyone looking to expand their writing, find their voice and build confidence. Please bring something to write with.
More info

New art programmes for children from three years old and up is now underway at Ocarina School led by a certified art teacher, Océane. “Ocarina is the first and only French-speaking activities center offering French standard after-school music and art curriculums for children from 6 months to 17 years old.”
More info

Greetings,

Today, Tuesday 12 at Bophana Centre, from 4 pm, a panel discussion, Reflection on Khmer Rouge History from Perspective of Younger Generation, featuring classical dance instructor Om Yuvanna, Keo Seyha of the Karuna organization, history student Oem Sela and painter Sang Nan, as part of Sang Nan’s exhibition Four Decades since the Fall of the Khmer Rouge that opened over the weekend.
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Wednesday 13, from 6.30 pm at Sa Sa Art Projects, a dance performance by Jory Horn, When Smoke Escapes the Body. “Including the elements of fire as an ignition to release a trapped soul and water as the metaphor for rebirth, this piece speaks of spirituality through the lens of Jory’s Cambodian mother’s past traumas and the strength it has taken to build a new life and raise a family of eight on foreign soil.”
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Wednesday 13 through to Saturday 16, nightly at 7.30 pm, performances of Shanghai Cabaret by the Phnom Penh Players, at Chinese House. Tickets $10 on sale from the venue, Rambutan Resort, Lot 369 Cafe & Bar – both TTP and BOOK. Proceeds will go to Chouk Sar clinic, an organisation that supports the local LGBTI community.
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Thursday 14, 5 pm at Meta House, finissage of the exhibition project 3-8-20 by German artist Ingrid Heuser, who attempts to honor the nameless victims of the Khmer Rouge, including a special performance.
More info

On Saturday 16, the Street 93 Festival at the old Boeng Kak Lakeside, “11 hours of art and music in the street,” including activities for children, DJs, live music and more. From 3 pm.
More info

Saturday 16 at The Plantation, the opening of Flying Higher, a new exhibition of works by painter Chhan Dina. “The paintings in Dina’s latest exhibition are in striking contrast to her previous work. She has been using Chinese ink, almost monochrome, but still showcasing her characteristic themes – birds and the natural world as a metaphor for human life. Along with Dina’s creations, about 20 paintings by her art students from Symphony Music and Art school will be on display.” From 6 pm.
More info

On Sunday 17, 6 pm at Meta House, a classical concert featuring performances by IBLA prizewinners. Each summer hundreds of musicians and composers from all over the world join the IBLA international music competitions. $10/$3
More info

From Monday 18 through to early April, Phnom Penh art and urban project Currents 19 at multiple locations in the city. No details of events as yet, but “the interdisciplinary program brings together artists, architects, urbanists, performers, academics, students, filmmakers and city residents to engage, share, and propose the ways we understand the communities and the cities we inhabit and ourselves, which are still in a process of forming and being formed.”
More info

Monday 18 at Cloud, Drink & Draw Masterclass – beginner/intermediate with Sarah Marcni: a live model in multiple poses. From 7.30 pm. BYO materials.
More info

Coming soon

• The last exhibition at Meta House’s current location: Towards the Future

See you about…

Fabian Hipp

Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

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 and ask to be added to the venue/artists list.

In brief: new and returning…

Tuesday 12, 4 pm at Bophana Centre, a panel discussion, Reflection on Khmer Rouge History from Perspective of Younger Generation, featuring classical dance instructor Om Yuvanna, Keo Seyha of the Karuna organization, history student Oem Sela and painter Sang Nan.
More info

Wednesday 13, 6.30 pm at Sa Sa Art Projects, a dance performance by Jory Horn, When Smoke Escapes the Body.
More info

Wednesday 13, 7.30 pm, Shanghai Cabaret by the Phnom Penh Players, at Chinese House.
More info

Thursday 14, 5 pm at Meta House, finissage of the exhibition project 3-8-20 by German artist Ingrid Heuser.
More info

Thursday 14, 7.30 pm, Shanghai Cabaret by the Phnom Penh Players, at Chinese House.
More info

Friday 15, 7.30 pm, Shanghai Cabaret by the Phnom Penh Players, at Chinese House.
More info

Saturday 16, 3 pm, Street 93 Festival at the old Boeng Kak Lakeside, “11 hours of art and music in the street.”
More info

Saturday 16, 6 pm at The Plantation, the opening of Flying Higher, a new exhibition of works by painter Chhan Dina and her students.
More info

Saturday 16, 7.30 pm, Shanghai Cabaret by the Phnom Penh Players, at Chinese House.
More info

Sunday 17, 6 pm at Meta House, a classical concert featuring performances by IBLA prizewinners.
More info

Monday 18, 7.30 pm at Cloud, Drink & Draw Masterclass – beginner/intermediate with Sarah Marcni.
More info

Ongoing…. exhibitions, dance performances and others

Exhibitions:

At the French Institute, a new exhibition by Em Riem at the French Institute. “His polymorphous work is often uncategorisable, evolving between visual arts, installations, sculptures or performances. It questions, by the use of local materials, the essential relationship between man and the many cycles of Nature. For this exhibition, Em Riem made the decision to create his installation as a spectacular, lyrical and mysterious environment.” Until March 30.
More info

At Java Independence Monument, Counterfeit Narratives, an exhibition by Nicolas C. Grey. “In an age that has been called “post-truth” due to the exposure of social media manipulation by political and corporate agendas, this exhibition, Counterfeit Narratives, Nicolas C. Grey cuts through to the immediacy of the human experience. But post-truthism is not a new idea to the art world. Artists have long drawn attention to our subjective reality and psychological conditioning.”
More info

At Meta House, Tokyo Story, an exhibition by young German photographer Niclas Vincent Morgenthal.  “In September 2018 he traveled Japan with his analog camera as a street photographer. During his four months stay in Tokyo, he has been capturing the beauty of the city, as well as its downsides such as homelessness and the prostitution industry.”
More info

At Sa Sa Art Projects, Thread by Pen Robit. “Thread presents two new series of painting by Pen Robit, marking a new step in the artist’s ongoing investigation of his artistic language with identity, iconography, and abstraction. Anchoring on krama, traditional Cambodian scarf, as an object of study, Robit uses painting to weave, fold, and reconstruct forms in search for expressions that are freed from the boundary of the textile and nationalist imagination.”   Until April 5.
More info

At the Kampot Art Gallery, Kampot: The Changing Landscape. “Neak Sophal and Kong Vollak have created a unique exhibition looking at Kampot and the impact of past, present and future.”
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 1995-2014. Now exhibiting in two McDermott Galleries located at FCC Angkor and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
More info

Dance:

Every Thursday and Friday, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, the dance company Sophiline Arts Ensemble presents performances of Cambodian dance. “Featuring a stellar cast dressed in fanciful costumes, The Lives of Giants is a contemporary meditation on bullying, cycles of violence, and the responsibilities of wielding power.” Tickets $18.
More info

Saturdays and Sundays, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, Prumsodun Ok and NATYARASA present performances of Vajramala – Spirit of Khmer Dance. Tickets $25.
More info

Dance Academy Cambodia has a wide range of dance classes through the week at Urban Tower, 5th Floor, #20 Street 51 (opposite Blue Dog, near The Place).
More info

New Cambodian Artists in Siem Reap present weekly performances of contemporary dance every Saturday.
More info

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).
More info
Other:

N o w h e r e Gallery presents frequent workshops such as Self Portrait Acrylic on Canvas, Bookbinding for beginners and Brush lettering for beginners. Bookings always essential, spaces limited. Mostly Saturdays and Sundays although occasionally midweek.

The theatrical group the Francophone Troupe of Phnom Penh is holding a theatre workshops at 6.30 pm every Wednesday at Restaurant 63 Bassac, on St 308. Sessions are in French but perfect French is not required. $10/session (2 hours).
More info

Every Saturday at 5 pm, Bophana Center presents Cine Saturday. Programme changes every week, across a wide range of cinema experiences.
More info

Most Sundays (and occasionally Saturdays) Khmer Architecture Tours presents a range of the architectural wonders of Phnom Penh. 8.30 am start, reservations essential.
More info

Performing arts courses at Brighton International School (#79 street 310) for ages 4 – 6 and 7 – 11 – singing, dancing, acting, every Saturday.
More info

Fortnightly on Wednesdays, at Cloud, a poetry writing workshop hosted by Jessica of Feminist Voices Phnom Penh for anyone looking to expand their writing, find their voice and build confidence. Please bring something to write with.
More info

New art programmes for children from three years old and up is now underway at Ocarina School led by a certified art teacher, Océane. “Ocarina is the first and only French-speaking activities center offering French standard after-school music and art curriculums for children from 6 months to 17 years old.”
More info

Greetings,

On Thursday 7, from 6.30 pm, the opening of a new exhibition by Em Riem at the French Institute. “His polymorphous work is often uncategorisable, evolving between visual arts, installations, sculptures or performances. It questions, by the use of local materials, the essential relationship between man and the many cycles of Nature. For this exhibition, Em Riem made the decision to create his installation as a spectacular, lyrical and mysterious environment.” Until March 30.
More info

On Friday 8 at Java Independence Monument, the opening of Counterfeit Narratives, an exhibition and book signing by Nicolas C. Grey. “In an age that has been called “post-truth” due to the exposure of social media manipulation by political and corporate agendas, this exhibition, Counterfeit Narratives, Nicolas C. Grey cuts through to the immediacy of the human experience. But post-truthism is not a new idea to the art world. Artists have long drawn attention to our subjective reality and psychological conditioning.” From 6.30 pm
More info

Later on Friday 8, from 8 pm, LF Social Club hosts an International Women’s Day event featuring a first half of spoken word performances by Jenny Pisani, Fatima Shehata and Jess Anna, to be followed after a break by musical performances.
More info

Saturday 9, at 2 pm, an artist talk with H O M E L E S S Artists Collective – KWN23, Shanghai Chang and Many Sin – accompanying 180°, their exhibition at Mirage Contemporary Art Space in Siem Reap.
More info

Also on Saturday 9 at Cloud, the regular Feminist Voices spoken word event presents its everyday activism edition, with two sessions both including an open mic, one at 2 pm featuring mostly younger speakers, and then another at the more regular timeslot of 7 pm. A market of stalls will be held in between.
More info

Also also on Saturday 9, at Bong the Gallery, Boys Food and Toys, a closing party for the joint exhibition by Mariune, Falcon, and Dr0pd3d. From 6 pm.
More info

On Monday 11, from 7 pm at Chinese House, a special concert International Women’s Day event, She is in You, of compositions and orchestral arrangements by Metta Legita, Carrie Herbert and Clara Shandler, sung by Rhiannon Johnson and Marianna Hensley with an impressive ensemble of strings, woodwinds and percussion.
More info

Monday 11 at Cloud, Drink & Draw Masterclass – beginner/intermediate with Sarah Marcni: a live model in multiple poses. From 7.30 pm. BYO materials.
More info

Coming soon:

• Shanghai Cabaret by Phnom Penh Players, March 13 – 16
• Street 93 Festival – “11 hours of art and music in the street” at the old Boeng Kak Lakeside, March 16

See you about…

Fabian Hipp

Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

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 and ask to be added to the venue/artists list.

In brief: new and returning…

Thursday 7, 6.30 pm, the opening of a new exhibition by Em Riem at the French Institute.
More info

Friday 8, 6.30 pm at Java Independence Monument, the opening of Counterfeit Narratives, an exhibition and book signing by Nicolas C. Grey.
More info

Friday 8, 8 pm, LF Social Club hosts an International Women’s Day event featuring a first half of spoken word performances followed by musical performances.
More info

Saturday 9, 2 pm, an artist talk with H O M E L E S S Artists Collective – KWN23, Shanghai Chang and Many Sin at Mirage Contemporary Art Space in Siem Reap.
More info

Saturday 9, 2pm and again at 7 pm at Cloud, the regular Feminist Voices spoken word event presents its everyday activism edition. A market of stalls will be held in between.
More info

Saturday 9, 6 pm, at Bong the Gallery, Boys Food and Toys, a closing party for the joint exhibition by Mariune, Falcon, and Dr0pd3d.
More info

Monday 11, 7 pm at Chinese House, a special concert International Women’s Day event, She is in You, of compositions and orchestral arrangements by Metta Legita, Carrie Herbert and Clara Shandler.
More info

Monday 11, 7.30 pm at Cloud, Drink & Draw Masterclass – beginner/intermediate with Sarah Marcni: a live model in multiple poses.
More info

Ongoing…. exhibitions, dance performances and others

Exhibitions:

At Meta House, Tokyo Story, an exhibition by young German photographer Niclas Vincent Morgenthal.  “In September 2018 he traveled Japan with his analog camera as a street photographer. During his four months stay in Tokyo, he has been capturing the beauty of the city, as well as its downsides such as homelessness and the prostitution industry.”
More info

At Meta House, the opening of 3-8-20, an installation by Ingrid Heuser inspired by the Cambodian experience under the Khmer Rouge.
More info

At Bong the Gallery, Boys Food and Toys, a joint exhibition by Mariune, Falcon, and Dr0pd3d.
More info

At Sa Sa Art Projects, Thread by Pen Robit. “Thread presents two new series of painting by Pen Robit, marking a new step in the artist’s ongoing investigation of his artistic language with identity, iconography, and abstraction. Anchoring on krama, traditional Cambodian scarf, as an object of study, Robit uses painting to weave, fold, and reconstruct forms in search for expressions that are freed from the boundary of the textile and nationalist imagination.”   Until April 5.
More info

At the Kampot Art Gallery, Kampot: The Changing Landscape. “Neak Sophal and Kong Vollak have created a unique exhibition looking at Kampot and the impact of past, present and future.”
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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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Dance:

Every Thursday and Friday, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, the dance company Sophiline Arts Ensemble presents performances of Cambodian dance. “Featuring a stellar cast dressed in fanciful costumes, The Lives of Giants is a contemporary meditation on bullying, cycles of violence, and the responsibilities of wielding power.” Tickets $18.
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Saturdays and Sundays, 6.30 pm at Counterspace Theatre, Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong, Prumsodun Ok and NATYARASA present performances of Vajramala – Spirit of Khmer Dance. Tickets $25.
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Dance Academy Cambodia has a wide range of dance classes through the week at Urban Tower, 5th Floor, #20 Street 51 (opposite Blue Dog, near The Place).
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New Cambodian Artists in Siem Reap present weekly performances of contemporary dance every Saturday.
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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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Other:

N o w h e r e Gallery presents frequent workshops such as Self Portrait Acrylic on Canvas, Bookbinding for beginners and Brush lettering for beginners. Bookings always essential, spaces limited. Mostly Saturdays and Sundays although occasionally midweek.
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The theatrical group the Francophone Troupe of Phnom Penh is holding a theatre workshops at 6.30 pm every Wednesday at Restaurant 63 Bassac, on St 308. Sessions are in French but perfect French is not required. $10/session (2 hours).
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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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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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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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Fortnightly on Wednesdays, at Cloud, a poetry writing workshop hosted by Jessica of Feminist Voices Phnom Penh for anyone looking to expand their writing, find their voice and build confidence. Please bring something to write with.
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New art programmes for children from three years old and up is now underway at Ocarina School led by a certified art teacher, Océane. “Ocarina is the first and only French-speaking activities center offering French standard after-school music and art curriculums for children from 6 months to 17 years old.”
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