Greetings,

Tonight, Tuesday 15, Meta House presents a double event. Downstairs, From Ruin To Riches Cambodia’s Economy (1975 – 2015) is a multi-media collaborative exhibition by students from eight Phnom Penh universities, photographers, artists and filmmakers looking at the rapid pace of development in Cambodia over the last 40 years. At the same time upstairs, the opening of a painting exhibition by Chheang Rena, The Standing Subble, a collection of six architectural paintings, “to explore the richness of Cambodia’s civilization before it collapsed.”  Both events kick off at 6 pm.
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Also on Tuesday 15, at 6.30 pm at the French Institute presents a discussion with graphic novelist Tian, Rebuilding History from words to drawings, as part of his exhibition L’année du lièvre. The making of a graphic novel, which traces the artistic journey of the work, on the occasion of the release of the third volume in the trilogy. A French language event, with interpretation into Khmer and English.
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Thursday 17, 6 – 8 pm, at SaSa Bassac, Landscape of Time by Vandy Rattana, commissioned by Hugo Boss Asia Art Award 2015. Show runs through to 6 February.
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Thursday 17 at 7 pm, Meta House hosts an evening with Steven Johnson, currently a lecturer at Pannasastra University, author of the self-published Unknown Wars of Asia, Africa and the Americas That Changed History. Johnson will focus on Asian wars, including the Vietnamese War of Independence against China which lasted 1049 years, the wars of the Khmer Empire (802 – 1431) and the unlikely hero that emerged in a time of crisis in 1177, King Jayavarman VII.
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Friday 18 and Saturday 19 at 7 pm at the Department of Performing Arts, Amrita Performing Arts presents Brodal Serei, a new work in progress exploring a Khmer boxer’s life beyond the ring, an original contemporary dance project that is the result of two years of collaboration between Amrita artists and renowned French-Cambodian choreographer, Emmanuèle Phuon and Malaysian dramaturge Lim How Ngean. A Q&A will be held after the performance. Tickets $5.$2.50, available at Amrita office, Java Café and on the door. Contact boxoffice [ at ] amritaperformingarts.org or 077-945015.
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On Saturday 19, The D22, on the 22nd floor of Phnom Penh Tower, in association with Laäsai Art, presents This is My Town, the first Cambodian exhibition by Thai artist GEE (Jirawat Pramphet), using street dogs and cats to illustrate the machinations of human society. Kicks off at 7 pm.
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Remember, it’s the last week for making donations in Amrita Performing Arts’ Next Steps project for the establishment of a residency for young Khmer choreographers.

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

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.comand ask to be added to the venue/artists list.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Tuesday 15 at 6 pm Meta House presents From Ruin To Riches Cambodia’s Economy (1975 – 2015), a multi-media collaborative exhibition looking at the rapid pace of development in Cambodia over the last 40 years, and the opening of a painting exhibition by Chheang Rena, The Standing Subble, a collection of six architectural paintings.
More info

Tuesday 15 at 6.30 pm at the French Institute, a discussion with graphic novelist Tian, Rebuilding History from words to drawings, as part of his exhibition L’année du lièvre. The making of a graphic novel.
More info

Thursday 17, 6 – 8 pm, at SaSa Bassac, Landscape of Time by Vandy Rattana.
More info

Thursday 17 at 7 pm, Meta House hosts an evening with Steven Johnson, currently a lecturer at Pannasastra University, author of the self-published Unknown Wars of Asia, Africa and the Americas That Changed History.
More info

Friday 18 and Saturday 19 at 7 pm at the Department of Performing Arts, Amrita Performing Arts presents Brodal Serei, a new work in progress exploring a Khmer boxer’s life beyond the ring, an original contemporary dance project. Tickets $5.$2.50, available at Amrita office, Java Café and on the door. Contact boxoffice [ at ] amritaperformingarts.org or 077-945015.
More info

On Saturday 19 at 7 pm, The D22, on the 22nd floor of Phnom Penh Tower, in association with Laäsai Art, presents This is My Town, the first Cambodian exhibition by Thai artist GEE (Jirawat Pramphet), using street dogs and cats to illustrate the machinations of human society.
More info

Ongoing….

Every Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
More info

Every Tuesday, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

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 Plantation presents the opening of The Klondike Collection, an art installation by collector Jean-Pierre Klondike, in the Lotus Pond Gallery.
More info

The French Institute presents Tian: L’année du lièvre. The making of a graphic novel. The exhibition traces the artistic journey of the work, on the occasion of the release of the third volume in the trilogy.
More info

Java Café Independence Monument presents The Disappearance, new works by Nicolas C. Grey.
More info

ARTillery Café (St 240 ½) presents Daily Life, a showcase of lithography by student artists from the Royal University of Fine Arts, depicting their views of daily life in Cambodia.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com

Greetings,

Until Thursday 10, the Cambodian International Film Festival continues at multiple venues. Download the full programme here.
More info

Until Saturday 12, the eleventh edition of the Angkor Photo Festival in Siem Reap continues. The daily schedule is available here.
More info

This evening, Tuesday 8, the Logos International School Secondary Christmas program features instrumental groups, a choir, live art and an auction.  At the Logos International School auditorium, from 6.30 pm, at 2000 riel per ticket.

On Wednesday 9, The Plantation presents the opening of The Klondike Collection, an art installation comprising an extensive collection of art and ephemera by collector Jean-Pierre Klondike, in the Lotus Pond Gallery. From 6.30 pm.
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On Thursday 10, Java Café Independence Monument presents Romance, War and Rice Fields – New Cambodian Literature Scene, a Cambodian women writers showcase featuring Oum Sophany, Bounchan Suksiri, and Ting Sokha, facilitated by So Phina from the Women Writers Committee of PEN Cambodia. Readings by the guest writers will be followed by an in-depth discussion and Q&A. 5 pm to 7.30 pm.
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Also on Thursday 10, at 6.30 pm, the French Institute presents Tian: L’année du lièvre. The making of a graphic novel. L’année du lièvre is a trilogy that tells Tian’s family’s history during the Khmer Rouge regime. The exhibition traces the artistic journey of the work, on the occasion of the release of the third volume. A discussion with Tian will also be held next Tuesday at 6.30pm
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Also also on Thursday 10, at 7 pm, Meta House hosts the launch of The Smell of Water, a Khmer Rouge era memoir by Lang and Cornelia Srey. The authors will be present to talk about the writing of the book.
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From Friday 11 to Sunday 13, the Cambodian Book Fair at the National Library of Cambodia will feature over 55 booths, including bookstores, publishers, and writers. There will be plenty of activities for children and book lovers of all ages. Free admission, from 7 am to 7 pm all three days.
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This weekend you can catch performances of Un Oeil Une Oreille (One Eye, One Ear), a collaborative project involving shadow puppetry, dance, music and drama created by Phnom Penh’s Kok Thlok and the French group Compagnie l’Aurore, ahead of a tour of France. On Friday 11 at Lycee Descartes, 10.30 am and 2.30 pm, then on Saturday 12 at the French Institute at 6.30 pm.
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It’s panto time, and this year’s the Phnom Penh Players are putting on an all ages production of The Mask of Zero at Le Grand Palais Hotel (Street 130, off of Norodom near Central Market). Performances on Friday 11 at 7.30 pm and Saturday 12 at 2 pm and 7.30 pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at The Willow Boutique Hotel, Brooklyn Pizza, Le Grand Palais, Laneway Guesthouse and YourPhnomPenh.com.  Funds raised will go directly to the Amrita Performing Arts.
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On Sunday 13, 2.30 – 5 pm, Ragamuffin Boathouse presents Power of Play, a two hour immersive drama therapy workshop designed to release your imagination and creativity in daily life. No experience necessary, just comfortable clothes and a willingness to get silly and explore. Facilitated by Maddi DeWalt. Tickets $10.
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Also creatively on Sunday 13, Showbox’s regular Drink and Draw offers a special couples edition, with a couple present for life drawing.   $3, byo materials as ever.   From 7 pm.
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At Meta House on Sunday 13, a dance performance by Hou Cheychanith, a student of choreography at the Royal University of Fine Arts and Amrita Performing Arts. As a dancer, he has toured England, the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam and Singapore; this is his first performance at Meta House. From 7 pm.
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Released last week was Enter Cobalt, an EP of experimental ambient compositions by Phnom Penh resident and WASH collaboration member Warren Daly, using found sounds, drones, and field recordings, and including remixes.
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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

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.comand ask to be added to the venue/artists list.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Until Thursday 10, the Cambodian International Film Festival continues at multiple venues. Download the full programme here.
More info

Until Saturday 12, the eleventh edition of the Angkor Photo Festival in Siem Reap continues. The daily schedule is available here.
More info

Tuesday 8 from 6.30 pm, the Logos International School Secondary Christmas program features instrumental groups, a choir, live art and an auction.

Wednesday 9 from 6.30 pm, The Plantation presents the opening of The Klondike Collection, an art installation by collector Jean-Pierre Klondike, in the Lotus Pond Gallery.
More info

Thursday 10, 5 to 7.30 pm, Java Café Independence Monument presents Romance, War and Rice Fields – New Cambodian Literature Scene, a Cambodian women writers showcase featuring Oum Sophany, Bounchan Suksiri, and Ting Sokha, facilitated by So Phina from the Women Writers Committee of PEN Cambodia.
More info

Thursday 10 at 6.30 pm, the French Institute presents Tian: L’année du lièvre. The making of a graphic novel. The exhibition traces the artistic journey of the work, on the occasion of the release of the third volume in the trilogy.
More info

Thursday 10 at 7 pm, Meta House hosts the launch of The Smell of Water, a Khmer Rouge era memoir by Lang and Cornelia Srey.
More info

Friday 11 to Sunday 13, 7 am to 7 pm, the Cambodian Book Fair at the National Library of Cambodia will feature over 55 booths, including bookstores, publishers, and writers, and plenty of activities.
More info

Friday 11 at 10.30 am and 2.30 pm at Lycee Descartes, Un Oeil Une Oreille (One Eye, One Ear), a collaborative project involving shadow puppetry, dance, music and drama created by Phnom Penh’s Kok Thlok and the French group Compagnie l’Aurore
More info

Friday 11 at 7.30 pm, the annual Christmas panto by the Phnom Penh Players, The Mask of Zero at Le Grand Palais Hotel (Street 130, off of Norodom near Central Market).
More info

Saturday 12 at 2 pm and 7.30 pm, , the annual Christmas panto by the Phnom Penh Players, The Mask of Zero at Le Grand Palais Hotel (Street 130, off of Norodom near Central Market).
More info

Saturday 12 at the French Institute at 6.30 pm, Un Oeil Une Oreille (One Eye, One Ear), a collaborative project involving shadow puppetry, dance, music and drama created by Phnom Penh’s Kok Thlok and the French group Compagnie l’Aurore.
More info

Sunday 13, 2.30 – 5 pm, Ragamuffin Boathouse presents Power of Play, a two hour immersive drama therapy workshop designed to release your imagination and creativity in daily life.
More info

Sunday 13 from 7 pm, Showbox’s regular Drink and Draw offers a special couples edition, with a couple present for life drawing.
More info

Sunday 13 at 7 pm at Meta House, a dance performance by Hou Cheychanith, a student of choreography at the Royal University of Fine Arts and Amrita Performing Arts.
More info

Ongoing….

Every Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
More info

Every Tuesday, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

Java Café Independence Monument presents The Disappearance, new works by Nicolas C. Grey.
More info

Meta House presents Dignity – Surviving Domestic Violence a photographic exhibition by Mona Simon.  The works will be displayed until Saturday 12.
More info

ARTillery Café (St 240 ½) presents Daily Life, a showcase of lithography by student artists from the Royal University of Fine Arts, depicting their views of daily life in Cambodia.
More info

Meta House hosts War Remnants of the Khmer Rouge, a photographic exhibition by Maureen Lambray.
More info

Samai Distillery and on-line art gallery laäsai presents Wat Tu (Object), by Thai contemporary artist Jitti Jumnianwai.
More info

Lop Loy (Street 182, near Psar Orussey, entrance off Street 107) celebrates its opening with an international group show Species Spaces, that examines the idea of relationships between species as shared inhabitants of our planet.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com

Greetings,

Tonight, Tuesday 1 at 6 pm, a FAM (film, art and music) night, at Mito Hotel (formerly Mittaheap Hotel, Monivong Blvd, near Wat Koh, south of Psar Thmei). Sense will showcase short films from the Cambodian Film Exchange Programme, in collaboration with Project Accessible Hollywood, and also feature musical projects. An interactive live painting constructed on October 28 at Mito Hotel will be auctioned off at 8 pm.
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On Wednesday 2 from 6.30 pm, Java Café Independence Monument presents The Disappearance, new works by Nicolas C. Grey. “The works are pen and ink, water color, and collage using old “found” photographs. I want to convey a sense of mystery, linked to occult pop culture orientalism–a view of Asia as a place of mystery, but also of death and power and spectacle.
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Also on Wednesday 2, at 7 pm Meta House hosts the launch of King Norodom’s Head, by Steve Boswell, a compilation of the strange and mysterious off-guidebook stories of Phnom Penh. A Q&A will be held.
More info

In Battambang on Wednesday 2 at 7 pm, at Phare Ponleu Selpak, a performance of Un Oeil Une Oreille (One Eye, One Ear), a collaborative project involving shadow puppetry, dance, music and drama created by Phnom Penh’s Kok Thlok and the French group Compagnie l’Aurore. Next weekend there will be performances in Phnom Penh at Lycee Descartes and the French Institute, ahead of a tour of France.
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On Thursday 3, Meta House presents the opening of Dignity – Surviving Domestic Violence a photographic exhibition by Mona Simon.  The Dignity Project is a commissioned artistic work by the NGO CEDAW, aiming to raise awareness about the need of more protection for survivors of domestic violence. The official reception will be held from 6 pm; the works will be displayed from Tuesday 1 to Saturday 12.
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Also on Thursday 3, ARTillery Café (St 240 ½) presents Daily Life, a showcase of lithography by student artists from the Royal University of Fine Arts, depicting their views of daily life in Cambodia. The reception commences at 6 pm, with an artists’ discussion at 7 pm.
More info

Kicking off on Friday 4, the Cambodian International Film Festival hits cinema screens across Phnom Penh (including Legend, Bophana Center, the French Institute, outdoors at Koh Pich, and Chaktomuk Theatre) through to Thursday 10. Highlights include a Japanese cinema retrospective, a selection of contemporary Malaysian films, a special in-conversation with Rithy Panh and young Cambodian filmmakers, the premiere of long awaited Srey Chantthy/Cambodian Space Project documentary Not Easy Rock’n’Roll, and classic Czech animation presented for both adults and children. Download the full programme here.
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Up in Siem Reap, the eleventh edition of the Angkor Photo Festival begins Saturday 5, continuing through to Saturday 12. Workshops, exhibitions, public art and events celebrate regional and international photographers and their work. The daily schedule is available here.
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Meanwhile, back in Phnom Penh, on Saturday 5 from 4 pm to 6 pm at the Royal University of Fine Arts, an exhibition of comparative street life studies of Sydney, Australia and Phnom Penh by students of the University of New South Wales and RUFA.
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On Sunday morning, Khmer Architecture Tours presents a two hour public architecture walking tour around the Front du Bassac, including Chaktomuk Theatre and the White Building. Reservations required, email contact@ka-tours.org.
More info

Please remember the Java Arts Fire Relief Fund, raising money for artists hit by last month’s fire at the rear of the café, and Amrita Performing Arts’ Next Steps for the establishment of a residency for young Khmer choreographers.

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

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.comand ask to be added to the venue/artists list.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Tuesday 1 at 6 pm, a FAM (film, art and music) night, at Mito Hotel (formerly Mittaheap Hotel, Monivong Blvd, near Wat Koh, south of Psar Thmei). Sense will showcase short films from the Cambodian Film Exchange Programme, and also feature musical projects.
More info

Wednesday 2 from 6.30 pm, Java Café Independence Monument presents The Disappearance, new works by Nicolas C. Grey.
More info

Wednesday 2 at 7 pm Meta House hosts the launch of King Norodom’s Head, by Steve Boswell, a compilation of the strange and mysterious off-guidebook stories of Phnom Penh.
More info

Wednesday 2 at 7 pm, at Phare Ponleu Selpak in Battambang, a performance of Un Oeil Une Oreille (One Eye, One Ear), a collaborative project involving shadow puppetry, dance, music and drama created by Phnom Penh’s Kok Thlok and the French group Compagnie l’Aurore.
More info

Thursday 3 from 6 pm, Meta House presents the opening of Dignity – Surviving Domestic Violence a photographic exhibition by Mona Simon.  The works will be displayed from Tuesday 1 to Saturday 12.
More info

Thursday 3 from 6 pm, ARTillery Café (St 240 ½) presents Daily Life, a showcase of lithography by student artists from the Royal University of Fine Arts, depicting their views of daily life in Cambodia. Artists’ discussion at 7 pm.
More info

Friday 4 – Thursday 10, the Cambodian International Film Festival at multiple venues. Download the full programme here.
More info

Saturday 5 – Saturday 12, the eleventh edition of the Angkor Photo Festival in Siem Reap. The daily schedule is available here.
More info

Saturday 5 from 4 pm to 6 pm at the Royal University of Fine Arts, an exhibition of comparative street life studies of Sydney, Australia and Phnom Penh.
More info

Sunday 6 at 8.30 am, Khmer Architecture Tours presents a two hour public architecture walking tour around the Front du Bassac. Reservations required, email contact@ka-tours.org.
More info

Ongoing….

Every Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
More info

Every Tuesday, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

Meta House hosts the opening of War Remnants of the Khmer Rouge, a photographic exhibition by Maureen Lambray.
More info

Samai Distillery and on-line art gallery laäsai presents Wat Tu (Object), by Thai contemporary artist Jitti Jumnianwai.
More info

At the French Institute, a photographic exhibition featuring the works of students of Studio Images, mixing portraits and architectural subjects.
More info

At Bophana Center, a photographic exhibition opening for A Century Artist, a book celebrating the life and work of legendary Royal dancer Neak Krou Em Theay. The show will run until December 15.

Lop Loy (Street 182, near Psar Orussey, entrance off Street 107) celebrates its opening with an international group show Species Spaces, that examines the idea of relationships between species as shared inhabitants of our planet.
More info

At Java Café, Mé Maï, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Mil Chankrim, a graduate from Phare Ponleu Selpak, an especially talented young artist whose work draws inspiration from resilience and the emotional complexity of tragedy.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com

Greetings,

On Sunday 29 at 11 am, the Logos International School Agape Choir will be performing at Women’s International Group Christmas Fair at the InterContinental Hotel. Plenty more family Christmas activities going on from 10 am – entry $3, children over three $1.
More info

Also on Sunday 29, at 7 pm, $3 entry provides you with two hours with a life model at Drink and Draw at Show Box. BYO materials.
More info

The Phnom Penh Writers Workshop is a regular gathering of Phnom Penh writers who are interested in discussion and critique of their works in progress. The next workshop will be held Sunday 29– if you would like to be involved, please contact Carly Nugent (cnfrizzle [at] gmail.com).

Just launched, a special appeal by Java Arts, raising money for artists hit by last month’s fire at the rear of the café.   “The work of eight artists: Anida Yoeu Ali, Chath PierSath, Genevieve Marot, Neak Sophal, Nicolas C Grey, Oeur Sokuntevy, Qudy Xu-Min and William Graef are valued at $20,000 and accounts for about 10% of the available works on the art market in Cambodia.”  The Java Arts Fire Relief Fund is being run through Indiegogo.

At the same time, Amrita Performing Arts looks to the future with Next Steps, and asks for assistance in the establishment of a residency for young Khmer choreographers. Check out the Indiegogo pitch for this exciting new project.

The Cambodian festival season continues next week with the Cambodian International Film Festival in Phnom Penh from Friday 4 December  through to Thursday 10, crossing over with the Angkor Photo Festival Saturday 5 December though to Saturday 12.

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

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.comand ask to be added to the venue/artists list.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Sunday 29 at 11 am, the Logos International School Agape Choir will be performing at Women’s International Group Christmas Fair at the InterContinental Hotel.
More info

Sunday 29 at 7 pm, $3 entry provides you with two hours with a life model at Drink and Draw at Show Box. BYO materials.
More info

Sunday 29, the Phnom Penh Writers Workshop – if you would like to be involved, please contact Carly Nugent (cnfrizzle [at] gmail.com).

Ongoing….

Every Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
More info

Every Tuesday, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

Meta House hosts the opening of War Remnants of the Khmer Rouge, a photographic exhibition by Maureen Lambray.
More info

Samai Distillery and on-line art gallery laäsai presents Wat Tu (Object), by Thai contemporary artist Jitti Jumnianwai.
More info

At the French Institute, a photographic exhibition featuring the works of students of Studio Images, mixing portraits and architectural subjects.
More info

At Bophana Center, a photographic exhibition opening for A Century Artist, a book celebrating the life and work of legendary Royal dancer Neak Krou Em Theay. The show will run until December 15.

Mito Hotel (formerly Mittaheap Hotel, Monivong Blvd, near Wat Koh, south of Psar Thmei), presents Art Night: The Bridge, the third of Remy Hou’s series of artistic events, featuring the works of Cambodian artists Din Borin and Ouk Chim Vichet. Exhibition continues until 28 November.
More info

Lop Loy (Street 182, near Psar Orussey, entrance off Street 107) celebrates its opening with an international group show Species Spaces, that examines the idea of relationships between species as shared inhabitants of our planet.
More info

At Java Café, Mé Maï, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Mil Chankrim, a graduate from Phare Ponleu Selpak, an especially talented young artist whose work draws inspiration from resilience and the emotional complexity of tragedy.
More info

SaSaBassac hosts a new solo exhibition by sculptor and installation artist Svay Sareth, entitled I, Svay Sareth, eat rubber sandals.
More info

Sammaki Gallery in Battambang presents Life is Suffering, featuring sketches by Lous Piseth.
More info
At Palm Tours and Travel Café on St 278 (opposite the old Equinox), rookie painter Anthony Mrugacz’s exhibition Imperfection – Flowers in Motion.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com

Greetings,

Tonight Tuesday 17 at 6 pm, Java Café Independence Monument presents In Someone Else’s Shoes, a conversation circle with emerging choreographers Nam Narim, Phon Sopheap and Soy Chanborey, moderated by Amrita Performing Arts Artistic Director Chey Chankethya, discussing their work and their process. This event is in Khmer and English.
More info

Also tonight Tuesday 17 at 6 pm, Meta House hosts the opening of War Remnants of the Khmer Rouge, a photographic exhibition by Maureen Lambray focusing on victims of land mines in Cambodia. This will be followed at 7 pm by a screening of David A. Feingold’s Silent Sentinels, Coward’s War, and then at 8 pm a discussion on peace and reconciliation in Cambodia led by Sok-Kheang Ly and Suyheang Kry from the Anlong Veng Peace Center.
More info

On Thursday 19 from 7 pm at Samai Distillery, on-line art gallery laäsai presents Wat Tu (Object), in which Thai contemporary artist Jitti Jumnianwai attempts to beautify objects of war using plastwood print and needles and other material on plate. “The series is inspired by the world-wide controversial spending debate on weapons of destruction, such as tanks. […] Delving beneath their ugliness, Jitti encourages us to rekindle our childhood innocence, which is juxtaposed against the dark side of war, and to find a possible sense of peace within them.”
More info

On Friday 20 at 6 pm, Java Café’s youth open mic for music and poetry (and anything else!) Slam Jam returns after a break. Come along and bring the talented young people in your life to share their skills.
More info

On Sunday 22, Khmer Architecture Tours hosts a two hour public walking tour of the Front du Bassac, starting at Chaktomuk Conference Hall and ending at the White Building. $8 per person. Reservations required, email contact [at] ka-tours.org. Starts at 8.30 am.
More info

On Sunday 22 at 6.30 pm Cambodian Living Arts presents an evening of electronic music jamming with traditional instruments, featuring Krom Monster and CLA students.
More info

The next Phnom Penh Writers Workshop will be held on 29 November – please email cnfrizzle [at] gmail.com for submissions or additional information about this on-going and thriving writing event.
More info

One of the many events at the Kampot Writers and Readers Festival was the launch of a book of poetry by Myley Rattle, The Manimal Diaries. Copies are now available in Phnom Penh for $3. Please contact Myley Rattle if you would like a copy.

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

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.comand ask to be added to the venue/artists list.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Tuesday 17, 6 pm at Java Café Independence Monument, In Someone Else’s Shoes, a conversation circle with emerging choreographers Nam Narim, Phon Sopheap and Soy Chanborey, moderated by Amrita Performing Arts Artistic Director Chey Chankethya.
More info

Tuesday 17, 6 pm at Meta House hosts the opening of War Remnants of the Khmer Rouge, a photographic exhibition by Maureen Lambray; at 7 pm by a screening of David A. Feingold’s Silent Sentinels, Coward’s War; then at 8 pm a discussion on peace and reconciliation in Cambodia.
More info

Thursday 19 from 7 pm at Samai Distillery, on-line art gallery laäsai presents Wat Tu (Object), by Thai contemporary artist Jitti Jumnianwai.
More info

Friday 20 at 6 pm, Java Café’s youth open mic for music and poetry (and anything else!) Slam Jam returns.
More info

Sunday 22, Khmer Architecture Tours hosts a two hour public walking tour of the Front du Bassac, starting at Chaktomuk Conference Hall and ending at the White Building. Reservations required, email contact [at] ka-tours.org.
More info

Sunday 22 at 6.30 pm Cambodian Living Arts presents an evening of electronic music jamming with traditional instruments, featuring Krom Monster and CLA students.
More info

Ongoing….

Every Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
More info

Every Tuesday from 5.30 – 7 pm, a chakra sounds meditation class is offered by Inner Healing, utilising the vibrations of musical sounds.   Limited seats, please register at charlene [ at ] innerhealing-therapy.com.
More info

Every Tuesday, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

Meta House hosts Solitudes, by Nget Chanpenh, a 22 year old artist from Romcheik 5 Studios in Battambang.
More info

At the French Institute, a photographic exhibition featuring the works of students of Studio Images, mixing portraits and architectural subjects.
More info

At Bophana Center, a photographic exhibition opening for A Century Artist, a book celebrating the life and work of legendary Royal dancer Neak Krou Em Theay. The show will run until December 15.

The annual Northbridge School art exhibition, this year entitlted Beyond Pattern, officially opened at the InterContinental Hotel last week, exploring cultural patterns. A selection of works will be on display till November 26.

Mito Hotel (formerly Mittaheap Hotel, Monivong Blvd, near Wat Koh, south of Psar Thmei), presents Art Night: The Bridge, the third of Remy Hou’s series of artistic events, featuring the works of Cambodian artists Din Borin and Ouk Chim Vichet. Exhibition continues until 28 November.
More info

Lop Loy (Street 182, near Psar Orussey, entrance off Street 107) celebrates its opening with an international group show Species Spaces, that examines the idea of relationships between species as shared inhabitants of our planet.
More info

At Java Café, Mé Maï, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Mil Chankrim, a graduate from Phare Ponleu Selpak, an especially talented young artist whose work draws inspiration from resilience and the emotional complexity of tragedy.
More info

SaSaBassac hosts a new solo exhibition by sculptor and installation artist Svay Sareth, entitled I, Svay Sareth, eat rubber sandals.
More info

Sammaki Gallery in Battambang presents Life is Suffering, featuring sketches by Lous Piseth.
More info
At Palm Tours and Travel Café on St 278 (opposite the old Equinox), rookie painter Anthony Mrugacz’s exhibition Imperfection – Flowers in Motion.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com

Greetings,

There is much to celebrate in the arts in Cambodia, and this week particular mention must go to the efforts to put on the inaugural Kampot Writers and Readers Festival over the weekend. The momentum generated by this literary event is already being felt for writers of all stripes, and we look forward to the next. A round of applause from Kumnooh for the event organisers, the volunteers, the participants and the audiences.

Tonight, Tuesday 10 from 6 pm, Meta House hosts the opening of Solitudes, by Nget Chanpenh, a 22 year old artist from Romcheik 5 Studios in Battambang. The 17 pieces collect together moments of life’s various solitudes.
More info

At the same time, 6 pm tonight, Tuesday 10, Java Café Independence Monument presents an artist talk with Hong Kong based illustrator Tanya Bennett and multi-disciplinary artist Marc Standing, who have come to Cambodia to hold a four day arts workshop for children at HAGAR Cambodia Creative Arts Project, under the auspices of the Sovereign Art Foundation. English language event with Khmer interpretation.
More info

At the French Institute tonight, Tuesday 10, from 6.30 pm, Yoshiyuki Yamana, architect and professor at the University of Science of Tokyo, will speak about the works of architect Le Corbusier in Asia, including buildings in India and Japan. The lecture is part of the series of events Living together, dedicated to the topics of urbanisme, architecture and housing. French language event with interpretation into English and Khmer.
More info

Commencing on Thursday 12, the 12^th International Music Festival Phnom Penh presents a series of concerts at the InterContinental Hotel and Meta House. The theme this year is The European Dream of Progress and Enlightenment, the period of 1700 to 1900, and works of the heavyweights such as Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Liszt feature alongside lesser known composers, performed by ensembles and soloists from the region and beyond. Seating is limited, and advanced purchase is encouraged. The full programme is available here.  The opening concert, at the InterContinental Hotel on Thursday 12 features the Pantun Trio from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
More info

At the French Institute on Thursday 12 from 6.30, the opening of a photographic exhibition featuring the works of students of Studio Images, mixing portraits and architectural subjects.
More info

On Friday 13 and Saturday 14, Amrita Performing Arts presents the Contemporary Dance Platform, the biannual showcase of new works created by emerging Cambodian choreographers, interspersed with talks and discussions about contemporary dance, at the Department of Performing Arts. Tickets ($5/$2.50) are available at the Amrita office (128G9 Sothearos Blvd), Java Café and at the door. To book tickets, you can also contact boxoffice [ at ] amritaperformingarts.org or 077-945015.   7 pm start.
More info

On Friday 13 at Bophana Center, a book launch and photographic exhibition opening for A Century Artist, celebrating the life and work of legendary Royal dancer Neak Krou Em Theay. German photographer Arjay Stevens accompanied Em Theay with his camera for twenty years. For a look at the dancing, here is a video from the National Museum event last weekend. The show will run until December 15.

On Saturday 14 at Develop Boeng Kak and Simone Art are holding the Happy Day event with live music, street art, workshops and DJs. Starts at 4 pm – continues through to 2 am.
More info

On Sunday 15, Showbox hosts their regular Drink and Draw session from 7 pm. $3 for two hours with a life model – byo drawing materials.
More info

The annual Northbridge School art exhibition, this year entitlted Beyond Pattern, officially opened at the InterContinental Hotel last week, exploring cultural patterns. A selection of works will be on display till November 26.

Phnom Penh resident, ambient music composer and WASH collaboration member Warren Daly’s new EP, The Stones Are Awake, is now available from Bandcamp, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Spotify and other digital stores. The work includes excerpts from longer compositions written for the multi-faceted live performance The Stones Are Awake performed at Meta House in July and August of this year, and features text by Scott Bywater read by Bernadette Vincent.   A video clip is now available too.

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

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.comand ask to be added to the venue/artists list.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Tuesday 10 from 6 pm, Meta House hosts the opening of Solitudes, by Nget Chanpenh, a 22 year old artist from Romcheik 5 Studios in Battambang.
More info

Tuesday 10 from 6 pm, Java Café Independence Monument presents an artist talk with Hong Kong based illustrator Tanya Bennett and multi-disciplinary artist Marc Standing.
More info
Tuesday 10 from 6.30 pm at the French Institute, Yoshiyuki Yamana, architect and professor at the University of Science of Tokyo, will speak about the works of architect Le Corbusier in Asia, including buildings in India and Japan.
More info

Thursday 12 to Monday 16, the 12^th International Music Festival Phnom Penh presents a series of concerts at the InterContinental Hotel and Meta House. The full programme is available here.
More info

Thursday 12 from 6.30 pm at the French Institute, the opening of a photographic exhibition featuring the works of students of Studio Images, mixing portraits and architectural subjects.
More info

Friday 13 and Saturday 14 at 7 pm at the Department of Performing Arts, Amrita Performing Arts presents the Contemporary Dance Platform, the biannual showcase of new works created by emerging Cambodian choreographers. Tickets ($5/$2.50) are available at the Amrita office (128G9 Sothearos Blvd), Java Café and at the door.
More info

Friday 13 at Bophana Center, a book launch and photographic exhibition opening for A Century Artist, celebrating the life and work of legendary Royal dancer Neak Krou Em Theay. The show will run until December 15.

Sunday 15 from 7 pm, Showbox hosts their regular Drink and Draw session.
More info

Ongoing….

Every Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
More info

Every Tuesday from 5.30 – 7 pm, a chakra sounds meditation class is offered by Inner Healing, utilising the vibrations of musical sounds.   Limited seats, please register at charlene [ at ] innerhealing-therapy.com.
More info

Every Tuesday, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

The French Institute presents Connaître Le Corbusier, as part of their Living Together series of events focusing on the city, architecture and housing.
More info

At Bophana Centre, a children’s drawing exhibition, Wildlife and Forests in the far North-East of Cambodia.
More info

The annual Northbridge School art exhibition, this year entitlted Beyond Pattern, officially opened at the InterContinental Hotel last week, exploring cultural patterns. A selection of works will be on display till November 26.

Mito Hotel (formerly Mittaheap Hotel, Monivong Blvd, near Wat Koh, south of Psar Thmei), presents Art Night: The Bridge, the third of Remy Hou’s series of artistic events, featuring the works of Cambodian artists Din Borin and Ouk Chim Vichet. Exhibition continues until 28 November.
More info

Lop Loy (Street 182, near Psar Orussey, entrance off Street 107) celebrates its opening with an international group show Species Spaces, that examines the idea of relationships between species as shared inhabitants of our planet.
More info

At Java Café, Mé Maï, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Mil Chankrim, a graduate from Phare Ponleu Selpak, an especially talented young artist whose work draws inspiration from resilience and the emotional complexity of tragedy.
More info

The Lotus Pond Art Gallery of The Plantation hosts David Richard’s latest exhibition Yangon in Transition: Past & Present, featuring over 60 paintings of Burmese heritage buildings and contemporary life scenes.
More info

Samai Distillery presents Psychedelic Jungle, featuring works by emerging Indonesian contemporary artist SONI Irawan.
More info

The Insider Gallery at the InterContinental Phnom Penh presents Inside/Out, a group show featuring the work of eight artists: Chhan Dina, Chhim Sothy, Frederikke Tu, Bernadette Vincent, Anna Sudra, Marcel Wanders, Christopher Bryce Morris and Ouk Chim Vichet, each tackling the theme in their own style. Gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10 am – 6 pm and by appointment.
More info

SaSaBassac hosts a new solo exhibition by sculptor and installation artist Svay Sareth, entitled I, Svay Sareth, eat rubber sandals.
More info

Sammaki Gallery in Battambang presents Life is Suffering, featuring sketches by Lous Piseth.
More info

ARTillery Cafe in Siem Reap, near Wat Bo Street, presents My City, a collection of paintings by young artist Chheang Rena, showcasing the brokenness of the city due to poverty and corruption.
More info

At Palm Tours and Travel Café on St 278 (opposite the old Equinox), rookie painter Anthony Mrugacz’s exhibition Imperfection – Flowers in Motion.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com

Greetings,

From Thursday 5 to Sunday 8, the inaugural Kampot Writers and Readers Festival promises a range of literary activities sprawling across multiple topics and venues in the centre of Kampot town, including panel discussions, launches, salons, concerts … too much, indeed, to cram into one paragraph. Check it all out here, and see you down there. A wrap party will be held in Phnom Penh on Monday 9 at The Exchange, featuring a rare performance by the Cambodian Space Project.
More info

Dance World Cambodia welcomes renowned Belgian based choreographer and dance teacher Jeremy Lepine to Phnom Penh for three days of contemporary and modern dance workshops, Thursday 5 to Saturday 7. This is both preparing local dancers for a European tour in 2016 and an opportunity for expatriate dancers to learn from a master.   Email dance [ at ] danceworldcambodia.com for enquires.
More info

At Samaki Gallery (#87, Street 2.5) in Battambang on Thursday 5, from 2 pm to 5 pm, three young Cambodian artists, Chov Theanly, Yim Maline and Eng Rithchandaneth, are hosting an artists talk to discuss their recent residency at the Vermont Studio Centre under the auspices of Cambodian Living Arts.
More info

On Thursday 5 from 6.30 pm, as part of their Living Together series of events focusing on the city, architecture and housing, the French Institute presents Connaître Le Corbusier, a collection of drawings, photographies, quotes and comments examining the works and influence of the modernist architect Le Corbusier, on the 50^th anniversary of his death. Runs until 30 November.
More info

Also on Thursday 5 at 7 pm at Meta House, prolific German experimental filmmaker Michael Brynntrup presents a talk and screening of a selection of his short films. As a companion event, this will be followed on Saturday 7 by Professor Brynntrup’s presentation of 11 short films from last year’s Film Class at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste art school at Braunschweig, Germany,. “The film/video works produced here are original artworks, equivalent and comparable to (for example) sculptures, paintings, or musical compositions.”
More info

Phnom Penh resident, ambient music composer and WASH collaboration member Warren Daly is pleased to announce the release this week of a new EP, The Stones Are Awake . The work includes excerpts from longer compositions written for the multi-faceted live performance The Stones Are Awake performed at Meta House in July and August of this year, and features text by Scott Bywater read by Bernadette Vincent.  Available for pre-order now at Bandcamp, then on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Spotify and other digital stores on Monday 9.

On Friday 6 from 6 pm, Bophana Centre hosts the opening of a children’s drawing exhibition, Wildlife and Forests in the far North-East of Cambodia, which “invites you to visit the world of Kavet and Lao Montagnards’ children living in the heart of this exceptional forest. None of them had ever held a pen before, so these unique drawings are also an expression of their extraordinary knowledge and sensitivity to the environment.”
More info

On Sunday 8, Khmer Architecture Tours hosts a two hour public walking tour of the Front du Bassac, starting at Chaktomuk Conference Hall and ending at the White Building. $8 per person. Reservations required, email contact [at] ka-tours.org. Starts at 8.30 am. The same tour will be offered on Sunday 22; separate tours by cyclo will be offered on Sunday 15 and Sunday 29.
More info

Note that every Tuesday, 5.30 – 7 pm, a chakra sounds meditation class is offered by Inner Healing, utilising the vibrations of musical sounds.   Limited seats available so please register before coming at charlene [ at ] innerhealing-therapy.com.
More info

The Phnom Penh Writers Workshop is a regular gathering of Phnom Penh writers who are interested in discussion and critique of their works in progress. The next workshop will be held Sunday 15 – if you would like to be involved, please contact Carly Nugent (cnfrizzle [at] gmail.com). Submissions of works for discussion are called in by Monday 9 for prior distribution.

Opening yesterday at The Mansion, for a brief week long showing, is Never Forget, a photographic exhibition organised by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, as part of a campaign highlighting impunity in Cambodia: ten victims of impunity of Cambodia are profiled. The show runs until Sunday 8.
More info

The Governor’s House Boutique Hotel, (near the corner of Mao Tse Toung Bvd and Norodom – the external wall of the hotel bears the inscription Iguazu), presents a double photographic exhibition by Vincent de Wilde. The first, Between Salt and Earth (Entre Sel et Terre), looks at labours in the Kampot salt fields; the second, Supervivere: Cambodia Today“) is made up of over sixty black and white photographs covering various aspects of the life in Cambodia, and is permanently displayed in the staircases and hotel bedrooms. An opening is planned for November.

As festivals season continues, next week, from November 12 to 16, the 12^th International Music Festival Phnom Penh will be held with a series of concerts at the InterContinental Hotel and Meta House. The theme this year is The European Dream of Progress and Enlightenment, the period of 1700 to 1900, and works of the heavyweights such as Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Liszt feature alongside lesser known composers, performed by ensembles and soloists from the region and beyond. Seating is limited, and advanced purchase is encouraged. The full programme is available here.

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

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.comand ask to be added to the venue/artists list.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Thursday 5 to Sunday 8, the inaugural Kampot Writers and Readers Festival promises a range of literary activities sprawling across multiple topics and venues in the centre of Kampot town, including panel discussions, launches, salons, concerts. Check it all out here.
More info

Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 Dance World Cambodia hosts workshops by renowned Belgian based choreographer and dance teacher Jeremy Lepine. Email dance [ at ] danceworldcambodia.com for enquires.
More info

Thursday 5, from 2 pm to 5 pm, at Samaki Gallery (#87, Street 2.5) in Battambang, an artists talk by Chov Theanly, Yim Maline and Eng Rithchandaneth, about their recent residency in the USA under the auspices of Cambodian Living Arts.
More info

Thursday 5 from 6.30 pm, the French Institute presents Connaître Le Corbusier, as part of their Living Together series of events focusing on the city, architecture and housing.
More info

Thursday 5 at 7 pm at Meta House, prolific German experimental filmmaker Michael Brynntrup presents a talk and screening of a selection of his short films.

Friday 6 from 6 pm, Bophana Centre hosts the opening of a children’s drawing exhibition, Wildlife and Forests in the far North-East of Cambodia.
More info

Saturday 7 at 7 pm at Meta House, Professor Michael Brynntrup presents of 11 short films from last year’s Film Class at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste art school at Braunschweig, Germany.
More info

Sunday 8, Khmer Architecture Tours hosts a two hour public walking tour of the Front du Bassac, starting at Chaktomuk Conference Hall and ending at the White Building. Reservations required, email contact [at] ka-tours.org.
More info

Monday 9, the release of a new EP, The Stones Are Awake, by Phnom Penh resident and ambient music composer Warren Daly. Available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Spotify and other digital stores or pre-order now at Bandcamp.

Ongoing….

Every Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
More info

Every Tuesday from 5.30 – 7 pm, a chakra sounds meditation class is offered by Inner Healing, utilising the vibrations of musical sounds.   Limited seats, please register at charlene [ at ] innerhealing-therapy.com.
More info

Every Tuesday, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

Meta House presents Netflix and Chill, by Nathan LaFrenais Vidler.
More info

Mito Hotel (formerly Mittaheap Hotel, Monivong Blvd, near Wat Koh, south of Psar Thmei), presents Art Night: The Bridge, the third of Remy Hou’s series of artistic events, featuring the works of Cambodian artists Din Borin and Ouk Chim Vichet. Exhibition continues until 28 November.
More info

Lop Loy (Street 182, near Psar Orussey, entrance off Street 107) celebrates its opening with an international group show Species Spaces, that examines the idea of relationships between species as shared inhabitants of our planet.
More info

At Java Café, Mé Maï, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Mil Chankrim, a graduate from Phare Ponleu Selpak, an especially talented young artist whose work draws inspiration from resilience and the emotional complexity of tragedy.
More info

The Lotus Pond Art Gallery of The Plantation hosts David Richard’s latest exhibition Yangon in Transition: Past & Present, featuring over 60 paintings of Burmese heritage buildings and contemporary life scenes.
More info

Samai Distillery presents Psychedelic Jungle, featuring works by emerging Indonesian contemporary artist SONI Irawan.
More info

The Insider Gallery at the InterContinental Phnom Penh presents Inside/Out, a group show featuring the work of eight artists: Chhan Dina, Chhim Sothy, Frederikke Tu, Bernadette Vincent, Anna Sudra, Marcel Wanders, Christopher Bryce Morris and Ouk Chim Vichet, each tackling the theme in their own style. Gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10 am – 6 pm and by appointment.
More info

SaSaBassac hosts a new solo exhibition by sculptor and installation artist Svay Sareth, entitled I, Svay Sareth, eat rubber sandals.
More info

Sammaki Gallery in Battambang presents Life is Suffering, featuring sketches by Lous Piseth.
More info

ARTillery Cafe in Siem Reap, near Wat Bo Street, presents My City, a collection of paintings by young artist Chheang Rena, showcasing the brokenness of the city due to poverty and corruption.
More info

At Palm Tours and Travel Café on St 278 (opposite the old Equinox), rookie painter Anthony Mrugacz’s exhibition Imperfection – Flowers in Motion.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com

Greetings,

Beginning tonight, Bophana Center, in collaboration with the French Institute, the Centre for Khmer Studies and UNESCO, presents a series of screenings to mark the World Day of Audiovisual Heritage entitled Archives at Risk: Protecting the World’s Identities – Memories of Indochina. On Tuesday 27, Bophana hosts Princesse d’Angkor (1939, 24min) and La Cité engloutie (1947, 16min), with a lecture by Dr. Henri Locard, from 6 pm. Further screenings continue through to Wednesday 4.

Tonight – and every Tuesday – at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night encourages writers and readers to share performance of created or borrowed work. From 7.30 pm, down Soksan Road.
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Wednesday 28 at 6 pm, Meta House presents the opening of Netflix and Chill, in which Nathan LaFrenais Vidler “investigates social boundaries, the influence of technological advancements on relationships, and how the anonymity one is granted when making the transition from the real world to the virtual world influences behaviour.”
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Also on Wednesday 28, from 6.30 pm, Mito Hotel (formerly Mittaheap Hotel, Monivong Blvd, near Wat Koh, south of Psar Thmei), presents Art Night: The Bridge, the third of Remy Hou’s series of artistic events.  “Guests are encouraged to interact and participate in a live painting in response to the displayed works of Cambodian artists Din Borin and Ouk Chim Vichet […] to highlight the strengths in both traditional and contemporary art. The collaborative painting will be auctioned once completed, with a portion of proceeds to be donated to Java Arts following the loss of works of local artists in the recent fire.   RSVP here.  Exhibition continues until 28 November.
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Also on Wednesday 28, Java Café’s monthly Open Stage poetry and writing night features Nguon Sivngim and Ramon Stoppelenburg, with open mic to follow. From 7 pm.
More info

Thursday 29 at 7.30 pm at The Exchange Restaurant on Street 47 in Phnom Penh, the official media launch of the Kampot Writers and Readers Festival. From 6 pm the venue will be open presenting an exhibition of limited edition art prints by Sticky Fingers, with a performance by Julien Poulson.
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On Friday 30, brand new arts venue/gallery Lop Loy (Street 182, near Psar Orussey, entrance off Street 107) celebrates its opening with an international group show Species Spaces, that examines the idea of relationships between species as shared inhabitants of our planet. A range of artists around the world have contributed to the exhibition. Lop Loy aims to be “a unique voice in the community by furnishing a gallery and performance space geared toward emerging homegrown talent and its connoisseurs. Exhibitions vary in style as the gallery strives to showcase the diversity of the contemporary art scene.
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This Saturday 31 Phnom Penh Community College presents double bill painting workshops with Chelsea Middendorf – a morning session of still life oil painting followed in the afternoon by abstract oil painting.   Registration – for one or both – is essential: send email to info@phnompenhcommunitycollege.com with your name and contact details.
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The Cambodian International Film Festival, to be held December 4 – 10, is calling for volunteers to assist in the organising and running of the event in areas from ticketing to communication to interpretation/translation to tech support. Deadline for application is November 13.

Seismopolite, a Norwegian-English quarterly promoting dialogue between the arts and politics is calling for papers on the politics of south east Asian contemporary art for an upcoming issue. Proposals required by November 12, final deadline December 6.

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

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.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Tuesday 27, Bophana Center hosts Princesse d’Angkor and La Cité engloutie, with a lecture by Dr. Henri Locard, as part of Archives at Risk: Protecting the World’s Identities – Memories of Indochina. Further screenings continue through to Wednesday 4.

Tuesday 27, 7.30 pm at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, the Spoken Arts night invites writers and readers to share.
More info

Wednesday 28 at 6 pm, Meta House presents the opening of Netflix and Chill, by Nathan LaFrenais Vidler.
More info

Wednesday 28, from 6.30 pm, Mito Hotel (formerly Mittaheap Hotel, Monivong Blvd, near Wat Koh, south of Psar Thmei), presents Art Night: The Bridge, the third of Remy Hou’s series of artistic events, featuring collaborative live painting and the works of Cambodian artists Din Borin and Ouk Chim Vichet. RSVP here. Exhibition continues until 28 November.
More info

Wednesday 28 from 7 pm, Java Café’s monthly Open Stage poetry and writing night features Nguon Sivngim and Ramon Stoppelenburg, with open mic to follow. From 7 pm.
More info

Thursday 29 at 7.30 pm at The Exchange Restaurant on Street 47, the official media launch of the Kampot Writers and Readers Festival, with an exhibition of limited edition art prints by Sticky Fingers.
More info

Friday 30 at 6 pm, Lop Loy (Street 182, near Psar Orussey, entrance off Street 107) celebrates its opening with an international group show Species Spaces, that examines the idea of relationships between species as shared inhabitants of our planet.
More info

Saturday 31 Phnom Penh Community College presents double bill painting workshops with Chelsea Middendorf. Registration – for one or both – is essential: send email to info@phnompenhcommunitycollege.com with your name and contact details.
More info

Ongoing….

Meta House presents an exhibition by German artist Günther Uecker entitled Winds of the souls of the dead, for the Cambodian children, (“Wind der Seelen der Toten, für die Kinder der Khmer”), his response to visiting S21.
More info

At Java Café, Mé Maï, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Mil Chankrim, a graduate from Phare Ponleu Selpak, an especially talented young artist whose work draws inspiration from resilience and the emotional complexity of tragedy.
More info

The Lotus Pond Art Gallery of The Plantation hosts David Richard’s latest exhibition Yangon in Transition: Past & Present, featuring over 60 paintings of Burmese heritage buildings and contemporary life scenes.
More info

Samai Distillery presents Psychedelic Jungle, featuring works by emerging Indonesian contemporary artist SONI Irawan.
More info

At Bophana Center an exhibition of photographs and archival materials by Prum Ero, Phnom Penh’s Corner Architecture, focusing on areas around the city’s markets.   Runs to 30 October.  
More info

Tuesdays, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

The Insider Gallery at the InterContinental Phnom Penh presents Inside/Out, a group show featuring the work of eight artists: Chhan Dina, Chhim Sothy, Frederikke Tu, Bernadette Vincent, Anna Sudra, Marcel Wanders, Christopher Bryce Morris and Ouk Chim Vichet, each tackling the theme in their own style. Gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10 am – 6 pm and by appointment.
More info

SaSaBassac hosts a new solo exhibition by sculptor and installation artist Svay Sareth, entitled I, Svay Sareth, eat rubber sandals.
More info

Sammaki Gallery in Battambang presents Life is Suffering, featuring sketches by Lous Piseth.
More info

ARTillery Cafe in Siem Reap, near Wat Bo Street, presents My City, a collection of paintings by young artist Chheang Rena, showcasing the brokenness of the city due to poverty and corruption.
More info

At Palm Tours and Travel Café on St 278 (opposite the old Equinox), rookie painter Anthony Mrugacz’s exhibition Imperfection – Flowers in Motion.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com

Greetings,

At Meta House tonight, Tuesday 20 at 6 pm, the opening of an exhibition by German artist Günther Uecker entitled Winds of the souls of the dead, for the Cambodian children, (“Wind der Seelen der Toten, für die Kinder der Khmer”), his response to visiting S21 and viewing the photographic record there. An interview with the artist, led by Dr Johannes Odenthal, of the Berlin Academy of the Arts, will be screened.
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Meanwhile, from 7.30 pm tonight, in Siem Reap, at Tim’s Greasy Spoon, Spoken Arts presents their (newly) weekly open mic night with a focus on (but not limited to) poetry and writing.
More info

Then later on still tonight, for something a little different, at Doors in Phnom Penh, a cross-over piano recital, featuring three pianists (Gabi Faja, Philippe Javelle and Metta Legita) playing 20 minute sets each: no scores, no notes, just whatever comes out. Starts at 8.30 pm.
More info

Opening at Java Café on Wednesday 21, at 6.30 pm, is Mé Maï, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Mil Chankrim, Thankfully the works were not destroyed in the recent fire in the buildings behind Java. Chankrim, a graduate from Phare Ponleu Selpak, is an especially talented young artist whose work draws inspiration from resilience and the emotional complexity of tragedy. This is his third solo exhibition.
More info

Also on Wednesday 21, the opening of David Richard’s latest exhibition Yangon in Transition: Past & Present, featuring over 60 paintings of Burmese heritage buildings and contemporary life scenes, at The Lotus Pond Art Gallery of The Plantation. From 6 pm.
More info

On Thursday 22 from 7 pm, Samai Distillery presents Psychedelic Jungle, featuring works by emerging Indonesian contemporary artist SONI Irawan. “The series depicts his artistic journey through the years and each work is the result of fun contemplation and experiments on trippy psychedelic music. His works are a parody of daily life, like black comedy films.”
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Saturday 24 at Bophana Center’s Cine Club, a special presentation and screening by Kavich Neang, a seasoned Cambodian filmmaker at the age of 26. 2 pm start.
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The date for the next Dipika Kohli-led Phnom Penh exclusive conversation salons has been set: Sunday 25. The theme is time: that which we have and do not have, that is making and that is passing.   Who’s this for? “Anyone interested in a change from the usual conversations in Phnom Penh, anyone who likes philosophy, anyone who is up for meeting new people in a light, fun partylike style but with real content.” RSVP by Wednesday 21.
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If you haven’t heard yet, the Kampot Writers and Readers Festival on the first weekend in November – a range of events featuring local and visiting writers, performers and the like. Check the website for the great range of sessions and presentations.
More info

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

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.comand ask to be added to the venue/artists list.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Tuesday 20 at 6 pm at Meta House, the opening of an exhibition by German artist Günther Uecker entitled Winds of the souls of the dead, for the Cambodian children, (“Wind der Seelen der Toten, für die Kinder der Khmer”), his response to visiting S21.
More info

Tuesday 20 at 7.30 at Tim’s Greasy Spoon in Siem Reap, Spoken Arts poetry and writing open mic.
More info

Tuesday 20 at 8.30 at Doors, a cross-over piano recital, featuring three pianists (Gabi Faja, Philippe Javelle and Metta Legita)
More info

Wednesday 21, at 6.30 pm, at Java Café, the opening of Mé Maï, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Mil Chankrim, a graduate from Phare Ponleu Selpak, an especially talented young artist whose work draws inspiration from resilience and the emotional complexity of tragedy.
More info

Wednesday 21, from m6 pm at The Lotus Pond Art Gallery of The Plantation, the opening of David Richard’s latest exhibition Yangon in Transition: Past & Present, featuring over 60 paintings of Burmese heritage buildings and contemporary life scenes.
More info

Thursday 22 from 7 pm, Samai Distillery presents Psychedelic Jungle, featuring works by emerging Indonesian contemporary artist SONI Irawan.
More info

Saturday 24 at Bophana Center’s Cine Club, a special presentation and screening by Kavich Neang, a seasoned Cambodian filmmaker at the age of 26.
More info

Sunday 25, by RSVP, a conversation salon on the subject of Time. RSVP by Wednesday 21.
More info

Ongoing….

At Meta House, an exhibition by a visual artist, visual DJ and designer Antoni Grzybek, 288 Square Centimeters, featuring a series of aluminium plates with round corners.
More info

At Bophana Center an exhibition of photographs and archival materials by Prum Ero, Phnom Penh’s Corner Architecture, focusing on areas around the city’s markets.   Runs to 30 October.  
More info

Tuesdays, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

The Insider Gallery at the InterContinental Phnom Penh presents Inside/Out, a group show featuring the work of eight artists: Chhan Dina, Chhim Sothy, Frederikke Tu, Bernadette Vincent, Anna Sudra, Marcel Wanders, Christopher Bryce Morris and Ouk Chim Vichet, each tackling the theme in their own style. Gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10 am – 6 pm and by appointment.
More info

SaSaBassac hosts a new solo exhibition by sculptor and installation artist Svay Sareth, entitled I, Svay Sareth, eat rubber sandals.
More info

Java Café Independence Monument presents In the City by Night, an exhibition of photographs by Sovan Philong.
More info

The Lotus Pond Art Gallery at The Plantation hosts the Kok Thlok Ensemble’s exhibition of shadow puppets, Lights & Shadows.
More info

Sammaki Gallery in Battambang presents Life is Suffering, featuring sketches by Lous Piseth.
More info

ARTillery Cafe in Siem Reap, near Wat Bo Street, presents My City, a collection of paintings by young artist Chheang Rena, showcasing the brokenness of the city due to poverty and corruption.
More info

At Palm Tours and Travel Café on St 278 (opposite the old Equinox), rookie painter Anthony Mrugacz’s exhibition Imperfection – Flowers in Motion.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com

Greetings,

Kumnooh notes the sad news this past week of the fire at the rear of Java Café, affecting many families living in the building, and the destruction of art works, archives and equipment. Efforts are being made to assess the losses; look out for upcoming fundraising activities to assist the artists.

After a quiet Pchum Ben week, it’s a busy Sunday 18. At Meta House at 6 pm, London based Performance Exchange presents Shakespeare’s Kings and Clowns, a romp through royalty and buffoonery via a number of familiar characters. Entry $8.   Reservations: 023-218 987 or 010-312 333.

For a more laid back and artistic approach, at 7 pm Show Box offers Drink and Draw – as ever, $3 gives you two hours with a life model. Let the booze be your muse. B.Y.O drawing materials
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And at 8 pm, at Meta House, ArtPlus Foundation and The Piano Shop present Masterpieces of Romanticism, as part of their 2015 classical music concert series. Pianist Poom Prommachart performs works by Frederic Chopin and Nikolai Medtner. Entry $10/$3.
More info

On an uplifting note to end this week, with the support of UNESCO, Phnom Penh is getting a floating arts centre. Dana Langlois of Java Arts and entrepreneur Alexis de Suremain are planning to convert an old boat currently docked on the Tonle Sap into a cultural icon for the city. They want your help to christen it – there’s still a few days before entries close on – yes, of course – Sunday. Name the Boat.

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

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.comand ask to be added to the venue/artists list.  We are only as good as the information we receive.

In brief: new and returning…

Sunday 18 at 6 pm at Meta House, Performance Exchange presents Shakespeare’s Kings and Clowns, a romp through royalty and buffoonery via a number of familiar characters. Entry $8.   Reservations: 023-218 987 or 010-312 333.

Sunday 18 at 6 pm, Drink and Draw at Show Box. $3 for you two hours with a life model. B.Y.O drawing materials
More info

Sunday 18 at 8 pm, at Meta House, Masterpieces of Romanticism – pianist Poom Prommachart performs works by Frederic Chopin and Nikolai Medtner. Entry $10/$3.
More info

Ongoing….

At Meta House, an exhibition by a visual artist, visual DJ and designer Antoni Grzybek, 288 Square Centimeters, featuring a series of aluminium plates with round corners.
More info

At Bophana Center an exhibition of photographs and archival materials by Prum Ero, Phnom Penh’s Corner Architecture, focusing on areas around the city’s markets.   Runs to 30 October.  
More info

Tuesdays, 6.30 – 7.30 pm, body music classes at the Music Arts School (#14, St 360, BKK1) presented by Eric Ellul.
More info

The Insider Gallery at the InterContinental Phnom Penh presents Inside/Out, a group show featuring the work of eight artists: Chhan Dina, Chhim Sothy, Frederikke Tu, Bernadette Vincent, Anna Sudra, Marcel Wanders, Christopher Bryce Morris and Ouk Chim Vichet, each tackling the theme in their own style. Gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10 am – 6 pm and by appointment.
More info

SaSaBassac hosts a new solo exhibition by sculptor and installation artist Svay Sareth, entitled I, Svay Sareth, eat rubber sandals.
More info

Java Café Independence Monument presents In the City by Night, an exhibition of photographs by Sovan Philong.
More info

The Lotus Pond Art Gallery at The Plantation hosts the Kok Thlok Ensemble’s exhibition of shadow puppets, Lights & Shadows.
More info

Sammaki Gallery in Battambang presents Life is Suffering, featuring sketches by Lous Piseth.
More info

ARTillery Cafe in Siem Reap, near Wat Bo Street, presents My City, a collection of paintings by young artist Chheang Rena, showcasing the brokenness of the city due to poverty and corruption.
More info

At Palm Tours and Travel Café on St 278 (opposite the old Equinox), rookie painter Anthony Mrugacz’s exhibition Imperfection – Flowers in Motion.
More info

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.
More info
Even more info

New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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

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).
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 adult ballet, yoga and Bollywood style.  For more info contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com