Tonight, Tuesday 27 at Meta House from 6 pm, Cambodian Living Arts hosts a music exchange with renowned Israeli saxophone player Amir Gwirtzman, who shares his passion for woodwind instruments with local players in a collaborative performance.
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Then later this evening at Meta House at 7 pm, a screening of two documentaries about Cambodia’s late master painter Svay Ken: Passing knowledge by Erin Gleeson and Svay Ken Talks by Nico Mesterharm.
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Also tonight, Tuesday 27, following on from last week, Orangutan Swing again presents DrawUp at Cōnekla (St 51, between St 352 and St 360). It’s drawing, it’s talking, it’s improvising, it’s something new led by Henrik Akesson. BYO materials, from 6 pm.
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On Wednesday 28, at 6 pm, a special screening at Bophana Center of the documentary In Utero Srebrenica, in the presence of the director, Giuseppe Carrieri, with Q&A to follow.
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At Java Café on Thursday 29, Sophiline Arts Ensemble presents a preview of their dance, A Bend in the River, which will be presented in full at Chaktomuk Theatre next month. The work mixes between dance, theatre, puppetry and music, and the artists will be present to discuss the work and process. At the preview, special VIP tickets for the 14 June performance will be available to attendees before they go on sale to the general public. The show starts at 6.30 pm.
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Up in Battambang on Friday 30, Lotus Bar and Gallery (#53, St 2.5) presents, The Revolution will not be televised, a monthly spoken word and performance night, featuring the best of Battambang’s poets, performers, alternative musicians and artists. From 7:30 pm. Any Phnom Penh poets or performers want to make the trek? They’d love to hear from you.
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On Saturday 31, Chhan Dina returns to Phnom Penh Community College to host a double clay workshop: head sculpture in the morning, vase or bowl in the afternoon. Bookings essential.
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Saturday 31 also is the commencement of the second International Film Heritage Festival, nine days of over 50 films from all over the world, on the theme of laughter.

Tuesday 27 at Meta House at 7 pm, a screening of two documentaries about Cambodia’s late master painter Svay Ken: Passing knowledge by Erin Gleeson and Svay Ken Talks by Nico Mesterharm.
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Tuesday 27 from 6 pm at Cōnekla (St 51, between St 352 and St 360) presented by Orangutan Swing, interactive drawing and conversation. Henrik Akesson will share some exercises in collaborative drawing. BYO materials.
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Wednesday 28, at 6 pm, a special screening at Bophana Center of the documentary In Utero Srebrenica, in the presence of the director, Giuseppe Carrieri, with Q&A to follow.
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At Java Café on Thursday 29, Sophiline Arts Ensemble presents a preview of their dance, A Bend in the River, which will be presented in full at Chaktomuk Theatre next month. The show starts at 6.30 pm.
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Friday 30, Lotus Bar and Gallery (#53, St 2.5 Battambang) presents, The Revolution will not be televised, a monthly spoken word and performance night, featuring the best of Battambang’s poets, performers, alternative musicians and artists. From 7:30 pm.
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Saturday 31, Chhan Dina returns to Phnom Penh Community College to host a double clay workshop: head sculpture in the morning, vase or bowl in the afternoon. Bookings essential.
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Saturday 31 is the start of the second International Film Heritage Festival, nine days of over 50 films from all over the world, on the theme of laughter.
Everyone from Chaplin to Tati, Monty Python to Marilyn Monroe to the Marx Brothers, and even a whole mini-season of James Bond parodies. All screenings at Chaktomuk Theatre and Bophana Centre, with additional activities at the Institute Francais.
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In Phnom Penh on Tuesday 20, a similar but more visual arts-related event at Cōnekla (St 51, between St 352 and St 360) presented by Orangutan Swing. It’s drawing, it’s talking, it’s improvising. Guest host Henrik Akesson will share some exercises in collaborative drawing he’s come across in Paris and Barcelona. BYO materials, from 6 pm.
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Quietly opening at Meta House on the evening of Tuesday 20 is a mini-exhibition by Sokuntevy Oeur. “Her paintings openly tell the story of the conflicts women of this generation face, whether emotional, familial, social or financial, in trying to be themselves, in a place where restrictive conventions and values have long-existed and mapped out the path for women.” The show includes both new and older works.
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Sokuntevy Oeur

On Wednesday 21 Phnom Penh Community College is running the last in the recent series of evening art workshops by Adrianna Snochowska, this one entitled Negative Space in Abstract Painting, 6:15-8:15pm.
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On Thursday 22 the monthly Open Stage Poetry Night at Java Café returns, the last of these nights to be coordinated by Greg Bem, who has done a fantastic job bringing together young writers from all walks of Phnom Penh life during his tenure. Unfortunately he is returning to his homeland next month; consequently he is keen to find someone to take the reins of this cool monthly event, which as usual includes a meet up and talking space for writers from 6 pm to 7 pm, followed by featured readings, and finally an open mic from 8 pm until 9 pm. Pop along and make it a good one.
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Greg calls in a poem.

Also on Thursday 22 at Sa Sa Bassac, the opening of a new exhibition Rubber man, by Khvay Samnang, from 6 pm. No further details at present, but the show runs until 12 July.
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And finally, also on Thursday 22 at Meta House from 7 pm the three new student short films at the Raffles College Student Film Night. Film students Romane Poidet, Keo Mankean and Hui Seung will hold Q&As after the screening.
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At Bophana Centre (St 200, between St 63 and Monivong) on Saturday 24, Cineclub screens a number of short films from the recent Chaktomuk Short Film Festival in the presence of the jury, to provide some insight and advice for budding film makers. Guest speakers: Chhay Bora, Sok Visal, and Ian Master. From 2 pm.
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And on Sunday 25, you can get both your culture and your dance on with Phnom Penh Community College’s Khmer Traditional Dance Workshop.  9:30 am start.
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Commencing Tuesday 20 at Meta House is a mini-exhibition by Sokuntevy Oeur including both new and older works. Until 8 June.
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Wednesday 21 Phnom Penh Community College is running the last in the recent series of evening art workshops by Adrianna Snochowska, this one entitled Negative Space in Abstract Painting, 6:15-8:15pm.
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On Thursday 22 the monthly Open Stage Poetry Night at Java Café, hosted for the last time by Greg Bem. Writers meet up from 6 pm to 7 pm, followed by featured readings, and finally an open mic from 8 pm until 9 pm.
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Thursday 22 from 6 pm at Sa Sa Bassac, the opening of a new exhibition, Rubber man, by Khvay Samnang. Until 12 July.
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Thursday 22 from 7 pm at Meta House is the Raffles College Student Film Night. Film students Romane Poidet, Keo Mankean and Hui Seung will hold Q&As after the screening.
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At Bophana Centre (St 200, between St 63 and Monivong) on Saturday 24 from 2 pm, Cineclub screens a number of short films from the recent Chaktomuk Short Film Festival in the presence of the jury, to provide some insight and advice for budding film makers
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Sunday 25 from 9.30 am, Phnom Penh Community College holds a Khmer Traditional Dance Workshop.
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Re-housing of Non Houses by photographer Fani Llauradó and artist Chhan Dina, combining photography and painting to explore the use of public and social space; plus a collection of large format paintings by Chhan Dina, reflecting her ongoing themes of life, music and everyday activities, at The Mansion (Sothearos Blvd, near St 178).
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DownTown Collective presents a new photographic exhibition opening at Equinox Bar (St 278 near Wat Lanka) entitled Phnom Penh Streets. You can view a preview at YouTube.
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Em Riem’s latest exhibition, Nature II, at Design la Galerie, #13D, St 178.
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New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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Elegy: Reflections on Angkor by John McDermott. The award-winning American photographer maintains his strong presence on the Siem Reap art scene with his mesmerizing monochromatic fine art images of Angkor taken between 1995-2009. Now exhibiting in three McDermott Galleries located in the Old Market Area, FCC Angkor Complex and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor.
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Plae Pakaa, a program of 3 rotating performances of Cambodian traditional arts at the National Museum of Phnom Penh. A Cambodian Living Arts production. Every Friday and Saturday, 7 pm (May to September); Monday to Saturday, 7 pm (October to April).
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Phare Ponleu Selpak, the famous Cambodian circus school offers nightly performances in both Siem Reap and Battambang, on a rolling cycle of different works.
In Siem Reap: at 7.30 pm under the big top in Siem Reap, behind the Angkor National Museum, in front of Angkor Century Hotel.
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In Battambang: visual arts exhibition from 6.15 pm then circus show at 7 pm.
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DanceWorldCambodia offers classes in lyrical contemporary, commercial jazz and pop, hip hop and breakdance. Hotel Cambodiana Studio (via Physique Gym club reception). For more details contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com
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Also on Wednesday 7 from 6.15 pm, Phnom Penh Community College continues its series of evening art workshops hosted by Adriana Snochowska: this week Cubism; next week Negative Space in Abstract Painting. Bookings essential.
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On Friday 9 at 7 pm, Amrita Performing Arts presents Contemporary Dance Platform, a new show featuring works in progress by four emerging Cambodian choreographers: Khen Vanthy, Khon Chansina, Khon Chan Sithyka, and Noun Sovitou, at the Department of Performing Arts, Phnom Penh. Advance tickets available from Amrita office (128G9 Sothearos Boulevard) or Java Café.
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Also on Friday 9, a new exhibition opens at Romeet Gallery. Mohuntakray (Disaster), is Chea Sereyroth’s first solo show. From the press release: “Partially submerged people in vast landscapes sit alongside nuclear explosions and contemplative figures in this series. Applying sawdust, mud and acrylic paint on raw canvas, directly with his hands, the artist Chea Sereyroth depicts natural and manmade disasters. In these large-scale paintings he creates highly charged emotional and surreal terrains.” From 6.30 pm, and running to June 15.
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On Saturday 10, between 2 pm and 6 pm, Romeet Gallery is presenting a talk and two free workshops. SEA ArtsFest producer and curator Annie Jael Kwan will speak on the topic: SEA ArtsFest, WHAT REMAINS and live audio-visual art projects : An Introduction and overview. WHAT REMAINS is “a cross-cultural multidisciplinary collaboration combining experimental audio-visual work with traditional Cambodian art forms, to explore survival and the arts in post-revolutionary Cambodia.” The two workshops will follow, led by audiovisual artists and filmmakers Jai Raffterty and Thomas Buttery.
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Meanwhile, across town on Saturday 10 at Bophana Center, the regular Cine Club at 2 pm features French Khmer filmmaker Davy Chou in discussion, following the screening of a Taiwanese film (yet to be named).
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On the evening of Sunday 11 Meta House hosts the latest event in its Concert Season featuring The NZtrio from New Zealand and Tray So from Cambodia playing music by Him Sophy, Jack Body & Gillian Whitehead. 8 pm, tickets $10.
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And to fit yourself out in some vintage clothing to attend any of the above, go pick out a bargain at the everything-must-go last vintage clothing sale The Shape of Things To Come. Thursday 8 through to Sunday 11.
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Mark your diary in advance for the next Meta House exhibition opening on Tuesday 13: Cages Torn Open, a striking new exhibition by sculptor and artist Chhan Dina.
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Wednesday 7 from 6.15 pm, Phnom Penh Community College continues its series of evening art workshops hosted by Adriana Snochowska: this week Cubism. Bookings essential.
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Friday 9 at 7 pm, Amrita Performing Arts presents Contemporary Dance Platform, a new show featuring works in progress by four emerging Cambodian choreographers, at the Department of Performing Arts, Phnom Penh. Advance tickets available from Amrita office (128G9 Sothearos Boulevard) or Java Café.
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Friday 9 from 6.30 pm, opening of Chea Sereyroth’s first solo show Mohuntakray (Disaster) at Romeet Gallery. Until June 15.
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Saturday 10, 2 pm – 6 pm, Romeet Gallery is presenting a talk and two free workshops on SEA ArtsFest and audiovisual arts.
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Saturday 10 at 2 pm at Bophana Center, the regular Cine Club at 2 pm features French Khmer filmmaker Davy Chou in discussion, following the screening of a Taiwanese film (yet to be named).
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Sunday 11 at 8 pm, Meta House hosts the latest event in its Concert Season, featuring The NZtrio from New Zealand and Tray So from Cambodia playing music by Him Sophy, Jack Body and Gillian Whitehead. 8 pm, tickets $10.
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Meta House presents the photographic exhibition, Artic Bound: 1,000 miles across Canada by canoe, documenting a two-month hourney undertaken in 2013 by Phnom Penh-based photojournalist Ben Woods and five friends.
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Made in Battambang in Battambang: Lotus Gallery (#53, St 2.5), Maek Maek Galleries, Sammaki, Sangker Gallery and Jaan Bai restaurant.
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Re-housing of Non Houses by photographer Fani Llauradó and artist Chhan Dina, combining photography and painting to explore the use of public and social space; plus a collection of large format paintings by Chhan Dina, reflecting her ongoing themes of life, music and everyday activities, at The Mansion (Sothearos Blvd, near St 178).
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Meta House presents Sicilian Roberto Traina’s new photo exhibition Humanscapes.
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DownTown Collective presents a new photographic exhibition opening at Equinox Bar (St 278 near Wat Lanka) entitled Phnom Penh Streets. You can view a preview at YouTube.
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Sa Sa Bassac gallery presents a new exhibition by Thai artist Mit Jai Inn, Postpositive: Freaky You Are Always. Until May 11.
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Java Cafe presents Horror Vacui: The Interior World, installation and drawings by Nicolas C Grey. Until May 18.
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Chinese House presents The Skin Code: photographer Mona Simon and writer Cova Alvarez explore the lives and journeys of a mixture of Cambodian and foreign women.

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Em Riem’s latest exhibition, Nature II, at Design la Galerie, #13D, St 178.
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New Leaf Book Cafe in Siem Reap, has a continuous exhibition for Small Art School, featuring the work of young aspiring Cambodian artists.
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Elegy: Reflections on Angkor by John McDermott. The award-winning American photographer maintains his strong presence on the Siem Reap art scene with his mesmerizing monochromatic fine art images of Angkor taken between 1995-2009. Now exhibiting in three McDermott Galleries located in the Old Market Area, FCC Angkor Complex 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. 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 lyrical contemporary, commercial jazz and pop, hip hop and breakdance. Hotel Cambodiana Studio (via Physique Gym club reception). For more details contact dance@danceworldcambodia.com
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Note: a new exhibition by Khmer artist Asasax in the lobby at the Hotel Cambodiana has now been postponed to June 30.
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And finally, on Wednesday 30, Phnom Penh Community College continues its series of evening art workshops hosted by Adriana Snochowska: this week The Retro Clock – followed over the following two Wednesdays with Cubism and Negative Space in Abstract Painting. Bookings essential.
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(Adriana Snochowska)

Coming soon: on May 9, an Amrita Performing Arts show featuring works in progress by four emerging Cambodian choreographers: Khen Vanthy, Khon Chansina, Khon Chan Sithyka, and Noun Sovitou at the Department of Performing Arts, Phnom Penh. Advance tickets available from Amrita office (128G9 Sothearos Boulevard) or Java Café.
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Also coming soon to Meta House: Cages Torn Open, a striking new exhibition by artist and sculptor Chhan Dina, from May 13.
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Kumnooh is now heading towards its first anniversary, in May, and will be conducting an overhaul of the information gathered at kumnooh.com. If your arts organisation wish to update your details now would be a good time to get in touch.

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.

For rock and roll and clubs, make sure you follow LengPleng.com as well.

Fabian Hipp

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fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Wednesday 30 from 6.15 pm, Phnom Penh Community College continues its series of art workshops hosted by Adriana Snochowska: this week The Retro Clock – followed over the following two weeks with Cubism and Negative Space in Abstract Painting. Bookings essential.
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In Siem Reap, Spoken Arts returns on Tuesday 22, encouraging all comers to read, share, or otherwise participate in an audience-ish manner from 8.30 pm at Siem Reap Party House, Sok San Road.
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Beginning on the evening of Wednesday 23, a weekly four part art course at Phnom Penh Community College presented by Adrianna Snochowska, covering the subjects abstract vase, retro clock, cubism, and negative space. The two hour workshops commence at 6.15 pm. Send an email to info@phnompenhcommunitycollege.com
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On Friday 25, the return to Bophana Center of multi-disciplinary artist Khiang Hei and his team Space Reversed, a collective of musicians, performers, singers, focusing on the space and its interaction with the audience. From 7 pm.
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Bophana’s Cineclub/Cine Saturday double bill this weekend presents Chaplin’s The Great Dictator at 2 pm paired with 1996 Persian film A Moment of Innocence at 5 pm.
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And if you like your films outside, on Monday nights at The Mansion behind FCC, you can witness classic Khmer silent films from 7 pm each Monday. The gallery and bar will also be open.

Two Cambodian artists, Vandy Rattana and Amy Lee Sanford, are among the 30 finalists in the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2013-14.  You can view the finalists gallery and place your vote here.    

Kumnooh is now heading towards its first anniversary, in May, and will be conducting an overhaul of the information gathered at kumnooh.com. If your arts organisation wish to update your details now would be a good time to get in touch.

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.

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Fabian Hipp

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Tuesday 22 from 8.30 at Siem Reap Party House, participatory spoken word with Spoken Arts.
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Wednesday 23 from 6.15 pm, commencement of a four part art course at Phnom Penh Community College presented by Adrianna Snochowska. The two hour workshops commence at 6.15 pm. Send an email to info@phnompenhcommunitycollege.com
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Friday 25 at 7 pm at Bophana Center, Khiang Hei and Space Reversed, a collective of musicians, performers, singers, focusing on the space and its interaction with the audience.
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Bophana’s Cineclub/Cine Saturday double bill this weekend presents Chaplin’s The Great Dictator at 2 pm paired with 1996 Persian film A Moment of Innocence at 5 pm.
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Monday nights at The Mansion behind FCC, you can classic Khmer silent films from 7 pm.

This weekend Bophana’s Cine Saturday at 5pm features war era specials: Cambodia: Phnom Penh Surrounded (1975) followed by The Khmer Rouge: Power and Terror (2001).
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On Sunday 20 at 6 pm Meta House presents the opening of Sicilian Roberto Traina’s new photo exhibition Humanscapes, which “explores the border between light and darkness. He gives his subjects purity by dresses them with light, backdropped by the beautiful Cambodian natural and urban environment.”
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Then later on Sunday 20 at Meta House, at 8 pm, a guitar recital by Salvatore Fodera, from Naples, Italy. Tickets are available at the door from 7.30 pm – limited to 80 seats.
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Kumnooh is now heading towards its first anniversary, in May, and will be conducting an overhaul of the information gathered at kumnooh.com. If your arts organisation wish to update your details now would be a good time to get in touch.

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.

For rock and roll and clubs, make sure you follow LengPleng.com as well.

Fabian Hipp

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Sunday 20 at 6 pm Meta House presents the opening of Sicilian Roberto Traina’s new photo exhibition Humanscapes.
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Sunday 20 at 8 pm at Meta House, a guitar recital by Salvatore Fodera, from Naples, Italy. Tickets are available at the door from 7.30 pm – limited to 80 seats.
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Made in Battambang goes to Battambang: Lotus Gallery (#53, St 2.5) and Maek Maek Galleries from 5.30 pm on Tuesday 8, Sammaki on Wednesday 9, Sangker Gallery and Jaan Bai restaurant on Thursday 10.
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Thursday 10 at 7 pm at The Mansion (Sothearos Blvd, near St 178). Re-housing of Non Houses by photographer Fani Llauradó and artist Chhan Dina, combining photography and painting to explore the use of public and social space. Also a collection of large format paintings by Chhan Dina, reflecting her ongoing themes of life, music and everyday activities.
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Bophana’s Cine Saturday from 5 pm features two Khmer films to mark the new year celebrations: New Year from 2007 and Ratanak’s Heart from 2009. Free entry. Bophana Centre, St 200 (btw St 63 and Monivong).
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