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Sounds of the Season

Apr 6th, 2010 by Jinja

Just in case you didn’t get the hint:

Khmer New Year is coming up!

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Barrage of Blogs

Apr 5th, 2010 by Jinja

My goodness, we have quite a few new (to me) blogs here. We’ve got personal blogs (local/overseas), event blogs, religious folks, film, music, and of course knitting. Sorting them bit by bit.

http://globalvoicesonline.wikia.com/wiki/Cambodia

Your best bet for any categorization of Cambodia blogs is still Global Voices and the Cloggers group.

Former Cambodia
http://danical.blogspot.com
http://drop-in-the-bucket.blogspot.com
http://katiehisert.typepad.com
http://annatopia-in-cambodia.blogspot.com

I’ll have to do a little clicking and reviewing so I can update my own sidebar. I’m just going to post the list as-is for now.

Tags: cambodia,khmer,blog,blogs

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[Re]Generations Exhibition March 2010 Phnom Penh

Mar 18th, 2010 by Jinja

Sao Sreymao, Peou Ty, Chan Pisey.

[Exhibition notes - Centre Culturel Français, Phnom Penh]

In April, 2005, the Centre Culturel Français de Phnom Penh, in connection with the publisher VALEASE, began sponsoring workshops n the subject of the graphic novel.

An anthology of the work of 53 young Khmer authors was published in 2008. This volume, the first of its kind, titled (Re)generations, revealed the new vitality of the Khmer graphic novel.

Using a style of writing inherited from the Franco-Belgian graphic novel, and showing also the influence of the manga, the authors have managed to return to their traditional tales, but at the same time, to question their daily lives.

Following this event, a new phase of workshops was begun with the goal of creating more ambitious stories.

For a year, 6 authors contributed their talents and met the challenge of completing an album.

The current exhibition brings together the work of 5 of them: Peou Ty, Chan Pisey, Nguon Sakal, Chea Sreyroth and Sao Sreymao.

For the occasion, the publisher Sonleuk Thmey is joining in this renewal by publishing two albums: “At the Beginning of Sereyroth” and “Our Hearts” by Nguon Sakal.

“To deploy the imagination and reappropriate pieces of memory … to dare say and express the unspeakable … to say with passion and generosity” – this is the purpose of the workshop organized by the Franco-Khmer author Séra. An artist and a teacher, he has worked selflessly to bring back the culture of the graphic novel.

Linkage: http://jinja.apsara.org/2008/07/regenerated/
http://jinja.apsara.org/2008/07/regeneration-new-khmer-comics/
http://www.delicious.com/slugdog/khmercomics

Tags: cambodia,comics,bande dessinée,khmer,khmere,cambodge

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mmMMM.. MANGO time

Mar 3rd, 2010 by Jinja

When you see these long sticks with snares at the end, you know everyone is gearing up for collecting some yummy fruit. The rains haven’t started yet, but given the heat of late, bring it on!

Tags: cambodia,mango,khmer,fruit

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Love Laughs at Leprosy

Feb 27th, 2010 by Jinja

Well, it made for a snappy title. I should probably say ‘love laughs at the problems and discrimination associated with leprosy’, but I think readers will get the general idea.

With National Culture Day approaching, here’s some sights from the ongoing performances at the Chaktomuk.

This is a dress rehearsal for Kok Thlok Theatre Company, for their presentation of colored shadow puppets (quite rare) “Prah Thin Vong Neng Prah Neang Pov”. (The title of the story is the names of the leading characters.) Boy meets girl. Girl likes boy, but it turns out he’s a leper. (And really a prince in disguise). Her sisters and family shun Neang Pov, hijinks ensue, and prejudice gets the boot.

If the schedule is correct, performance repeats 8:30 am Sunday. I’ll be curious to see what goes on at ‘La Rue Dance’ @ Wat Botum 6:30pm Sunday evening. (Thanks Andy for the reminder!) http://www.andybrouwer.co.uk/blog/2010/02/street-performance.html

Postscript: The Phnom Penh Post finally gets its act in gear as the festival ENDS:
Folk dance headlines two-week culture fest
Forgotten form of theatre comes out of the shadows