Phnom Penh Post - Arts & Culture
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Yaleng returns with thought-provoking local film Fathers
The upcoming local film, Fathers, has drawn a huge social media following ahead of its premiere on January 30.
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Street art campaign batters faces of famous women
Publication date 16 January 2020 | 21:44 | ICTThe battered faces of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel stare out of posters in Milan created by Italian artist AleXsandro Palombo to raise awareness of violence against women.
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In the spotlight: Celebrating Phnom Penh’s unsung heroes
Publication date 12 January 2020 | 20:39 | ICTIn a country with no formal recycling system, edjais – the Kingdom’s informal waste pickers – have taken the noble responsibility of collecting plastic wastes which are haphazardly thrown on the streets of Phnom Penh.
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‘Pre-school Picasso’ shakes up German art world
Publication date 09 January 2020 | 21:38 | ICTMikail Akar doesn’t flinch as the cameras click around him. Born in 2012, the German artistic prodigy has spent half his life in the limelight.
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Concert for a cause: A night of jazz music in Siem Reap
Publication date 05 January 2020 | 21:16 | ICTWhat initially began as a simple restoration of a dilapidated piano has transformed into a night of music featuring three gifted pianists at the Kantha Bopha Auditorium in Siem Reap.
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Folk puppets keep heritage of Egyptian satirical tales alive
Publication date 02 January 2020 | 21:00 | ICTIn an era of on-screen entertainment, a simple glove puppet named Aragoz still lures Egyptian audiences with comic sketches showing how wits and skill can defeat the thuggish and corrupt.
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Burning issue: China’s incense makers labour ahead of the Lunar New Year
Publication date 02 January 2020 | 20:53 | ICTDozens of workers toil through the night coating thin lengths of bamboo in herbs, spices and richly coloured powders to create incense sticks that are spread out under the rising sun to dry.
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‘Art For Eyes’
Publication date 17 December 2019 | 18:05 | ICT‘Art For Eyes’ is an event that allows artists to auction their work for a good cause. It raises funds for the Khmer Sight Foundation to save Cambodians from blindness.
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Detained migrants’ trash inspires US janitor’s art
Publication date 16 December 2019 | 21:32 | ICTDuring a decade as a janitor at a US border station, Tom Kiefer gathered the trash left behind by thousands of undocumented immigrants, piecing together the histories of those who arrived seeking a better life.
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Musical kites soar through the skies of Cambodia
Publication date 15 December 2019 | 22:59 | ICTLast Wednesday, the skies of Koh Kong province were awash with whimsical singing kites in celebration of the 23rd Annual Khmer Kite Flying Festival.
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Celebrating art for animals’ sake
Publication date 12 December 2019 | 22:05 | ICTCalled “Phnom Paint,” the international community for artists and creative people are inviting all art enthusiasts to participate in the upcoming charity art auction on Saturday evening at the German-Cambodian Cultural Centre of Phn