The “Nouveau Comedy Theatre” was established by “Cambodian expat” Im Kim Sour. After studying traditional dance and Bassac theatre at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh before the war, she escaped to France. After her marriage to a Japanese she lived in Tokyo, where she taught Cambodian performaning arts. She returned to Cambodia two years ago. Im Kim Sour: “Here I created this group as I saw that theatrical plays, especially Khmer traditional speaking dramas, have almost disappeared. I want to bring new theatrical experiences to Cambodian audiences.”
Please be our guest
for the first performance
of Im Kim Sour’s troupe at Meta House.
SATURDAY, 17/09
“YZINE FILM FESTIVAL” PRESENTS VIETNAMESE NEW SHORT FILMS
7PM: Vietnam’s YZINE Film Festival is an annual online short film festival (www.yxineff.com). It introduces new films from Vietnam to an international audience. The 2011 edition of the festival is themed “Belief”. Tonight at Meta House the YZINE team presents a selection of short films and animated features from last year’s edition, including THINKING OF YOU by Vu Quang Huy, UP IN THE TREE by Bui Quoc Thang and THE JOURNEY UNKNOWN by Do Dang Thuon. All films are screened with English subtitles. 8PM: Song Recital with songs by Faure, Satie, Wagner and Liszt, performed by Mari Jinnai (soprano) and Issei Sakano (piano). Admission USD 5 USD; Students 1 USD.
SUNDAY, 18/09
PHNOM PENH 2020 / URBAN FORUM: “OUR CITY” CLOSING EVENT
6PM: The annual OUR CITY festival is powered by Java Arts. It celebrates urbanism and fosters opportunities for dialogue and public engagement. Tonight we invite you to an evening dedicated to exchanging ideas about Phnom Penh’s urban evolution. Presentations, short movies and a video installation aim to evoke a visionary debate on Phnom Penh in 2020, its development, heritage, and future. For the closing event of the festival participants will reflect on how to engage contemporary visual arts in the city’s transformation. Guest speakers are Sin Socheat (Pannasastra University), Anne Lemaistre (UNESCO), Paul Robinson & Karno Chhay (RUFA) and many more.
