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Taking centrestage in Siem Reap on 15-18 December 2022, the Angkor International Festival of the Art

27/09/2022

Charlie was the rightful winner of 'Best New Poet' at our Sunday night Poem's Salon, the young poet channeling the spirit of Neal Cassidy. Our youngest ever participant too! 🐺

18/05/2022

Getting ready to head south to the 'Charming City', in preparation for the Howl & AIFA2022 'Books & Verse' event at the YK Art House, 13 A. St. 830. Join us on Friday night for an evening of poetic wonder and mayhem.

06/05/2022

AIFA2022 in collaboration with HOWL is bringing the ‘word’ to Phnom Penh this May 20th, with our ‘Book and Verse’ event.
Featured writers will include the Royal biographer Julio Jeldres and the foremost Hunter S. Thompson scholar David S. Wills. The memoir of Cambodia LA-based model and entrepreneur, Moni Tep, will also be available, along with books by our featured writers (cash please).

Another feature of the evening will be the famous HOWL 'word jam' open-mic. session, featuring poets Scott Bywater, Jose Antonio Pineda & others. To encourage ’new souls’ to participate we will have prizes for best new voices on the night.

13/04/2022

“ពីបេះដូងនៃខេត្តសៀមរាប ដែលជាស្រុកកំណើតនៃមហោស្រពសិល្បៈអន្តរជាតិអង្គរ យើងខ្ញុំសូមប្រសិទ្ធពរជ័យ សិរីមង្គល វិបុលសុខ មហាប្រសើរ និងចម្រើនរុងរឿងជានិរន្តរ៍។ សូមអោយឆ្នាំថ្មីនេះនាំមកជូនលោកអ្នកនូវការបំផុសគំនិត និងការច្នៃប្រឌិតដ៏សំបូរបែប”។

From the heart of Siem Reap, home of the Angkor International Festival of the Arts, we would like to wish one and all a bountiful and prosperous Khmer New Year. May this new season bring a wealth of inspiration and creativity.

Image courtesy by ក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន Ministry of Public Works and Transport - MPWT.

08/04/2022

INDIGO MAPS
Step02 Storytelling by Carlo Santoro

On the first edition of Angkor International Festival of the Arts, Metaestetica Lab, a laboratory of artistic experimentation founded by Italian professor Carlo Santoro presented a mix-media installation exploring a collective re-appropriation of the natural Indigo and Gamboge dyes.

The exhibition featured a series of abstract geometric compositions, called maps, made from fabrics collected in various regions of Asia over the last ten years. The pretext was to tell the story of the journey that led to the discovery of the textiles; a journey among natural dye producers in remote Chinese villages, between the provinces of Guizhou and Gueiyan, as well as Siem Reap and Phnom Penh in Cambodia.

A path full of anecdotes surrounds each work bringing the narrator’s words to the reader’s imagination. The maps acted as a stimulus to encourage the observers in telling their personal side of the story. This concept of participatory art implies a process in continuous evolution in which subjects engage in a system of open relationships, alternating the moment of subjective contribution with that of collective elaboration, adhering to shared "cognitive constructions."

The next edition of the Angkor International Festival of the Arts promises a progressive line-up of local and international artists bringing outstanding works from around the globe.

𝟮𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗞𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦
15 to 18 December 2022 - Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia

05/04/2022

Captivating audiences from the world over, Phare, The Cambodian Circus, uniquely brings together theatre, music, dance and acrobatics in every show-stopping performance. More than just a circus, the artists of Phare tell riveting and inspiring stories of Cambodian origins.

Considered as one of the country’s most innovative social enterprise and a model for sustainable tourism, profits generated through performances support the education and training of more than 1,000 students at Phare Ponleu Selpak in Battambang.

While we are months away from this year’s edition of the Angkor International Festival of the Arts, catch the live performances of Phare, The Cambodian Circus - ល្ខោនសៀកកម្ពុជាហ្វារ at the Big Top in Siem Reap every weekends.

02/04/2022

Inspired by iconic Khmer patterns, the ‘Thread Series’ by Battambang-born artist Pen Robit attempts to represent Cambodia’s past, present and future through figurative and abstract expressions.

A graduate of Phare Ponleu Selpak School of Visual and Applied Arts, Pen Robit draws inspiration for his subjects from the cultural iconography of Cambodia. He has been featured as an international artist-in-residence for exchanges in Australia, Canada, France and around Southeast Asia including the OzAsia Festival in Adeleide, Peninsula Austronesia International Art and Culture Exchange in Taiwan and Richard Koh Fine Art Exhibition in Malaysia.

This year, Angkor International Festival of the Arts continues to be a global stage for both emerging and established artists to showcases their creative expressions.

30/03/2022

One of Cambodia’s most beloved art forms, Sbek Thom ស្បែកធំ known as the Khmer shadow puppet theatre reenacts stories from the Reamker, the Cambodian adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana. Dating from before the Angkorian period, the shadow theatre has evolved beyond a sacred ritual to become an artistic expression.

The puppets used in the drama are made from a single piece of leather, dyed with extracts sourced from the bark of the Kandaol tree. Khmer artisans draw and cut intricate figures on the tanned hide based on the characters of the Reamker. The shadows of the puppet’s silhouettes projected onto the screen are brought to life with precise and specific dance steps accompanied by an orchestra and narrators. Considered a significant living tradition, it was proclaimed by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005.

Intangible cultural heritage is more fragile and more susceptible to fade from existence in our modern world. It is through this motivation and the desire to safeguard cultural treasures that the Angkor International Festival of the Arts organized the first Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Day to preserve and celebrate Cambodia's cultural legacies.

Learn more about ICH Day 2021 here: https://bit.ly/38ca8CF

UNESCO | UNESCO Cambodia | Cambodian Arts and Festival Enterprise | Cambodian Living Arts (CLA) | អាជ្ញាធរជាតិអប្សរា Apsara National Authority | ក្រសួងវប្បធម៌ និងវិចិត្រសិល្ប:

25/03/2022

Here's a look back at the very first Angkor International Festival of the Arts (AIFA) held in the city of Siem Reap last December 2021.

Envisioned to celebrate Cambodia’s diverse cultural heritage and vibrant contemporary arts scene, the pioneering festival featured captivating artistic expressions across music, dance, literature, film and visual arts.

Curated by the Cambodian Arts and Festival Enterprise, the next edition promises an even more exhilarating and progressive line-up of programmes and performances. Bringing you outstanding works and artists from around the globe, the Angkor International Festival of the Arts will take centrestage once again from 15 to 18 December 2022!

24/03/2022

's own Jim Latt, wowing the audience with his poetry memories. World Poetry Day celebration, March 23rd, FCC Angkor by Avani. , .

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