The Cultural Season is the perfect platform for new local artists to showcase their talent, preserve endangered traditional art forms, and enrich the lives of artists. It provides an opportunity for growth and builds human resources within the art sector. We are committed to supporting and empowering local artists, ensuring the preservation and promotion of…

Following a successful run in February and March in Phnom Penh, the cultural season went on a tour to four different provinces. We were visiting 12 unique communities in Kompong Thom, Preah Vihear, Kampong Chhnang, and Pailin provinces. It was a good opportunity to connect with diverse audiences and bring the magic of our Cultural…

Founded in 1998 by genocide survivor and musician Arn CHORN-POND. For the first decade, we focused on reviving endangered traditional performing arts. Over the last 20 years, we have focused on supporting the potential in people to develop and sustain their careers in the arts, through scholarships, fellowships, and support to troupes and classes. After…

Why Cambodian Living Arts create these opportunities? Cambodia these days has many emerging artists and cultural practitioners who have full potential and creative concepts to make new works and leadership talent in varied initiatives, however, at a similar time they need support to reflect and develop their creative and non-artistic skills to form their vision.…

“We concern over the loss of the truth in history if the script is adapted to current society. For instance, we wanted to show forgiveness as a moral of the story for this current society. But, ultimately, we decided that we must keep the originality—which means Lin Thong eventually didn’t spare the life of Ahkal…

“The Cultural Season has brought underrepresented artists and traditional arts to life. “Being able to commission artists who have worked tirelessly to preserve almost lost art forms, to facilitate them in bringing their work into stage is what delighted me most,” Bornnoem Milya, CLA Curatorial Fellow 2022 From early January, when Cultural Season 2023 took to…

As the world is picking up where it left off by the drawn-out Covid-19 pandemic, many people have reacquainted themselves with favourite faces. And it comes in many ways for Cambodians, whether it’s attending a wedding reception, visiting hometown to see elder relatives, taking a friendship trip, meeting up at art galleries, or just a…

“The term curator is quite new to me. Among my fellow classical dancers, we didn’t know about that before. We thought curator only applies to the visual artists and those who curate the photo galleries or paintings exhibitions. And curatorial concept hasn’t been common with performing art practitioners in Cambodia.” Serei Vankosoan, CLA Curatorial Fellow…

The Khmer Magic Music Bus has the mission to take traditional music to villages all around in Cambodia, especially in rural areas where performing arts are often hard to find. The KMMB began as an independent project started by our founder Arn CHORN-POND and friend Steve RIEGE in 2012. They had watched Master Mon Hai…