Inscribed in 2018 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, Lkhon Khol Wat Svay Andet (Lkhon Kohl) is practiced in a community surrounding Wat Svay Andet, a Buddhist monastery located around ten kilometers east of...
Deadline: 7 June 2021 UNESCO with the support of the Korean Government will hold an 8-week-long course online starting from September 2021. Targeting early to mid-career professionals from governments and civil society organizations in the ASEAN region, the training was...
In Cambodia, ICH is deployed for the transmission of important public health messages. One of the traditional functions of Chapei Dang Veng artists in Cambodian society is to convey important news and information to the community. Today, Master Kong Nay...
As the second edition, following 2017 REPfest, 2019 REPfest will be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from 2 to 9 September. In line with this festival, a research residency program will be run from 22 August to 30 September. Cambodian...
UNESCO Phnom Penh Office, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, will hold a workshop from 11 to 13 March 2019 in Siem Reap on “The Status of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in World Heritage Sites...
The recent 2018 inscriptions of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) on UNESCO Lists has raised again global awareness in variations of masked dance in Southeast Asia, which retell the story of Rama, the god-reincarnated king who defeats the demon king Ravana....
Thirty young musicians from ten countries are participating the first Ethno Cambodia in Siem Reap, an international traditional and folk music workshop that will run from 7 to 14 January 2019. The workshop emphasizes the rich possibility of the Mekong...
From 23 to 25 October, ICHCAP held the 2018 Expert Workshop on ICH Video Production in Southeast Asia at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, Korea. The workshop and meeting sessions were attended by twenty-three ICH and video experts...
Ethno Cambodia is a project of the Cambodian Living Arts, an NGO focusing on helping the youth and talented people to promote creativity and innovation in the arts sector and building cultural links with neighbors in the Greater Mekong region...
Cambodia recently hosted an international music festival, drawing artists from around Asia for three days of performances, workshops, and forums. Supported by the World Culture Open (WCO) and the Mekong Cultural Hub (MCH), REPfest was developed and presented by Cambodian...