Music and Performing Arts Management in Cambodia

Abstract

Music and the Performing Arts are systematically managed in Cambodia. They are also beneficial tools for the social development; for Cambodian people and the development of their own organizations with a very successful outcome both at local and at national levels. Consequently, there should be effective management for such a limited resource. This study aims at studying the historical background and comparing management strategies used of music and performing art among the private organizations: Cambodian Living Arts; Cambodian Cultural Village and Phare Ponleu Selpak in Cambodia. The data was collected from the three groups of informants including; 1) the group of key informants: the organization’ administrators, 2) the Group of Casual informants: the teachers, the musicians, the performers, the actors, the academics and the correspondents and 3) the group of general informants : the audiences and the local people living in neighboring communities.
A survey, an interview and an observation forms are used as research instruments. Since private organization in Cambodia seem to be successful in Music and Performing Art management at both local and national levels. The 4Ms strategy of management is used as a framework for analyzing the data. The results of the study reveal the link between management and Music and
Performing Art, and 4Ms is used as a tool to analyze the findings. It also reveals the importance of management and how to succeed in music and performing art management.