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Cambodian dance.
- Title
- Cambodian dance. Buong suong [videorecording]
- Publication
- c1992.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
- Summary
- Excerpts, mainly recorded in the open air, from a buong suong ritual ceremony celebrated in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Norodom Sihanouk (who became king in 1993). The recording begins with the gathering of the people at the sanctuary where the ritual takes place. Soon after the arrival of the dancers, Prince Sihanouk and his wife Princess Monique appear, heralded by the playing of music. The dancers offer fruit and incense to the spirits of the four directions, then enact episodes from a sacred dance-drama in which women play both male and female roles, some in masks. Appearing in these excerpts are Lim Kim Sieng (as the giant Ream Eyso), Pen Sok Chea (the god Vorachun), and Doeur Sophanny (the goddess Moni Mekhala). Prince Sihanouk prays for blessings for the people of the region. After the ceremony, the dancers offer private prayers in the sanctuary.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Toni Shapiro.
- Series Statement
- Cambodian dance.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Note
- Title from information provided by donor.
- Archiving project carried out at the East-West Center, Program on Education and Training, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Performer (note)
- Danced by members of the dance troupe of the National Department of Arts.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at a sacred sanctuary in the town of Siem Reap, Siem Reap province, in March 1992, by Dr. Toni Shapiro.
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-2338
- OCLC
- NYPY96-F177
- Title
- Cambodian dance. Buong suong [videorecording]
- Imprint
- c1992.
- Country of Producing Entity
- Cambodia.
- Series
- Cambodian dance.
- Performer
- Danced by members of the dance troupe of the National Department of Arts.
- Event
- Videotaped at a sacred sanctuary in the town of Siem Reap, Siem Reap province, in March 1992, by Dr. Toni Shapiro.
- Local Subject
- Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Cambodia.Mask dances.
- Added Author
- Norodom Sihanouk, Prince, 1922-Lim, Kim Sieng, dancer.Sok Chea, dancer.Doeur Sophanny, dancer.Shapiro, Toni.East-West Center.DHCA.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-2338