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Cambodian dance.

Title
Cambodian dance. Performance at Angkor Wat [videorecording]
Publication
c1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Em Theay
  • Doeur Sophanny
  • Meng Kossama
  • Norodom Sihanouk, Prince, 1922-
  • Shapiro, Toni.
  • Angkor Vat (Temple)
  • East-West Center.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Performance of Khmer classical dance, presented in honor of Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia (who became king in 1993) and his wife Princess Monique. The open-air performance is preceded by footage of preparations, including a sequence in which master dance teacher Em Theay rehearses Meng Kossama, the leading dancer in the piece Amatak.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Toni Shapiro.
Series Statement
Cambodian dance.
Subject
  • Dance > Cambodia
  • Cambodia
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 the temple of Angkor Wat, Angkor, Siem Reap province, Cambodia, in March 1992, by Dr. Toni Shapiro.
Contents
  • Chuon por (Blessing dance) [excerpts] / danced by Doeur Sophanny (center) and four women.
  • Musical interlude, including instrumental music by a pin peat orchestra and singing by Em Theay and others.
  • Amatak [excerpts] / (lit., "everlasting" or "immortal") ; danced by Meng Kossama (leading dancer) and four women.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2339
OCLC
NYPY96-F178
Title
Cambodian dance. Performance at Angkor Wat [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 the temple of Angkor Wat, Angkor, Siem Reap province, Cambodia, in March 1992, by Dr. Toni Shapiro.
Added Author
Em Theay, dancer.
Doeur Sophanny, dancer.
Meng Kossama, dancer.
Norodom Sihanouk, Prince, 1922-
Shapiro, Toni.
Angkor Vat (Temple)
East-West Center.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2339
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