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Dancing through death the monkey, magic & madness

Title
Dancing through death [videorecording] : the monkey, magic & madness / presented by Filmakers Library, Inc. ; directed and produced by Janet Gardner.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Thavro Phim.
  • Sam, Sam-Ang, 1950-
  • Shapiro, Toni.
  • Yith Sarin.
  • Chhieng, Proeung.
  • Huy Serey Phousita.
  • Soeur Thavarak.
  • Soth Sam-on.
  • ʻĀṃng Jūlān, 1949-
  • Sanders, Marlene.
  • Gardner, Janet.
  • Fiocca, Richard.
  • University of Fine Arts (Phnom Penh, Cambodia). School of Dance.
  • Angkor Dance Troupe.
  • Filmakers Library, inc.
Description
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Moving between the past and the present, this documentary examines the importance of dance and music in Cambodian culture, as demonstrated by the lives of Cambodian classical dancers both in Cambodia and the U.S. The dancers speak movingly of their suffering and losses during the regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge (1975-1979), their accounts illustrated by archival footage and photographs. Dancers and scholars in both countries describe their work in reviving classical dance and retrieving or rebuilding its written records. Cambodian immigrants in American communities (particularly Lowell, Mass., and San Jose, Calif.) talk about their efforts to keep Cambodian dance and music alive in order to establish their cultural identity in their adopted country, and to transmit their heritage to their children. The perennial popularity of the monkey dance, exemplified by the character Hanuman in the Ramayana, is emphasized by several speakers. The program contains many scenes of dance classes, rehearsals and performances, both past and present-day, including footage filmed at the School of Dance at University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, and performances by the Angkor Dance Troupe, co-founded in Lowell by Tim Chan Thou and directed by Phousita Huy. In addition to classical or court dances, Cambodians in the U.S. are also seen in Cambodian social dances.
Alternative Title
Dancing through death the monkey, magic & madness of Cambodia.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title on wrapper: Dancing through death: the monkey, magic & madness of Cambodia.
Credits (note)
  • Director of photography, Kevin Cloutier ; editing, Dina Potocki ; music and sound design, Richard Fiocca ; script, Janet Gardner ; executive producer, Marlene Sanders.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: Marlene Sanders.
  • Interviewees: Samnang Hor, Thavro Phim, Sithoeun Hang, Dr. Sam-Ang Sam, Thida Mam, Laura Mam, Dr. Toni Shapiro, Yit Sarin, Pun Bun Chan Roth, Dean Proeung Chhieng, Pen Sok Huon, Tim Chan Thou, Phousita Huy, Thavrak Seuar, Ros Kung, Soth Sam On, Hun Pen, Mala Phim, Youk Chhang, Dr. Ang Choulean, Andrew Mam.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4549
OCLC
NYPY00-F1041
Title
Dancing through death [videorecording] : the monkey, magic & madness / presented by Filmakers Library, Inc. ; directed and produced by Janet Gardner.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, c1999.
Credits
Director of photography, Kevin Cloutier ; editing, Dina Potocki ; music and sound design, Richard Fiocca ; script, Janet Gardner ; executive producer, Marlene Sanders.
Performer
Narrator: Marlene Sanders.
Interviewees: Samnang Hor, Thavro Phim, Sithoeun Hang, Dr. Sam-Ang Sam, Thida Mam, Laura Mam, Dr. Toni Shapiro, Yit Sarin, Pun Bun Chan Roth, Dean Proeung Chhieng, Pen Sok Huon, Tim Chan Thou, Phousita Huy, Thavrak Seuar, Ros Kung, Soth Sam On, Hun Pen, Mala Phim, Youk Chhang, Dr. Ang Choulean, Andrew Mam.
Local Subject
Male dancing -- Cambodia.
Monkey dances.
Added Author
Thavro Phim. Interviewee
Sam, Sam-Ang, 1950- Interviewee
Shapiro, Toni. Interviewee
Yith Sarin. Interviewee
Chhieng, Proeung. Interviewee
Huy Serey Phousita. Interviewee
Soeur Thavarak. Interviewee
Soth Sam-on. Interviewee
ʻĀṃng Jūlān, 1949- Interviewee
Sanders, Marlene. Producer. Narrator
Gardner, Janet. Producer. Director. Screenwriter
Fiocca, Richard. Composer
University of Fine Arts (Phnom Penh, Cambodia). School of Dance.
Angkor Dance Troupe.
Filmakers Library, inc.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4549
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