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Interview with Soth Somaly

Title
Interview with Soth Somaly, 2009-01-09.
Publication
Khmer Dance Project, videotape copyright ©2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Soth Somaly
  • Nut, Suppya
  • Prum Mesa
  • Sea Vissal
  • Koh Rathany
  • Rhodes, Gillian
  • Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
Found In
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Description
1 streaming video file (31 min) : sound, color
Summary
Soth Somaly speaks about the ballet Enao Bosseba: how she researched the story; the ballet's Indonesian influences; its performance history; the story of the ballet and how it was adapted and shortened for the new version; gestures used in the ballet. Somaly comments on the importance of preserving traditional dance gestures. She speaks about the talents and contributions of the Princess Norodom Buppha Devi; the Royal Ballet's lack of resources; the problems at the School of Fine Arts -- shortage of dancers and employment opportunities for them, distance from the city; the dedication of the dancers in the face of these challenges. She speaks about rewriting the libretto of the ballet and how she selected melodies for the score; she comments on the need to revive and preserve old melodies.
Alternative Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Subject
  • Soth Somaly > Interviews
  • Norodom Buppha Devi, Princess of Cambodia
  • Ballet royal (Cambodia)
  • Enao Bosseba (Choreographic work)
  • Ballet > Cambodia
  • Dance > Cambodia
  • Dancers
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online.
Credits (note)
  • Recorded by Bophana Audiovisual Resources Center; cameraman, Prum Mesa; sound engineer, Sea Vissal; editors, Koh Rathany, Suppya Nut; translators, Suppya Nut, Gillian Rhodes; director, Khmer Dance Project, Suppya Nut.
Funding (note)
  • Khmer Dance Project funded by Anne H. Bass Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video.
Source (note)
  • A production of the Khmer Dance Project, initiated by the Center for Khmer Studies in partnership with the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of The New York Public Library, with a grant from the Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation.
Language (note)
  • Khmer, with English titles, credits, and subtitles.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1269
OCLC
857599649
Title
Interview with Soth Somaly, 2009-01-09.
Copyright Date
Khmer Dance Project, videotape copyright ©2012.
Country of Producing Entity
Cambodia.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Soth Somaly, interviewee ; Suppya Nut, interviewer.
Credits
Recorded by Bophana Audiovisual Resources Center; cameraman, Prum Mesa; sound engineer, Sea Vissal; editors, Koh Rathany, Suppya Nut; translators, Suppya Nut, Gillian Rhodes; director, Khmer Dance Project, Suppya Nut.
Event
Recorded 9 January 2009 Exhibition Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
System Details
Streaming video.
Original Version
Original format: DVCam cassettes.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online.
Funding
Khmer Dance Project funded by Anne H. Bass Foundation.
Language
Khmer, with English titles, credits, and subtitles.
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NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Soth Somaly, interviewee.
Nut, Suppya, interviewer.
Prum Mesa, videographer.
Sea Vissal, sound engineer.
Koh Rathany, editor of moving image work.
Nut, Suppya, editor of moving image work.
Nut, Suppya, translator.
Rhodes, Gillian, translator.
Nut, Suppya, director.
Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
Added Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Found In:
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1269
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