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Interview with Em Theay : Khmer dance project

Title
Interview with Em Theay : Khmer dance project, 2008-03-22.
Publication
Khmer Dance Project, videotape copyright ©2012.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Theay, Em
  • Hun Pen
  • Nut, Suppya
  • Prum Mesa
  • Sea Vissal
  • Koh Rathany
  • Foelster, Jacqueline
  • Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
Found In
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Description
1 streaming video file (40 min) : sound, color
Summary
Em Theay speaks about being evacuated from Phnom Penh under the Khmer Rouge; what happened to her children; her experiences working in rice fields and caring for children; and how she saved a book of traditional songs during this period. She talks about her work as a teacher since the Khmer Rouge era; what dances she has taught, her favorite dances; she discusses the comic (dwarf) role, and demonstrates songs.
Alternative Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Subject
  • Theay, Em > Interviews
  • Ballet > Cambodia
  • Dance > Cambodia
  • Dance > Study and teaching
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • There are no subtitles from ca. 13 min. into the tape to the end.
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, Jacqueline Foelster; 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 1278
OCLC
857820767
Title
Interview with Em Theay : Khmer dance project, 2008-03-22.
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
Em Theay, interviewee ; Hun Pen, Suppya Nut, interviewers.
Credits
Recorded by Bophana Audiovisual Resources Center; cameraman, Prum Mesa; sound engineer, Sea Vissal; editors, Koh Rathany, Suppya Nut; translators, Suppya Nut, Jacqueline Foelster; director, Khmer Dance Project, Suppya Nut.
Event
Recorded 22 March 2008 National Museum, 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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Added Author
Theay, Em, interviewee.
Hun Pen, interviewer.
Nut, Suppya, interviewer.
Nut, Suppya, director.
Prum Mesa, videographer.
Sea Vissal, sound engineer.
Koh Rathany, editor of moving image work.
Nut, Suppya, editor of moving image work.
Nut, Suppya, translator.
Foelster, Jacqueline, translator.
Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
Added Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Found In:
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1278
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