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Interview with Em Theay : Khmer dance project

Title
Interview with Em Theay : Khmer dance project, 2008-03-27.
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 (48 min) : sound, color
Summary
The tape opens with brief footage of the exterior of Em Theay's house. During the interview Em Theay and Hun Pen look at old photographs and she identifies dancers in them. She speaks about Sar, a teacher of the White Monkey role; about her training in singing and dancing; working as a servant in the Royal Palace; being evacuated under the Khmer Rouge. She shows the books of songs she saved through the Khmer Rouge period. She sings several songs. She talks about how she learned to sing, and how she teaches songs; the loss of songs from the past; musical scores; male and female singers. She discusses various songs, dance gestures that are in danger of being forgotten, and ballets that should be revived.
Alternative Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Subject
  • Theay, Em > Interviews
  • Ballet > Cambodia
  • Dance > Cambodia
  • Music > Cambodia
  • Dance > Study and teaching
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • 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, 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 1279
OCLC
857820814
Title
Interview with Em Theay : Khmer dance project, 2008-03-27.
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 27 March 2008 Em Theay's house, 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
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 1279
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