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Interview with Sim Muntha

Title
Interview with Sim Muntha, 2008-07-18.
Publication
Khmer Dance Project, videotape copyright ©2012.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Sim Muntha
  • Nut, Suppya
  • Prum Mesa
  • Sea Vissal
  • Koh Rathany
  • Rhodes, Gillian
  • Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
Found In
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Description
1 streaming video file (53 min) : sound, color
Summary
The video opens with footage of women embroidering. Suppya Nut introduces the interview in English. Sim Muntha talks about her background and training; how she came to be in charge of props and costumes. What ballets she performed, differences in methods of teaching and schedules of performance before the Khmer Rouge; Queen Kossomak's involvement in supervising rehearsals, creating ballets, changing costumes. She talks about how ballets have been shortened and adapted over time, and about the occasions when dance was performed in her youth: festivals, ceremonies, delegations. Muntha shows embroidery and talks about how the Queen helped to preserve classical dance during the French regime, and about the long-houses that were built for artists to live in. Starting around 28 min., Muntha and Nut look at archival photographs and Muntha identifies dancers. She talks about the make-up worn by dancers in the past, dressers in the past, and her opinion of current students. Muntha discusses the cost of costumes, jewelry and headdresses, and changes in how headdresses were made. Finally, Muntha talks about books recording ballets and song lyrics, what happened to them, and how books were bought from Thailand and translated into Khmer to replace those lost.
Alternative Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • There are no subtitles from ca. 40-42 min.
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 and English, with English titles, credits, and subtitles.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1266
OCLC
857599625
Title
Interview with Sim Muntha, 2008-07-18.
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
Sim Muntha, 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 18 July 2008 Chatomukh Theatre, 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 and English, with English titles, credits, and subtitles.
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Added Author
Sim Muntha, 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 1266
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