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Interview with Proeng Pruon

Title
Interview with Proeng Pruon, 2008-07-07.
Publication
Khmer Dance Project, videotape copyright ©2012.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Proeung Pruon
  • Nut, Suppya
  • Prum Mesa
  • Sea Vissal
  • Koh Rathany
  • Rhodes, Gillian
  • Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
Found In
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Description
1 streaming video file (35 min) : sound, color
Summary
Proeung Pruon speaks about how he learned to play music as a child; what instruments he can play; his studies at the Lycee Sisowath. He relates a story about meeting the Queen (Kossomak) and playing for her. He describes his experiences under the Khmer Rouge, and how he survived. He describes the ceremony of paying respects to the full moon, and what music is used; the make-up of orchestras; the king and queen's musical tastes and talents. Finally, he speaks about the preservation of music and how scores are kept.
Alternative Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Filmed performances.
  • 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.
Contents
Proueng Pruon plays music on the Roneat (xylophone) (5 min.) -- Interview (30 min.)
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1271
OCLC
857617930
Title
Interview with Proeng Pruon, 2008-07-07.
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
Proeung Pruon, 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 7 July 2008 Proeung Pruon's house at Prek Krabau, Kândal province, 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
Proeung Pruon, musician.
Proeung Pruon, 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 1271
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