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- Found In
- Khmer Dance Project moving image.
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (77 min) : sound, color
- Summary
- In March interview, Sin Sama Deuk Chho speaks about her family background and early life; the long-houses where singers and dancers lived after they were made to leave the Royal Palace; how her mother taught her dance, and teaching methods of her youth. She discusses how new dances were created; dance manuscripts; methods of singing, famous singers, the types of voices suited to different roles, how dancers become singers, and how singers are now responsible for dressing dancers, whereas in the past the jobs were separate. She recalls serving the Queen at the Royal Palace. She talks about what dances she teaches. She sings songs. She discusses the gestures of the monkey role, and the dance her mother created in which Hanuman seduces the mermaid, from the Reamkar story, and then speaks about "Ngos" roles. In July interview, Sin Sama Deuk Chho speaks about songs and singing, with demonstrations. She discusses various melodies; the difference between Mahori songs and Pinpeat songs; the types of voices suited to different roles; the make-up of singing groups; the process of preparing for a ballet; how she learned to sing, and her teachers; the difficulty of singing in the ballet style.
- Alternative Title
- Khmer Dance Project moving image.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- 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)
- 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
- 30 March 2008 interview with Sin Sama Deuk Chho (55 min.) -- 15 July 2008 interview with Sin Sama Deuk Chho (22 min.)
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 1276
- OCLC
- 857597507
- Title
Interviews with Sin Sama Deuk Chho : Khmer dance project, 2008-03-30, 2008-07-15.
- 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
Sin Sama Deuk Chho, 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 30 March 2008, 15 July 2008 Sin Sama Deuk Chho'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.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Sin Sama Deuk Chho, interviewee.
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.
Rhodes, Gillian, translator.
Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
- Added Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
- Found In:
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1276