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Interview with Chhem Sok : Khmer dance project

Title
Interview with Chhem Sok : Khmer dance project, 2009-08-12.
Publication
Khmer Dance Project, videotape copyright ©2012.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Chhem Sok
  • Nut, Suppya
  • Prum Mesa
  • Sea Vissal
  • Koh Rathany
  • Rhodes, Gillian
  • Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
Found In
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Description
1 streaming video file (41 min) : sound, color
Summary
Musician Chhem Sok speaks about his family background in music; his studies in drumming; the importance of drummers knowing dance gestures in order to play for dance performances. He discusses the loss of knowledge in the younger generation; speaks about making drums; and describes performing in the orchestra in the Royal Palace. He speaks about his experiences during the Khmer Rouge era and how he came back to music after this period; he articulates his views on the future of music and dance. From 36 min. to the end of the recording, Chhem Sok demonstrates drumming.
Alternative Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • No subtitles 10-16 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, with English titles, credits, and subtitles.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1299
OCLC
861224901
Title
Interview with Chhem Sok : Khmer dance project, 2009-08-12.
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
Chhem Sok, interviewee, performer ; 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 12 August 2009 The French Institute, 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
Chhem Sok, interviewee.
Chhem Sok, performer.
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 1299
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