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Interview with Proeung Chhieng : Khmer dance project

Title
Interview with Proeung Chhieng : Khmer dance project, 2009-08-15.
Publication
Khmer Dance Project, videotape copyright ©2012.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Proeung Chhieng
  • Nut, Suppya
  • Prum Mesa
  • Sea Vissal
  • Koh Rathany
  • Foelster, Jacqueline
  • Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
Found In
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Description
1 streaming video file (56 min) : sound, color
Summary
Proeung Chhieng speaks about how he became head of the School of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, and the challenges of preserving classical dance, the make-up of the school and student body. He discusses efforts to bring together Cambodian and refugee artists, and the influence of foreign interest in Khmer arts. He speaks at length about a tour of the United States, including controversies with Khmer communities in the U.S. and the ultimate success of the trip. He discusses the growth of the School of Fine Arts, the urgent need to transmit cultural knowledge to younger generations, and efforts to preserve dance through a mentorship program and the filming of reconstructed ballets. He comments on the current state of culture in Cambodia, the affects of the UNESCO designation of the Royal Ballet as a Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage, and a government program to aid elderly masters. Finally, he discusses the success of performances given in Boston, and the challenges of continuing a tour after four leading dancers defected to the United States.
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, 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 1305
OCLC
861227639
Title
Interview with Proeung Chhieng : Khmer dance project, 2009-08-15.
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
Proeung Chhieng, 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, Jacqueline Foelster; director, Khmer Dance Project, Suppya Nut.
Event
Recorded 15 August 2009 Proeung Chhieng's home, Kien Svay, 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
Proeung Chhieng, 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.
Foelster, Jacqueline, translator.
Nut, Suppya, director.
Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā.
Added Title
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Found In:
Khmer Dance Project moving image.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1305
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