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Interview with Chhem Sok: Khmer dance project, 2009-08-16

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Interview with Chhem Sok

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Title
Interview with Chhem Sok: Khmer dance project, 2009-08-16
Additional title: Khmer Dance Project moving image
Names
Prum Mésa (Videographer)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Director)
Chhem Sok (Interviewee)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Interviewer)
Ratany, Koh (Editor of a moving image work)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Translator)
Rhodes, Gillian (Translator)
Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā (Associated name)
Collection

Khmer Dance Project

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2009
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1300
Topics
Dance -- Cambodia
Ballet -- Cambodia
Dancers
Chhem Sok -- Interviews
Musical instruments -- Cambodia
Ranāt ēk
Music
Genres
Interviews
Filmed performances
Notes
Funding: Khmer Dance Project funded by Anne H. Bass Foundation.
Date: Copyright date: 2012
Biographical/historical: Funded by a grant from the Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation, the KDP began in 2008 when the Center for Khmer Studies partnered with the Jerome Robbins Dance Division to interview and film the three generations of artists - including dancers, musicians and singers, as well as embroiderers and dressers - who kept dance alive during and in the wake of the Khmer Rouge regime.
Venue: Though the opening credits state the location of the interview as being at the French Institute, all the footage on this video is at Chhem Sok's house at Prek Krabam, Kandal Province.
Creation/production credits: Recorded by Bophana Audiovisual Resources Center; cameraman, Prum Mesa; sound engineer, Sea Vissal; editor, Koh Rathany; translators, Suppya Nut, Gillian Rhodes; director, Khmer Dance Project, Suppya Nut.
Venue: Recorded 16 August 2009 Chhem Sok's house at Prek Krabam, Kandal Province, Cambodia.
Acquisition: 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: Khmer, with English titles, credits, and subtitles.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (DVCam) (38 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Description
The instruments of the Pinpeat orchestra are demonstrated by students of master Chhem Sok. Instruments include Sampho, Skor Thom, Roneat Ek (Ranāt ēk), Kung Vong Thom, Kung Vong Touch, Roneat Thung, and Chhing. Chhem Sok explains the instruments and offers instruction, speaks about how instruments are made, and discusses his students. Students perform music together.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Central Khmer
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19972565
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a31f9e80-352b-0131-909d-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Chhem Sok" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2009. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c5b74d0-3451-0131-941c-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Chhem Sok" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c5b74d0-3451-0131-941c-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2009). Interview with Chhem Sok Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c5b74d0-3451-0131-941c-3c075448cc4b

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Interview with Chhem Sok