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Interview with Pen Sokhuon: Khmer dance project, 2009-08-14

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Interview with Pen Sokhuon

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Title
Interview with Pen Sokhuon: Khmer dance project, 2009-08-14
Additional title: Khmer Dance Project moving image
Names
Prum Mésa (Videographer)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Director)
Pen Sokhuon (Interviewee)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Interviewer)
Ratany, Koh (Editor of a moving image work)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (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 1302
Topics
Dance -- Cambodia
Ballet -- Cambodia
Dance -- Study and teaching
Pen Sokhuon -- Interviews
Parti communiste du Kampuchea
Choreographers -- Cambodia
Dancers -- Cambodia
Genres
Interviews
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.
Creation/production 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.
Venue: Recorded 14 August 2009 The French Institute, Phnom Penh, 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.
Content: Questions are not included in this interview.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (DVCam) (16 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Description
Former dancer and choreographer Pen Sokhuon speaks about her background and how she began dancing, her studies and teachers. She describes performing at the Royal Palace, and the contributions of the Queen in creating and supervising ballets. She speaks about her experiences under the Khmer Rouge. She talks about recreating old ballets; and changes in the attitude and behavior of younger dancers.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Central Khmer
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19972571
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ac407df0-352a-0131-b8b7-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Pen Sokhuon" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2009. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/31337630-3451-0131-0979-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Pen Sokhuon" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/31337630-3451-0131-0979-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2009). Interview with Pen Sokhuon Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/31337630-3451-0131-0979-3c075448cc4b

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Interview with Pen Sokhuon