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Interview with Lim Sylvain: Khmer dance project, 2009-08-13

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Interview with Lim Sylvain

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Title
Interview with Lim Sylvain: Khmer dance project, 2009-08-13
Additional title: Khmer Dance Project moving image
Names
Prum Mésa (Videographer)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Director)
Lim Sylvain (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)
Foelster, Jacqueline (Translator)
Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā (Associated name)
Collection

Khmer Dance Project

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2009
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1301
Topics
Dance -- Cambodia
Ballet -- Cambodia
Dance -- Study and teaching
Dancers
Lim, Sylvain -- Interviews
Parti communiste du Kampuchea
Costume -- Cambodia
Embroidery -- 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; editor, Koh Rathany, Suppya Nut; translator, Suppya Nut, Jacqueline Foelster; director, Khmer Dance Project, Suppya Nut.
Venue: Recorded 13 August 2009 Lim Sylvain's home, 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.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (DVCam) (68 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
There are no subtitles from 57 min. to the end of the recording.
Description
Designer Lim Sylvain speaks about how he began dancing, his attraction to dance costumes, and how he began making costumes. He describes his study of embroidery, and changes in the style of costumes over time. He shows accessories for making costumes, explains where they comes from, and comments on the difficulty and cost of getting materials. He discusses the loss of costumes under the Khmer Rouge. He displays and discusses embroidery patterns; he displays and discusses jewelry pieces.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Central Khmer
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19972569
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a3210170-352b-0131-f3db-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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  • 2009: Created
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lim Sylvain" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2009. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26f0c810-3451-0131-067b-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lim Sylvain" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26f0c810-3451-0131-067b-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2009). Interview with Lim Sylvain Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26f0c810-3451-0131-067b-3c075448cc4b

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Interview with Lim Sylvain