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Interview with HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi: Khmer dance project, 2008-07-25

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Interview with HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi

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Title
Interview with HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi: Khmer dance project, 2008-07-25
Additional title: Khmer Dance Project moving image
Names
Prum Mésa (Videographer)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Director)
Norodom Buppha Devi, Princess of Cambodia (Interviewee)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Interviewer)
Sea Vissal (Sound designer)
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: 2008
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1264
Topics
Dance -- Cambodia
Ballet -- Cambodia
Dance -- Study and teaching
Dancers
Narottam, Pupphā Devī, Princess, 1943-2019 -- Interviews
Ballet royal (Cambodia)
Apsara (Choreographic work)
Enao Bosseba (Choreographic work)
Costume -- Cambodia
Ballet -- Costume
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, Jacqueline Foelster; director, Khmer Dance Project, Suppya Nut.
Venue: Recorded 25 July 2008 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.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (DVCam) (29 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Description
The princess speaks about her family background; how she started dancing; her training; appearing in the 1961 film Bird of Paradise directed by Marcel Camus; the creation of the "Apsara" ballet; the costumes and headdresses for this ballet; cultural exchange between Thai and Khmer cultures in the past; her re-creation of the ballet "Enao Bosseba," which was originally created for a visit by Indonesian president Sukarno. The future of the Royal Ballet, the importance of its recognition by UNESCO.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Central Khmer
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19972658
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a32362e0-352b-0131-9ad7-3c075448cc4b
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

Item timeline of events

  • 2008: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2008. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/87ac1510-343a-0131-7bc9-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/87ac1510-343a-0131-7bc9-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2008). Interview with HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/87ac1510-343a-0131-7bc9-3c075448cc4b

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Interview with HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi