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: Recorded 23 March 2008 Soth Sam On's house, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Acquisition: Khmer Dance Project is a program created by Anne H. Bass in conjunction with the Center for Khmer Studies and the Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Language: Khmer, with English titles, credits, and subtitles.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (DVCam) (44 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.

Abstract

Soth Sam On speaks about her childhood training in dance; why she chose to learn the giant role; dance rehearsals and performances; her experience under the Khmer Rouge and her return to dancing afterward. She discusses her teaching methods, roles that she danced, and challenges of passing on her knowledge.

Languages

Central Khmer

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19948987
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9a56cdb0-0821-0131-4c37-3c075448cc4b

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Soth Sam On, 2008-03-23" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2008. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a56cdb0-0821-0131-4c37-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2008). Interview with Soth Sam On, 2008-03-23 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a56cdb0-0821-0131-4c37-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Soth Sam On, 2008-03-23" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a56cdb0-0821-0131-4c37-3c075448cc4b

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