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Interview with Ros Kong, 2009-12-23

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Interview with Ros Kong, 2009-12-23

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Title
Interview with Ros Kong, 2009-12-23
Additional title: Khmer Dance Project moving image
Names
Prum Mésa (Videographer)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Director)
Ros Kong (Interviewee)
Bru-nut, Hélène Suppya (Interviewer)
Majjhamanḍal Khmersiksā (Associated name)
Collection

Khmer Dance Project

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2009
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1283
Topics
Dance -- Cambodia
Ballet -- Cambodia
Dance -- Study and teaching
Dancers
Ros Kong -- Interviews
Mom Yen
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.
Venue: Recorded 23 December 2009 Ros Kong'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
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (DVCam) (35 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Description
Ros Kong speaks about costumes worn by dancers in the past and how they differ from those of the present; she recalls various elderly dancers including Mrs. Den and Dok Por; she speaks about how the Queen (Kossomak) gave pensions to elderly dancers and financially supported young dancers. She recalls how the queen came to watch rehearsals. She discusses the translation of lyrics from Thai into Khmer; how dance manuscripts were kept and used; the loss of manuscripts and props and accessories under the Khmer Rouge; differences between accessories in the past and the present. She speaks about ballets created by Mom Yann, and Mom Yann's other activities and talents. She recalls others who created ballets; her first teacher, Mom Yen, and dance uniforms worn when she was young.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Central Khmer
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19949007
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 99a550b0-0821-0131-35f0-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ros Kong, 2009-12-23" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2009. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/beeaeea0-0380-0131-135f-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ros Kong, 2009-12-23" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/beeaeea0-0380-0131-135f-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2009). Interview with Ros Kong, 2009-12-23 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/beeaeea0-0380-0131-135f-3c075448cc4b

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Interview with Ros Kong, 2009-12-23