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Related Books and Media

This is a list of additional resources of books and documentaries that are related to Khmer Classical Dance, the dancers, and the Khmer Rouge. 

Books: 

Beyond the Apsara: Celebrating Dance in Cambodia

Beyond the Apsara: Celebrating Dance in Cambodia (Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific) 1st Edition by Stephanie Burridge and Fred Frumberg 

Cambodian Dance: Celebration of the gods 

Cambodian Dance: Celebration of the Gods by Denise Heywood 

Related Books

Khmer Classical Dance Songbook

Khmer Classical Dance Songbook by Amy Caitlin 

Moni Mekhala and Ream Eyso book 

Moni Mekhala and Ream Eyso by Ok Prumsodun

Related Books

Pol Pot regime 

The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer Rouge, 1975-79 by  Ben Kiernan

Documentaries:

Cambodian Royal Ballet,
performance and demonstration

Directed by Merrill Brockway, Produced by Merrill Brockway (Creative Arts Television, 1971)

 

Dancing Across Borders

Directed by Anne Bass, Performed by Sokvannara 'Sy' Sar (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2010)

 

Dancing Through Death

Written by Janet P. Gardner, Directed by Janet P. Gardner, Ethnographer Janet P. Gardner, With Toni Samantha PhimThavro Phim, Narrated by Marlene Sanders, Produced by Janet P. GardnerSophy Theam (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999)

 

From Angkor to America: The
Cambodian Dance and Music Project of Van Nuys

Directed by Amy Catlin, Narrated by Pinthang Ouk, Produced by Apsara Media for Intercultural Education (Van Nuys, CA: Apsara Media for Intercultural Education, 1991)

 

Khmer Court Dance:
Cambodian Royal Court Dances

Directed by John M. Bishop, Narrated by Paul Cravath, Produced by Naomi BishopSam-Ang SamKhmer Studies InstituteMedia-GenerationCalifornia State University, Northridge. Department of AnthropologyCalifornia State University, Northridge. Instructional Media Center (Montpelier, VT: Multicultural Media, 1992)

 

Khmeropédies I & II:
Contemporary Khmer Dance

Choreography by Emmanuèle Phuon, Produced by Amrita Performing Arts (Phnum Pénh, Phnum Penh Province: Amrita Performing Arts)

 

Royal Ballet of Cambodia in Performance

Directed by Adrian Maben, Produced by Jean-Stephan MichauxEmmanuell FagePoint du Jour International (Digital Classics Distribution, 2001)

 

Seasons of Migration 

Directed by John Bishop, produced by John Shapiro and John Bishop, 2008

 

The Tenth Dancer

Directed by Sally Ingleton, Performed by Pen Sok CheaEm Theay, Narrated by Nina Landis, Produced by Sally IngletonDenise PatienceSinging Nomad Productions (Melbourne, Victoria: 360 Degree Films, 1993)

 

Waiting for Cambodia

Written by David A. FeingoldShari Robertson, Directed by Shari Robertson, Ethnographer David A. FeingoldShari Robertson, With Mark HatfieldSir Geoffrey HoweNorodom RanariddhSon SannThou ThonStephen J. SolarzFather Pierre Ceyrac, Narrated by David Othmer, Produced by David A. Feingold (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988)

 

Young Girl and the Monkey

Directed by Jérôme Segur, Ethnographer Jérôme Segur, Narrated by Paul Bandey, Produced by Manuel Catteau, In Living Cultures (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2006)