“When a Khmer Rouge asked me what I did, I answered I was a seamstress. At night, I went over the dances and songs in my head.”
Koun is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge tragedy. She was once a famous dancer, and today contributes to the restoration of the Royal Ballet by teaching dance to children.
Dancing with the Royal Cambodian Ballet is every child’s dream. Famed for its graceful gestures and magnificent costumes, this classical dance was closely linked to the Khmer court for over one thousand years.
Sre Cha, the prettiest and most talented of Koun’s students, dreams of performing as the White Apsara, the divinely beautiful dancer. Kmao, the mischievous boy from the slums, wants to dance as Hanuman, the white monkey, a hero for all Cambodian boys.
Documentary: Living Cultures Collection EP3: The Young Girl and the Monkey (2011)
Directed by: Jérôme SEGUR
Production: ZED
#documentary #cambodia #khmerouge #dancer #dance #monkey #royalcambodianballet #ballet #khmer #whiteapsara #unesco #intangibleheritage
Koun is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge tragedy. She was once a famous dancer, and today contributes to the restoration of the Royal Ballet by teaching dance to children.
Dancing with the Royal Cambodian Ballet is every child’s dream. Famed for its graceful gestures and magnificent costumes, this classical dance was closely linked to the Khmer court for over one thousand years.
Sre Cha, the prettiest and most talented of Koun’s students, dreams of performing as the White Apsara, the divinely beautiful dancer. Kmao, the mischievous boy from the slums, wants to dance as Hanuman, the white monkey, a hero for all Cambodian boys.
Documentary: Living Cultures Collection EP3: The Young Girl and the Monkey (2011)
Directed by: Jérôme SEGUR
Production: ZED
#documentary #cambodia #khmerouge #dancer #dance #monkey #royalcambodianballet #ballet #khmer #whiteapsara #unesco #intangibleheritage