Dance

If you're interested in Cambodia, Khmer/Cambodian traditional dance or the Khmer Rouge period, be sure to watch HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi's interview on Cambodian dance. She was chosen by the famous French film director Marcel Camus to dance in his film 'L'oiseau de paradis' [1962], also called 'Bird of Paradise' or 'Dragon Sky' in English, or 'Baksey Thansua'.

There is also an interview with Sim Muntha about the costumes in Camus' film on the NYPL archive.

The photo below shows her dancing in a more ornate costume than she does in the movie Apsara [1966]. Here is more information on her work to preserve and enshrine Cambodian dance.