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Loading... Cambodian Dance: Celebration of the Godsby Denise Heywood
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Reviewed by Stéphanie Khoury in Asian Music 44.1 (Fall/Winter 2013), 144-146. DOI: 10.1353/amu.2013.0007 no reviews | add a review
In Cambodia, classical dance is the quintessence of the country's identity. An art form that was religious in origin, its traditions date back more than a thousand years to the great Khmer empire. Dancers performed in temples at Angkor and were the living embodiment of those celestial dancers carved on the temple walls. The history of Cambodian dance, the relationship with Siamese costumes, the role of the French in introducing the dancers to the west, the Reamker epic from which many of the dances are drawn and the stories of dancers who survived the dark period in Cambodian history to revive classical dance today are all related in this fascinating and beautifully illustrated book. AUTHOR: Denise Heywood lived and worked in Cambodia for many years, specialising in the study of Khmer dance. 200 colour illustrations No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)792.809596The arts Recreational and performing arts Stage presentations, Theatre Ballet and modern dance History, geographic treatment, biography; Description, critical appraisal of specific theatres and companies AsiaLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |