Dance of Tears (1984) (excerpt)
Title
Dance of Tears (1984) (excerpt)
Subject
Khmer Rouge
Cambodian genocide
URL
Excerpt
Nixon-Kissinger-Khmer Rouge from Jean-Daniel Bloesch on Vimeo.
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Description
Content Description from WorldCat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/dance-of-tears/oclc/12840598) :
Shows the effort by the Khmer Classical Dance Troupe to preserve their dance and musical tradition as they adapt to life in the United States. Follows their journey from the time of the Cambodian genocide, to the refugee camps in Thailand (where the troupe was formed) to their new home outside of Washington D.C. and to a tour of the West Coast. Provides examples of their dance and music.
Ephemera: none available
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Shows the effort by the Khmer Classical Dance Troupe to preserve their dance and musical tradition as they adapt to life in the United States. Follows their journey from the time of the Cambodian genocide, to the refugee camps in Thailand (where the troupe was formed) to their new home outside of Washington D.C. and to a tour of the West Coast. Provides examples of their dance and music.
Ephemera: none available
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Noriyuku Morita (narrator)
Jean-Daniel Bloesch (director)
Jean-Daniel Bloesch (producers)
Richard Kennedy (producers)
Richard Kennedy (producers)
Publisher
Apsara productions
National Council for the Traditional Arts
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation
National Council for the Traditional Arts
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation
Date
1984
Citation
“Dance of Tears (1984) (excerpt),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed March 16, 2025, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/496.