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Modern Apsara, 2021

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The Royal Ballet of Cambodia Costumes: Interview with Sylvain LIM

by Suppya Nut

Fashion designer and tailor extraordinaire Sylvain Lim shares with researcher Suppya Nut how to dress Royal Ballet dancers to keep the magic alive.

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Les Ruines d'Angkor | The Ruins of Angkor (1913)

One of the first (silent) documentaries on Angkor, produced for a French educational film program.

In English & French

Les ruines d'Angkor | Piano & Text

by Philippe Larsen & Ezaka Rakotondramanana

A poetic and musical musing through the ruins of Angkor.

In French

The Bharatiya Natyashastra

by Padma Subrahmanyam

A fascinating lecture on Indian classical dance, its treatises and its mind-blowing richness. Introductive presentation of the series.

In English, Hindi & Tamil

Temple Dance of Apsaras

by Mohanapriyan Thavarajah

A heartfelt and savant approach of Angkor by a Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer.

In English

"Ankor Wat" read by Allen Ginsberg (1969)

by Allen Ginsberg

The Beat Generation forward-thinker spent five days in Angkor during his 1963 journey from India to Japan. Here is his voice.

In English

Crépuscule | Twilight

by King Norodom Sihanouk

A lyrical invocation to the ancient history of Cambodia, intertwined with a love story set in Angkor

In French & Khmer

Jacqueline Kennedy's Visit to Cambodia, November 1967

by Measbandol Poum

The legendary visit of JFK's widow in the midst of US-Cambodia frayed relations and the escalation of the Vietnam War.

រឿងប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត - រឿងនិទានខ្មែរ | Khmer Legends on the Building of Angkor

by Roeunra KH LEGEND

អ្នកនិពន្ធចង់និយាយអំពីរឿងរ៉ាវដ៍យូរលង់ណាស់មកហើយនិយាយពីព្រះឥន្រ្តមនុស្សលោកព្រះពិស្នុកានិងស្តេចព្រះកេតុមាលាផងដែរ។ | About the "human Indra", Preah Pisnouka

In Khmer

Un Islam Insolite | An Unusual Islam, the Bani Cham in modern Vietnam

by Agnès De Féo

A particular example of Brahmanist-Muslim syncretism in modern Southeast Asia, and what it tells us about the ancient Cham civilization

In French

Nectar in Stone | The India-Cambodia Artistic Connection

An Indian TV film devoted to Indian-Cambodian connection in visual arts

In English

Water Management in Angkor: The Cases of North Baray and Neak Poan

A brilliant case study in water management and Angkorean preservation in relation with local agricultural communities

In French

៨០០ឆ្នាំក្រោយមក អាជ្ញាធរអប្សរាជួសជុលកំពែងក្រុងអង្គរធំឡើងវិញ | Angkor and Beyond Series Thmey Thmey

by Thmey Thmey 25 & Apsara Authority

About the latest major works in the Angkor perimeter, including the renovation of Angkor Thom enclosure wall

In Khmer

L'expédition Mékong | The Mekong Expediton (Teaser)

Teaser of 'L'expédition du Mékong, Carnet d'Exploration', a 52 mn film about the Doudart de Lagrée-Garnier navigation up north the...

In English & French

Visit of HM Queen Norodom Monineath to the 1997 Grand Palais "Angkor" Exhibition in Paris

A royal visit to a major exhibition of Khmer art in Paris

In Khmer

First Colloquium on Archeology and Restoration, Mexico-Cambodia

Comparative discussion on latest developments in archaelogical research and conservation, both in Mexico and Cambodia.

In English, Khmer & Spanish

លោកហង់រីម៉ាហ្សាល់, ស្ទើរមួយជីវិតដើម្បីអភិរក្សជួសជុល និងស្រាវជ្រាវតំបន់អង្គរ, Henri Marchal

A portrait of Henri Marchal, "the most Cambodian of all famous French archaelogists"

In Khmer

Le secret des temples d'Angkor (Secrets of the Angkor Temples)

by Didier Fassio & Maxime Prodromidès

A well-documented retrospective of the lives and achievements of major French archaelogists and architects in Angkor through the 20th century.

In French & Khmer

តើមានមនុស្សប៉ុន្មាននាក់ដែលបានរស់នៅអង្គរ (How many people lived at Angkor ?)

by Alison K. Carter

A didactic presentation of the latest research on Angkor demographics.

In Khmer

The Royal Ballet of Cambodia Costumes: Interview with Sylvain LIM

by Suppya Nut & Sylvain Lim

Designer LIM Sylvain takes us through the making and symbolism of Apsara dance costumes

In Khmer

In the Footsteps of Émile Gsell, First Mission at Angkor Wat, 1866

by Patrick Kersalé

Wet-Collodion photo-processing and Angkor seen by pioneer photographer Émile Gsell.

In English & French

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