Royal Ballet in Angkor 1910

by Sokmean Srin

Rare film capture of a Royal Ballet representation for King Sisowath on Angkor premises

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Author: Sokmean Srin

Language : English

King Sisowath (ព្រះបាទស៊ីសុវតិ្ថ, 1840 – 1927) had brought the dancers of the Royal Ballet to France during his official journey in 1904. A few years later, French filmmakers were invited to attend a representation in Angkor, a privilege since the Royal Ballet performances were usually restricted to the King and his entourage.

royalballet191022.png#asset:2434Arrival of one of the Royal dancers

Retrieved by Amazing Cambodia in 2019.

Tags: dance, Royal Ballet of Cambodia, King Sisowath, dancers

About the Author

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Sokmean Srin

Founder of Amazing Cambodia photo collection, with 60K followers on Facebook.