Nang Sbek, The Cambodian Shadow Theater
by Alain Daniel
As a tribute to Prof. Alain Daniel, a distinguished Khmer language scholar and connoisseur of Cambodian arts who passed away in May 2020, we share his article on a Lakhon Nang Sbek (Shadow Theater) performance he witnessed in Siem Reap at the end of the 1960s.
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