Dancing architecture at Angkor: ‘Halls with dancers’ in Jayavarman VII's temples
by Swati Chemburkar
Publication: Journal of SouthEast Asian Studies
Published: October 14th, 2015
Author: Swati Chemburkar
Pages: 97
Language : English
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Who were the dancers at King Jayavarman VII’s court? What was the social status of these highly skilled and sophisticated women? How the Khmer dance art form developed from the Indian traditions?
Tags: dance, women, Bayon, Khmer culture
About the Author
Swati Chemburkar
Course Director at Benaras Hindu University, Mumbai, Swati Chemburkar studies the interconnection between Khmer arts and Indian civilization.
An architect and historian, she teaches Southeast Asia art history at the Jnanapravaha Institute in Mumbai. Swati Chemburkar has done several field researches in Cambodia, in particular at Banteay Chhmar. She was the guest editor of Marg Magazine special edition Art of Cambodia: Interactions with India for India Art Fair 2015 (Marg, Vol. 67, no. 2, December 2015-March 2016).
