Dance

A philological and historical exploration of trespassing (on or against) royal space.

In Khmer

Way before Princess Buppha Devi's reinvention of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, a premonition of the "Apsara Princess" figure so central in Cambodia's modernity.

In French & English (ADB Translation)

Devotional Dance observed at Angkor a few years after the end of World War II, just before the rejuvenation process initiated by Queen Kossamak in the 1950s.

In French & English (ADB Translation)

A lesser-known feature movie dealing with serious matters - art looting, perpetuation of art traditions - at the start of Cambodia's "Second Kingdom" period.

In Khmer

A rare dance performance at Prasat Baksey Chamrong - the graceful encounter of Khmer and Bharatanatyam classical traditions.

In Khmer

An informed and perceptive study on 'dances of the Orient', notably Cambodian, by a Russian-American professional dancer who visited the region in the 1930s.

In English

Novelization of the life and challenges of a French Angkor conservator in the 1920s.

In French

A personal reinterpretation of several recipes from a Cambodian culinary cookbook classic.

In English

A richly illustrated journey through Indochina, and in particular Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.

In French

Not a novel nor a purely journalistic work: the engaging take on Angkor and modern Cambodia around 1930 by a Chicago-based reporter and popular writer.

In English

A fascinating study on Khmer and Yunnan minority interconnection through music and dance

In English & Chinese

In 1936, Irish painter Sir Gerald Kelly (1876-1972) visited Cambodia during a world tour with wife Lilian ("Jane"), and portrayed several dancers at the Dance…

What is the origin of the "Iron Palace", often called "Napoleon" or "Suez", erected in the precinct of the Royal Palace of Cambodia in the 1860s or 1870s?

In English & French

A poetic yet highly informative study on the Cambodian Royal Ballet dancers written when the author, still in his prime, was discovering the cultural intricacy.

In French

A booklet celebrating the inscription of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) List on 7 Nov. 2003.

In French

The Cambodian angle on the Nov. 1967 visit to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, with rare photographs composing a friendly, bittersweet photo album.

One of the first literary works - and the most famous one - linking Cambodian tradition to modernity: conventional ពាក្យកាព្យ (pikhap) form, modern message.

In Khmer

A powerful meditation on royal power, artistic creation, ageing, death and the "beautiful statue of a young king sitting silently under the scorching sun."

In English, French & Japanese

The official Khmer translation of George Groslier's Cambodian Dancers, Ancient and Modern, 1913.

In Khmer

The first journalistic account of the famous encounter between French sculptor Auguste Rodin and the Cambodian royal dancers.

In French