Designer Lim Sylvain speaks about how he began dancing, his attraction to dance costumes, and how he began making costumes. He describes his study of embroidery, and changes in the style of costumes over time. He shows accessories for making costumes, explains where they comes from, and comments on the difficulty and cost of getting materials. He discusses the loss of costumes under the Khmer Rouge. He displays and discusses embroidery patterns; he displays and discusses jewelry pieces.
Khmer Dance Project funded by Anne H. Bass Foundation.
System details (note)
Streaming video.
Source (note)
A production of the Khmer Dance Project, initiated by the Center for Khmer Studies in partnership with the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of The New York Public Library, with a grant from the Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation.
Language (note)
Khmer, with English titles, credits, and subtitles.
Title
Interview with Lim Sylvain : Khmer dance project, 2009-08-13.