A Banteay Srey dance school started by Lady Coxen is transforming rough-edged girls from poor Siem Reap villages into disciplined performers of traditional sacred Khmer ceremonies.
With the global notoriety of the relatively recent Khmer Rouge atrocities, dance does not immediately spring to the fore in public images of Cambodia. Books examine ancient Khmer dance tradition in Cambodia
As life after a fire is rebuilt, passion for Khmer culture is reborn. Davis’ first love affair with Southeast Asia and its culture began nearly two decades ago. A Love Affair With Cambodia for Angkor Wat Researcher Kent Davis
King Sihamoni received US Ambassador Carol Rodley, accepting her diplomatic papers and, as protocol dictates, conducting an official exchange of gifts between the two nations. Ambassador Rodley chose her American gifts quite carefully. US Ambassador Gifts Cambodian Dance and Angkor Books to King Sihamoni
Paul Cravath’s Earth in Flower bears witness to rich history of royal Khmer dance tradition until the very end. Lost Dance Troupe of Cambodia-Book Review of Earth in Flower by Kaunana Magazine
Holmes Beach resident Kent Davis could have been forgiven if he had given up his dreams of publishing books on Asian history, supporting a Cambodian school, and decoding the mystery of the 1,780 female statues at Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. Island publisher renews quest to solve mystery of Angkor Wat women
Two recently published books on Cambodia’s classical dance reveal aspects of the art that have rarely been addressed in previous works. The Language of Khmer Classical Dance in Cambodia
In the midst of a Southeast Asian warzone, Paul Cravath conducted groundbreaking research on Cambodia’s sacred royal dancers. Thirty years later, the Kiriyama Prize and Nautilus Awards have recognized his newly released book: Earth in Flower- The Divine Mystery of the Cambodian Dance Drama. Literary Awards Honor Lost History of Cambodian Dance Earth in Flower
Three decades later, Cravath’s painstaking documentation of the choreography, musicology, costuming, stagecraft, theatre and origins of Cambodia’s ancient dance tradition is finally published. Lost Royal Cambodian Dance History Reappears in Earth in Flower
