Property:CulturalRelevance
The subject's connection to Khmer community life, language, culture or memory.
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Helped revive and stage Cambodia's traditional performing arts after the Khmer Rouge period and became a pioneer of Cambodian contemporary dance. +
C
Preserves and teaches Cambodian classical dance and presents it with a pin peat ensemble at community, temple and public events. +
The only archive of its kind in the United States dedicated to documenting the Cambodian American community experience. +
Preserves the movements and dances of the classical repertory and creates new works about Cambodian American identity and the rebirth of Khmer arts. +
K
Recreated the palace repertory from memory in exile and carried it to Cambodian communities and audiences across the United States. +
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Trains Cambodian American dancers and presents the classical repertory in Long Beach, home to one of the largest Cambodian communities outside Southeast Asia. +
Teaches and performs Khmer traditional and folk dance and Khmer martial arts in the Paris region, and supports Khmer artisans, dancers and rural families in Cambodia. +
R
Presents the royal court dance repertory for the Cambodian state at home and on international tours. +
S
Carries the classical repertory forward and extends its vocabulary into new works, some addressing the Khmer Rouge era. +