Philadelphia TV Features Cambodian Heritage
Philadelphia, PA – Nearly 9,000 miles from Cambodia, more than 18,000 Khmer people now call Philadelphia their home. Many Cambodians actively preserve …
Khmer Arts Enliven Cambodian Culture on WHYY TV
Cambodian Culture on WHYY TV looks at the artistic side of the Khmer: one of the world’s greatest artistic civilizations from Cambodia.
Daughters of Angkor Wat
Daughters of Angkor Wat examines the mystery of why 1800 detailed portraits of ancient Khmer women appear in the Hindu temple Angkor Wat.
Tiny Dancers of Banteay Srey
Graceful sacred dancers of Banteay Srey train at the NKFC school to perform purifying ritual dances to honor Khmer ancestors and traditions.
Cambodian Dance Book Awards on Supreme Master TV News
A wartime twist of fate made Paul Cravath one of the only Westerners in history to gain full access to the formerly sequestered troupe of the Royal Cambodian Ballet.
Psychological Healing From Cambodian Dance Arts
One rural school run by the NKFC Foundation near Siem Reap in the UNESCO Angkor Heritage Site has discovered psychological healing from Cambodian dance arts.
Earth in Flower Book Review by Theater Research International
Western studies of Cambodian dance were based on very few viewings. Cravath’s 1985 doctoral dissertation, Earth in Flower, blew the field open. Earth in Flower book review by Theater Research International
Earth in Flower Book Review in Asian Theater Journal
Earth in Flower book review in Asian Theater Journal. The book is a treasure trove. It includes more than 180 photographs, drawings, and paintings; listings of early and mid twentieth century Royal Palace performance programs
Minnesota Native Documents Cambodian Dance in Earth in Flower
On seeing “Earth in Flower” Paul Cravath is thrilled, cover to cover. “I wrote it as my doctoral dissertation at the University of Hawaii…
Cambodian Dance Blossoms in Earth in Flower by Paul Cravath
Despite the war and death raging around him, he was able to spend months documenting and preserving the history of this artform, and has now published his research about Cambodian dance drama in the book, “Earth in Flower.”