Khmer shadow theatre

Khmer shadow theatre

Khmer shadow theatre (or "Lkhaon Nang Sbek"; Khmer: ល្ខោនណាំងស្បែក; IPA: [lkhaon naŋ sbaek] ) are forms of shadow play in which leather shadow puppets are used. The two main genres include "Sbek Thom", which features the Reamker, the other being "Sbek Toch" uses smaller puppets and a wide range of stories. And another genre called "Sbek Por" uses colored leather puppets. The shadow plays of Cambodia is closely related to and also resembles the shadow plays of Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia.

References

*"Theatre in Southeast Asia", by James R. Brandon (Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press 1967)
*"Theatre in the East", by Faubion Bowers (New York T. Nelson 1956)
*"The Cambridge Guide to Theater", by Martin Banham (Cambridge University Press)

ee also

*Shadow play

External links

* [http://www.angelfire.com/art/apsarakhmer/nang_sbek.htm Nang Sbek (Shadow Theatre)]
* [http://www.unesco.org/culture/intangible-heritage/09apa_uk.htm UNESCO - Sbek Thom: Khmer Shadow Theater]


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