# The magic of Khmer classical dance

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2017
- Speaker: Prumsodun Ok
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/prumsodun_ok_the_magic_of_khmer_classical_dance)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For more than 1,000 years, Khmer dancers in Cambodia have been seen as living bridges between heaven and earth. In this graceful dance-talk hybrid, artist Prumsodun Ok -- founder of Cambodia's first all-male and gay-identified dance company -- details the rich history of Khmer classical dance and its current revival, playing the ancient and ageless role of artist as messenger.

## Lectures

1. [The magic of Khmer classical dance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/prumsodun_ok_the_magic_of_khmer_classical_dance/cc6ed49a555c), 11 min (TED's player)