Royal Ballet of Cambodia - Glossary

Glossary

kbach (ក្បាច)

(lit., style or motif) referring to a pose or gesture used in Khmer classical dance

lakhon (ល្ខោន)

(lit., theatre; also romanized as lakhaon and lkhaon), referring to different genres of theatrical performances

lakhon preah reach trop (ល្ខោនព្រះរាជទ្រព្យ)

(lit., theatre of royal wealth) the Khmer name for the main classical dance drama of Cambodia; the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, in this case, the term lakhon may be substituted with robam

robam (របាំ)

(lit., dance), a term used to refer to dances and in some context, all classical dances

robam kbach boran (របាំក្បាច់បូរាណ)

(lit., dance of the ancient style) a term referring to classical dance that is used in the genres of theatre including lakhon khol, lakhon pol srey, and lakhon preah reach trop. Not to be confused with the term devised in the Lon Nol era.

roeung (រៀង)

(lit., story); referring to dance dramas

yeak (យក្ខ)

yaksha; a class of characters representing asuras and ogres, commonly translated as giants