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The Royal Ballet of Cambodia ((クメール語:ល្ខោនព្រះរាជទ្រព្យ)) is a form of performing arts established in the royal courts of Cambodia for the purpose of entertainment as well as ceremonial propitiation.〔Cravath 1968〕 It is the dominant genre of dance theatre in Cambodia that features the classical dance style () and is analogous to Thai dance theatre of the inner court, the '.〔Cravath 2008 Cravath makes several references to ''lakhon nai'' in ''Earth in Flower''〕 It is performed during public occasions and ceremonies in Cambodia as well as among Cambodians in other countries.〔Public performances of Cambodian classical dance occasionally makes occurrences in Cambodian news and Western news outlets as photographs and video footage. See for example, editorial photographs on Norodom Sihamoni's coronation at == Etymology == Western names for this dance tradition often make reference to the royal court; including ''Cambodian court dance'' as it was performed and maintained by the attendants of the royal palaces.〔Banham 1995, p. 154, "performers were wives, concubines, and relatives of the ruler"〕〔Brandon 1967, p. 59 'Cambodian court dance'〕 As a performing art, it is formally referred to as the ''Royal Ballet of Cambodia'' (and as ''Le ballet royal du Cambodge'' in French) by UNESCO, Cravath, Brandon, and others in the academic field;〔(UNESCO )〕〔Cravath 1968, mentions a variation; 'Royal Cambodian Ballet''〕〔Brandon 1967, mentions 'Royal Cambodian Ballet'〕 although this term may also refer to the royal ballet as a corps, the National Dance Company of Cambodia. The term "Khmer classical dance" is also used alongside "Royal Ballet of Cambodia" in the publications by UNESCO and mentioned authors.〔 In Khmer, it is formally known as ''Robam Preah Reach Trop'' (, lit. ''dances of royal wealth'') or ''Lakhon Preah Reach Trop'' (, lit. ''theatre of royal wealth'').〔UNESCO mentions ''lakhaon preah reach troap'', while it is also written as 'របាំព្រះរាជទ្រព្យ' (''robam preah reach trop'') on websites of the government of Cambodia including the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. For example, see: Khmer classical dancers, as a whole, are frequently referred to as ''apsara dancers'' by laymen; in the modern sense, this usage would be incorrect in the present-form of the dance as the apsara is just one type of character among others in the repertoire. Regardless, the romanticized affiliation of Royal Ballet of Cambodia with the ''apsaras'' and ''devatas'' of the ruins of Angkor still persists. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Ballet of Cambodia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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