Cambodia's Princess Norodom Bopha Devi, a former minister of culture who he...
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia’s Princess Norodom Bopha Devi, a former minister of culture who helped revive traditional Apsara dance after the 1970s Khmer Rouge “killing fields” regime nearly wiped it out, has died at age 76, the royal palace said on Monday.
The princess died of natural causes in a hospital in neighboring Thailand, Cambodia’s Royal Palace said in a Facebook post. Characterized by intricate hand gestures and elaborate costumes and headgear, the art form has been associated with Cambodian royal courts for more than 1,000 years, according to the UN cultural organization UNESCO.
She was forced to flee the country when the hardline communist Khmer Rouge seized power in 1975, emptying cities and banning what they deemed decadent elite practices.
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