mak yong
E28694
Mak yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form that combines acting, singing, music, and ritual elements, historically performed in village and court settings in Malaysia and southern Thailand.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mak Yong | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural heritage
ⓘ
traditional dance-drama ⓘ traditional performing art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
healing rituals
ⓘ
shamanistic practices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Malaysia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important Malay court tradition
ⓘ
symbol of Kelantanese Malay heritage ⓘ |
| duration | multi-hour performance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Malay peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Malay people
|
| genre | dance-drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
clown-servant characters
ⓘ
royal characters ⓘ spirit characters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
acting
ⓘ
dance ⓘ music ⓘ ritual elements ⓘ singing ⓘ |
| inscriptionOnUNESCOList | 2005 ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | rebab ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Malay folk tales
ⓘ
mythological stories ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
open-air village stage
ⓘ
palace courtyard ⓘ |
| performanceType |
improvised dialogue
ⓘ
narrative storytelling ⓘ |
| reasonForEndangerment |
decline of traditional patronage
ⓘ
religious restrictions ⓘ |
| region |
Kelantan
ⓘ
southern Thailand ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Islamic Malay beliefs ⓘ |
| requires | special training in singing and movement ⓘ |
| threatStatus | endangered performing art ⓘ |
| traditionalContext |
court performances
ⓘ
village performances ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod |
apprenticeship with masters
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| typicalCast | all-female cast ⓘ |
| typicalRole |
Mak Yong character
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Pak Yong ⓘ Peran (clown) characters ⓘ |
| UNESCOListing | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
gendang
ⓘ
gong ⓘ rebab ⓘ serunai ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Malay
ⓘ
surface form:
Kelantanese Malay
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.