Mak Yong
E605512
Mak Yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form from the Malay Peninsula, combining acting, dance, music, and ritual elements, and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mak Yong theatre | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural heritage
ⓘ
traditional dance-drama ⓘ traditional performing art ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Kelantan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Terengganu NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combinesElement |
acting
ⓘ
dance ⓘ music ⓘ ritual elements ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Malay culture ⓘ |
| hasCostumeType | traditional Malay court costume ⓘ |
| hasMaskUsage | limited or no masks in most variants ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
choral singing
ⓘ
improvised dialogue ⓘ narrative prologue ⓘ stylized dance movements ⓘ |
| mainCharacterType |
clown characters
ⓘ
mythical beings ⓘ royal characters ⓘ |
| musicalInstrumentUsed |
canang
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gendang ⓘ rebab ⓘ serunai NERFINISHED ⓘ tetawak ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Malay folk tales
ⓘ
mythological stories ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceDuration | can last several hours ⓘ |
| performanceLanguage | Kelantanese Malay dialect ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
palace court tradition
ⓘ
village community spaces ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| relatedRitual | Main Puteri healing ritual ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence |
local animist practices
ⓘ
pre-Islamic beliefs ⓘ |
| requires |
apprenticeship-based transmission
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oral transmission of repertoire ⓘ |
| threatStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalFunction |
entertainment
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healing ritual ⓘ spiritual ceremony ⓘ |
| traditionalPerformerGender |
female lead performers
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mixed-gender ensemble ⓘ |
| unescoInscriptionCountry | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unescoInscriptionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| unescoList | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unescoStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.