Khon
Thai masked dance drama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Khon (Thai: โขน, pronounced [kʰǒːn]) is a dance drama genre from Thailand. Khon has been performed since the Ayutthaya Kingdom.[1]
Thai masked dance drama
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| Country | Thailand |
| Domains | Performing arts |
| Reference | 1385 |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
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It is traditionally performed solely in the royal court by men in masks accompanied by narrators and a traditional piphat ensemble. A variation of this genre with female performers is called khon phu ying (โขนผู้หญิง).
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