| Khon | |
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 Khon performance at Thammasat University | |
| Medium | Dance drama theatre |
| Originating culture | Thai |
| Originating era | Ayutthaya Kingdom |
| Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand | |
|---|---|
| Country | Thailand |
| Reference | 01385 |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2018 (13th session) |
| List | Representative |
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| Burma |
| Cambodia |
| Indonesia |
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| Laos |
| Malaysia |
| Philippines |
| Singapore |
| Thailand |
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| Vietnam |
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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]
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).
- ^ Pungkanon, Kupluthai (6 September 2018). "Majesty in the movements". The Nation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.