Yike


Yike (Khmer: យីកេ, pronounced [ˈjiːkeː]) is a prominent form of Cambodian musical theater, along with Bassac theater and Niyeai.[1] "Lakhon Yike" (Khmer:ល្ខោន យីកេ, literally Yike theater) incorporates singing and dancing and "an ensemble of both traditional and modern instruments."[1]

Yike is believed to originate from Champa, and was imported to Cambodia in the Funan period. Yike is performed in nearly every province of Cambodia and by the Khmer Krom communities in southern Vietnam. The Khmer Krom use the term yike, similar to the rest of the Khmer communities, and the term, yuke, which is used to refer to the dance theatre also known as Lakhon Bassac.

  1. ^ a b Se, Sio (August 2002). "All The World's A Stage". Leisure Cambodia. Retrieved 25 October 2018. [Web content originally part of Leisure Camobodia (tabloid), Volume 2, Number 8, August 2002.]