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Khon (Thai: โขน, pronounced) 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.
Khon is the most stylized form of Thai dance. It is performed by troupes of non-speaking dancers, the story being told by a chorus at the side of the stage. Choreography follows traditional models rather than attempting to innovate. Most Khon performances feature episodes from the Ramakien.
Masked dancers about to perform a khon dance-drama based on the Phra Lak Phra Ram. Khon (ໂຂນ [[kʰǒːn]] ) is the most stylised of the Lao dance-dramas, with troupes of male and female dancers in elaborate costumes and masks performing very graceful movements demonstrating their great flexibility, and very common dance-drama form for the ...
Khon is a traditional Thai dance focused on classical masks. This type of dance developed in the seventeenth century as a hybrid of Hindu military rituals and Thai martial arts. Khon focuses on the Ramakian epic, a version of the Ramayana story telling of Rama, an avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu, and his wife Sita who is abducted by the demon ...
To perform Hun la korn lek, three puppeteers are each responsible for different functions.They need to have a thorough knowledge of basic Khon dance, and a lot of practice and teamwork are required for the three of them to perform together as one character.
It is also used to accompany traditional Thai theatrical and dance forms including khon (Thai: โขน) (masked dance-drama), lakhon (classical dance), and shadow puppet theater. Piphat in the earlier time was called phinphat. [1] [2] [3] It is analogous to its Cambodian musical ensemble of pinpeat and Laotian ensemble of pinphat.
In the Thai classical dance traditions of khon and the various forms of lakhon, the chada is worn by male characters of royal status, while the mongkut is worn by females. There are many variants of chada and mongkut , reflecting the status of the wearer as well as the occasion.
All traditional theater in Laos is essentially musical in nature. Court music and performances known as khon and lakhon feature the most elaborate costuming and dance. Khon and lakhon originated from the Khmer court and spread throughout the region, beginning in Laos during the Lan Xang era.