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Khon
Khon performance at Thammasat University
Medium	Dance drama theatre
Originating culture	Thai
Originating era	Ayutthaya Kingdom

Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country	Thailand
Reference	01385
Region	Asia and the Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription	2018 (13th session)
List	Representative

Khon
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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.