Mak yong: world heritage theatre

Abstract

This story of mak yong may be seen from several different perspectives; the author details his introduction to and involvement with the mak yong theatre and focuses on the mak yong as it was known and performed throughout the twentieth century (and most likely earlier). Another perspective of mak yong is as a regional folk theatrical genre given the status of “world heritage” through the UNESCO Proclamation of the “Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity,” issued in 2005.