Khon dance is the most stylished 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.
Chereography follow traditional models rather than attempting to innovate
It is a genre of dance drama from Thailand. It is traditionally performed solely in the royal court, by men in masks accompanied by narators and traditional piphat ensemble. A variation of this genre with female perfomers is called "khon phu ying"
Modern khon contains many elements from the Lakhon nai and now adays, include female perfomers for female characters which were traditionally performed by men. While the ogre and monkey characters still wear masks, most of the human characters do not
most khon performance feature episode from the Ramakien. Costume are dictated by tradition,
with angles wearing color masks.
