Likay
Sign in to savethumb|Snippet from a likay performance at Wat Khung Taphao, Uttaradit Province
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Origin
- Repertoire
- Stories and characters
- Popular characters
- Performance
- Costumes
- References
- External links
thumb|Snippet from a likay performance at Wat Khung Taphao, Uttaradit Province
( , ; Jawi script: ; ), is a form of folk opera popular in Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia. It emerged in the late 19th century and is generally believed to have originated in the Malay-inhabited regions of Southern Thailand.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Likay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.