Mak Yong
E605512
Mak Yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form from the Malay Peninsula, combining acting, dance, music, and ritual elements, and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mak Yong canonical | 2 |
| Mak Yong theatre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6550740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mak Yong Context triple: [Pak Yong, hasRoleIn, Mak Yong]
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A.
Tuồng
Tuồng is a classical Vietnamese opera form known for its stylized acting, elaborate costumes, and historical or legendary themes.
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B.
Maengket dance
Maengket dance is a traditional communal dance of the Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, performed to celebrate harvests and important social events with rhythmic movements and choral singing.
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C.
Taiwanese opera
Taiwanese opera is a traditional form of musical theatre from Taiwan that combines singing, dialogue, and stylized movement to tell folk and historical stories.
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D.
Peking opera
Peking opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical art form that combines stylized singing, speech, dance, and acrobatics with elaborate costumes and symbolic makeup.
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E.
Teochew opera
Teochew opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical art form from the Chaoshan (Teochew) region, known for its distinctive singing style, elaborate costumes, and performances based on classical stories and folk tales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mak Yong Target entity description: Mak Yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form from the Malay Peninsula, combining acting, dance, music, and ritual elements, and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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A.
Tuồng
Tuồng is a classical Vietnamese opera form known for its stylized acting, elaborate costumes, and historical or legendary themes.
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B.
Maengket dance
Maengket dance is a traditional communal dance of the Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, performed to celebrate harvests and important social events with rhythmic movements and choral singing.
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C.
Taiwanese opera
Taiwanese opera is a traditional form of musical theatre from Taiwan that combines singing, dialogue, and stylized movement to tell folk and historical stories.
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D.
Peking opera
Peking opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical art form that combines stylized singing, speech, dance, and acrobatics with elaborate costumes and symbolic makeup.
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E.
Teochew opera
Teochew opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical art form from the Chaoshan (Teochew) region, known for its distinctive singing style, elaborate costumes, and performances based on classical stories and folk tales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural heritage
ⓘ
traditional dance-drama ⓘ traditional performing art ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Malaysia ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Kelantan
ⓘ
Northern Terengganu ⓘ
linked to:
Terengganu
Southern Thailand ⓘ
linked to:
southern Thailand
|
| combinesElement |
acting
ⓘ
dance ⓘ music ⓘ ritual elements ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Malay culture ⓘ |
| hasCostumeType | traditional Malay court costume ⓘ |
| hasMaskUsage | limited or no masks in most variants ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
choral singing
ⓘ
improvised dialogue ⓘ narrative prologue ⓘ stylized dance movements ⓘ |
| mainCharacterType |
clown characters
ⓘ
mythical beings ⓘ royal characters ⓘ |
| musicalInstrumentUsed |
canang
ⓘ
gendang ⓘ rebab ⓘ serunai ⓘ tetawak ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Malay folk tales
ⓘ
mythological stories ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Malay Peninsula ⓘ |
| performanceDuration | can last several hours ⓘ |
| performanceLanguage | Kelantanese Malay dialect ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
palace court tradition
ⓘ
village community spaces ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| relatedRitual | Main Puteri healing ritual ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence |
local animist practices
ⓘ
pre-Islamic beliefs ⓘ |
| requires |
apprenticeship-based transmission
ⓘ
oral transmission of repertoire ⓘ |
| threatStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalFunction |
entertainment
ⓘ
healing ritual ⓘ spiritual ceremony ⓘ |
| traditionalPerformerGender |
female lead performers
ⓘ
mixed-gender ensemble ⓘ |
| unescoInscriptionCountry | Malaysia ⓘ |
| unescoInscriptionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| unescoList | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| unescoStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mak Yong Description of subject: Mak Yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form from the Malay Peninsula, combining acting, dance, music, and ritual elements, and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mak Yong