Native name | យីកេ (
Khmer) ลิเก ( Thai) |
---|---|
Genre | Arts performance |
Instrument(s) | oboe, skor yikey (in Cambodia), tambourine |
Origin | India (originally), later introduced to Southeast Asia |
Jikey |
---|
|
Burma |
Cambodia |
Indonesia |
|
Laos |
Malaysia |
Philippines |
Thailand |
|
Vietnam |
Jikey or Yikey (
Yawi: جيكيي;
Khmer: យីកេ,
[ˈjiːkeː];
Thai: ลิเก,
romanized: likey, pronounced
[líʔ.kēː])
[a] is a form of traditional religious dance originated from India and commonly practiced by communities in several
Southeast Asian countries such as
Cambodia,
[1]
[2]
Malaysia,
[3]
Thailand,
[4] and
Vietnam.
[b]
[5] Specifically, there are two major types of Jikey in Thailand, the one in
central region tend to have more Buddhist characteristic adopted its original Indian form, meanwhile in the
southern region it bear more Islamic characteristic as it is heavily influenced by the
Persian and
Arabs-derived culture which characterized by the usage of Middle Eastern musical instruments such as the
tambourine, etc.
[4]
Since 2015, Cambodia has submitted Jikey (យីកេ) as one of its Intangible Cultural Heritages to the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). [6] [7]
The main elements of Jikey are improvised dialogue, music and dance, and local legends formed the main repertoire with considerable emphasis placed on slapstick comedy. The Jikey music consists of both instrumental and singing. The main characters are comedians, king and warriors, and a form of leitmotif is involved as various characters in the drama are identified with specific elements in the music. [5] [8]
A complete theatrical orchestra for Jikey includes rebana (with no jingles) in large, medium and small sizes; one tambourine; one hanging, knobbed gong, five or more pairs of cerek, one pair of kesi, an oboe (serunai for Malay or pi for Thai). However, typical ensembles consists only of a violin, 3 rebana and 2 cerek or bamboo stampers. [5]
[Web content originally part of Leisure Camobodia (tabloid), Volume 2, Number 8, August 2002.]
Native name | យីកេ (
Khmer) ลิเก ( Thai) |
---|---|
Genre | Arts performance |
Instrument(s) | oboe, skor yikey (in Cambodia), tambourine |
Origin | India (originally), later introduced to Southeast Asia |
Jikey |
---|
|
Burma |
Cambodia |
Indonesia |
|
Laos |
Malaysia |
Philippines |
Thailand |
|
Vietnam |
Jikey or Yikey (
Yawi: جيكيي;
Khmer: យីកេ,
[ˈjiːkeː];
Thai: ลิเก,
romanized: likey, pronounced
[líʔ.kēː])
[a] is a form of traditional religious dance originated from India and commonly practiced by communities in several
Southeast Asian countries such as
Cambodia,
[1]
[2]
Malaysia,
[3]
Thailand,
[4] and
Vietnam.
[b]
[5] Specifically, there are two major types of Jikey in Thailand, the one in
central region tend to have more Buddhist characteristic adopted its original Indian form, meanwhile in the
southern region it bear more Islamic characteristic as it is heavily influenced by the
Persian and
Arabs-derived culture which characterized by the usage of Middle Eastern musical instruments such as the
tambourine, etc.
[4]
Since 2015, Cambodia has submitted Jikey (យីកេ) as one of its Intangible Cultural Heritages to the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). [6] [7]
The main elements of Jikey are improvised dialogue, music and dance, and local legends formed the main repertoire with considerable emphasis placed on slapstick comedy. The Jikey music consists of both instrumental and singing. The main characters are comedians, king and warriors, and a form of leitmotif is involved as various characters in the drama are identified with specific elements in the music. [5] [8]
A complete theatrical orchestra for Jikey includes rebana (with no jingles) in large, medium and small sizes; one tambourine; one hanging, knobbed gong, five or more pairs of cerek, one pair of kesi, an oboe (serunai for Malay or pi for Thai). However, typical ensembles consists only of a violin, 3 rebana and 2 cerek or bamboo stampers. [5]
[Web content originally part of Leisure Camobodia (tabloid), Volume 2, Number 8, August 2002.]