 Betawi mask dance performance | |
| Native name | Tari Topeng Betawi |
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| Genre | Traditional dance drama |
| Inventor | Betawi people |
| Origin | Indonesia |
| Betawi mask dance |
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| Burma |
| Cambodia |
| Indonesia |
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| Laos |
| Malaysia |
| Philippines |
| Singapore |
| Thailand |
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| Vietnam |
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The Betawi mask dance (Betawi: Topèng Betawi) is a theatrical form of dance and drama of the Betawi people in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] This dance-drama encompasses dance, music, bebodoran (comedy) and lakon (drama).[2] The Betawi mask dance demonstrates the theme of Betawi society life which is represented in the form of dance and drama. It is called mask dance because the dancers use topeng (mask) during dancing and Betawi people believed that the topeng has magical powers.[3]
- ^ "Tari Topeng Betawi Tarian Tradisional dari Jakarta". Negeriku Indonesia. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ ASEAN. "Traditional Betawi Mask Dance, Traditional Dance From Jakarta?". Indonesiar. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "The Sacred Betawi Mask Dance". Indonesia Tourisme. Retrieved 6 November 2020.