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The dance and theatre of Laos (nattakam Lao, Lao: ນາດຕະກັມລາວ (:nâːt táʔ kam láːw)) is the primary dramatic art form of Laos' majority ethnic group, the Lao people. It is shared with the ethnic Lao that inhabit the Isan region of Thailand as well. There are mainly two types of dances (or dance-dramas), the classical dances performed in the royal courts and the folk dances now associated with morlam.〔''Laos.'' (2001). Rubin, D., Pong C. S., Caturvedi, R., ''et al'' (ed.) ''World encyclopedia of contemporary theatre: Asia/Pacific.'' (Vol. III). New York, NY: Routlegde.〕 Shadow puppetry, although not associated with dance, is an important part of Lao theatrical traditions. Various dance-drama troupes, mostly operating out of Louang Phrabang and Vientiane, continue to teach the old classical court dances and more Khmer-influenced dramas and folk dances, respectively.〔''Laos.'' (2001). Rubin, D., Pong C. S., Caturvedi, R., ''et al'' (ed.) ''World encyclopedia of contemporary theatre: Asia/Pacific.'' (Vol. III). New York, NY: Routlegde.〕 ==Classical dance and theatre== The dance-dramas of Laos were originally only performed for the royal court. The dance-dramas and musical accompaniment are all very similar to those of Thai and Cambodian classical dances. Lao legends of the first ruler of Lan Xang say that in addition to a large army of Khmer soldiers, he was also accompanied by many female dancers from the court of Angkor.〔Ray, N. (2007). ''Vietnam, cambodia, laos and the greater mekong.'' Oakland, California: Lonely Planet Publishers.〕 Most dance dramas depict scenes from the Phra Lak Phra Ram (ພຣະລັກພຣະຣາມ (:pʰāʔ lāk pʰāʔ láːm)), or the Lao Ramayana and the ''Sadok'' (ຊາດົກ ), or Jataka. Other scenes come from legends, historical epics such as Sin Xay , stories from local or Hindu mythology, or adaptations of stories from surrounding nations. Lao classical dance has two main forms, khone and lakhone. Each is accompanied by Lao classical music. ''Khon'' (ໂຂນ ) is the most stylised of the Lao dance-dramas, with troupes of male and female dancers in elaborate costumes and masks performing very graceful movements demonstrating their great flexibility, and very common dance-drama form for the Phra Lak Phra Ram. Each dancer plays a character in the drama, although most of the narration comes from a singing chorus to the side. Lakhone (ລະຄອນ ) dances are usually only performed by females, but male lakhone dancers are not unknown. Instead of each dancer portraying an individual character, such as the ''Khon'' dance-dramas, the dancers mimic the scene and events together. There is more variety of dance-dramas performed in the Lakhon tradition.〔Brandon, J. R. (1993). ''The cambridge guide to asian theatre.'' Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.〕 Although lacking in dance, ''nang taloung'' or shadow puppets (ໜັງຕະລຸງ ) are an important part of Lao theatrical traditions. An adaptation of the traditional Malay wayang shadow puppets, but there are numerous puppeteers instead of one puppet master. Shadow puppet plays are based on similar themes and stories as the other classical dramas, but can be accompanied by either classical music or morlam instrumentation.〔B., Rachel, Lam, M. B., Cullen, A. ''et al'' (2007). ''World and its peoples: eastern and southern asia.'' Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Corp.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dance and theatre of Laos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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