Three men wearing white shirts and red jongkraben (traditional Thai trousers) are practising their khon dance performance in a classroom. From afar they look like your typical Thai masked dance ...

Members of the public this week rejoiced as the khon mask dance earned global recognition with Unesco adding it to its cultural heritage list after a long wait.

In celebration of 180 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and the U.S., the Royal Thai Embassy and the Asia Society present Thai Classical Dance (Khon) and a puppet show.

Held to promote the cultural tradition of khon masked dance, the exhibition features 61 high-quality photographs of 10 Thai khon artists as captured by three photographers -- Kit Bencharongkul ...

The Royal Thai Embassy and ICCR presented a Khon dance performance, celebrating India-Thailand cultural ties.

In a move certain to rile Thai nationalists and cultural experts, Unesco has listed a version of khon dancing as a Cambodian cultural heritage.

Its mission, aptly named "Thailand at the forefront", is part of the country's efforts to promote its culture abroad through performances such as the masked art of the khon dance.

'Khon' masked dancers take to the stage at the Thailand Cultural Centre. The classical dance has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by Unesco, and the government now ...

There are at least 19 Khon dance-schools in Thailand, and students are recruited from all of them, to partake in the yearly royal Khon performance.

Nowadays Khon is not popular in Thailand and few young people are still doing it.' At its height, the dance could only be performed by the royal family and was performed in the royal court.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will preside over a khon performance to honour the Chakri dynasty and celebrate 120 years of Thai-Russian diplomatic relations in St Petersburg ...