Editing Minangkabau people (section)

===Performing arts===
[[Image:Saluang.jpg|thumb|[[Saluang]] performance]]
Traditional Minangkabau music includes ''saluang jo dendang,'' which consists of singing to the accompaniment of a {{Transliteration|min|[[saluang]]}} bamboo flute and {{Transliteration|min|[[talempong]]}} gong-chime music. Dances include the {{Transliteration|min|[[tari piring]]}} (plate dance), ''tari payung'' (umbrella dance), ''[[Indang (dance)|tari indang]]'' (also known as {{Transliteration|min|endang}} or {{Transliteration|min|badindin}}), and ''[[pasambahan|tari pasambahan]]''. Demonstrations of the {{Transliteration|min|[[silat]]}} martial art are performed. ''Pidato adat'' are ceremonial orations performed at formal occasions.

''[[Randai]]'' is a folk theatre tradition which incorporates music, singing, dance, drama and the ''[[silat]]'' martial art. ''Randai'' is usually performed for traditional ceremonies and festivals, and complex stories may span a number of nights.<ref name="Pauka1998"/> It is performed as a [[Theatre in the round|theatre-in-the-round]] to achieve an equality and unity between audience members and the performers.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Umbuik Mudo and the Magic Flute: A Randai Dance-Drama |journal=Asian Theatre Journal |year=2003 |volume=20 |issue=2 |last1=Pauka |first1=Kirstin |doi=10.1353/atj.2003.0025 |pages=113 |last2=Askovic |first2=Ivana |last3=Polk |first3=Barbara|s2cid=161392351 }}</ref> ''Randai'' performances are a synthesis of alternating martial arts dances, songs, and acted scenes. Stories are delivered by the acting and singing and are mostly based upon Minangkabau legends and folktales.<ref name="Pauka1998"/> ''Randai'' originated early in the 20th century out of fusion of local martial arts, storytelling and other performance traditions.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Look at the Clouds: Migration and West Sumatran 'Popular' Theatre |last=Cohen |first=Matthew Isaac |journal=New Theatre Quarterly |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=214–229 |year=2003 |doi=10.1017/S0266464X03000125|s2cid=191475739 }}</ref> Men originally played male and female characters in the story but, since the 1960s, women have participated.<ref name="Pauka1998"/>