[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] The Betawi mask dance was first created by Mak Kinang and Kong Djioen in 1930 which was inspired by Cirebonese mask dance.

In the Betawi mask dance performance, musical instruments that are usually played include rebab, gong, kendang, kempul, kulanter, and kecrek.