Topeng (from Balinese: ᬢᭀᬧᬾᬂ; Javanese: ꦠꦺꦴꦥꦺꦁ, romanized: topèng;[1] Sundanese: ᮒᮧᮕᮨᮔᮌ) is a dramatic form of Indonesian dance in which one or more mask-wearing ornately costumed performers interpret traditional narratives concerning fabled kings, heroes, and myths, accompanied by gamelan or other traditional music instruments.

Topeng is widely used in dances that are part of traditional ceremonies or the retelling of ancient stories from the ancestors.

The meaning conveyed can be in the form of leadership values, love, wisdom, and many others expressed through the medium of dance movements.

In the Mantiasih inscription (904 AD) there are the terms "matapukan" and "manapukan" which means that they relate to the drama presentation of masks.

Various topeng dances and styles have developed in various places in the Indonesian archipelago, notably in Cirebon, Yogyakarta, Malang, and Bali.

The performance alternates between speaking and non-speaking characters and can include dance and fight sequences as well as special effects (sometimes provided by the gamelan).

The narrators and comic characters frequently break Western conventions of storytelling by including current events or local gossip to get a laugh.

In topeng, there is a conscious attempt to include many, sometimes contradictory, aspects of the human experience: the sacred and the profane, beauty and ugliness, refinement and caricature.

Graceful hand and body movements, and musical accompaniment dominated by drums and fiddle, are hallmarks of the art form.

Topeng Klana Kencana Wungu is a Cirebon mask dance in the Parahyangan mask style that depicts the story of Queen Kencana Wungu of Majapahit being chased by the grotesque and rough King Minak Jingga of Blambangan.

Hudoq is a masked dance performed during the Erau harvest Thanksgiving festival of many sub-groups of the Dayak ethnic group of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia.

These performances center on a love story about Princess Candra Kirana of Kediri and Raden Panji Asmarabangun, the legendary crown prince of Janggala.

At the end of the complicated story they finally marry and bring forth a son named Raja Putra.