Mak Yong- a legend?

Since I came from the East coast state; Terengganu, I’ve heard a lot which regards to Mak Yong. Anyhow, I got this misunderstanding on what mak yong is, during my childhood years; I thought that mak yong is totally about dancing and all the dancers are old since it is called “mak”.
I’ve never watched mak yong’s performance live. But I’ve watched it few times on the television. From the documentary, I knew that mak yong is not basically about dancing, but it also involve theatre act, drama and also comedy; which all of this elements of art collaborate in one whole performance. It is undeniably would impress the viewers.
From what I know, mak yong was meant to be performed to the Sultan as a royal performance. That is why most of the performers’ attire are in yellow; the royal colour.
Mak yong was very popular around the years of 1950s—it was during my grandma’s time. My grandma said, around that time, mak yong was performed during a royal occasions such as the installation of new Sultan near the “Istana Negeri.” This is where the residents around Kuala Terengganu were gathered and exposed to the performance of mak yong.
Anyhow, once it was discovered that the mak yong performance was against Islam which involves spirit possession and the performance and the popularity of mak yong declining. But now, many of the Art and Culture institutions which try to uphold this ancient culture to make sure that cultural heritage such as the Mak Yong will not be forgotten in the midst of global development.