Orteke (Kazakh: ортеке) is a form of traditional performance in Kazakhstan that incorporates puppetry, music, and dance.^[1][2]

Possibly dating back thousands of years, the technique originated in southwestern Kazakhstan and spread among other Central Asian nomadic communities in places like Uzbekistan.^[2][3][4] The name "orteke" combines or (ditch, hole, trap) and teke (goat).^[2][3]

Some ethnographers argue the Orteke began as a shamanic tool to distract spirits or to act as a "spirit vessel" during healing rituals.^[5]

In orteke, a musician playing a two-stringed dombra has a wooden puppet attached to their fingers by sticks and strings.^[1][2][3] The puppet, usually shaped like a horned mountain goat, is attached to the top of a drum, often a dauylpaz.^[1][2][3] As the musician plays, the puppet moves to the rhythm, creating a drumbeat.^[1][2][3] Experienced orteke performers can incorporate several puppets at once using both hands and feet.^[1][2][3] They can also incorporate wind instruments, such as a sazsyrnay or shankobyz.^[3]

Orteke players traditionally learn their craft through apprenticeships, although local academics have begun to study it as well.^[1] After a period of obscurity and near-extinction, efforts to promote Kazakh national identity have revived interest in the art form.^[2][6]

In 2022, orteke was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.^[1][7]

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