Communication Of Liberalism Trough The Creation Of Adaptive Ballet From Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Abstract

This creative research has the following objectives to study the creative process and the audience perceptions and attitudes towards adaptive ballet to communicate the concept of liberalism from Jonathan Livingston Seagull via observation journal and creative process including questionnaires and focus group discussion among experts and performers.

The results were concluded as follows 1) Performance creation process must be started from studying the novel “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”, (Charnvit Kasetsiri), which related the concept of liberalism. The art directing and the choreography combining Balanchine technique with seagull-like movements. 2) Audience perceptions and attitudes towards adaptive ballet performance divided into 3 groups 1. The experts were able to understand the content through symbols in the performance and suggested to add more liberalism aspects in the present context. 2. General audience was able to moderately Balanchine technique ballet indicated freedom and highly reflected the concept of liberalism (M = 4.10) 3. Dancers discovered that reading the novel before performing increase more dance expressions. Performing in the outdoor space helped them connect to the audience and changed their attitudes towards their movement physical potential and moved more freely.