THE DANCE WITH PROPS APPLIED IN CONCEPT OF POSTMODERN

Abstract

           This Research on The dance with props applied in concept of postmodern aims to establish the
guidelines on choreography in creative dance. The objective of this study was to creative dance
with props applied in concept of postmodern. This research was conducted in the forms of creative
research and qualitative research with the research framework based on analysis on related data and
knowledge in order to determine the direction of this research including postmodernism, props application in Dance, dance design, and aesthetics. The researcher determined data analysis based on 8 elements in order to analyze data completely based on elements of this creation, i.e., dance concept, props, choreography, performers, sound, costume, lighting, and spaces for conclusion before presentation.                                  From analysis on 8 elements, the results revealed that: 1) Dance concept that was based on
postmodernism in Experimental Dance or choreography was applied as the concept of this research;
2) Choreography was originated from analyzing and movement of dancing while using props; 3) For
props, the researcher applied props to search for movements while performing Experimental Dance
with props whereas all props applied in this dance obtained from general objects that could be seen
in daily life; 4) For performers, the researcher selected performers from the following qualifications: 1) persons who were able to show their potential in movement along with props application; 2) persons with
aptitude for dealing with immediate situations; 3) Persons who were able to continue performance without any suspension or dead air. The researcher conducted an experiment with 20 junior (Third-year) students are 5 males and 15 females in Western Dance Major of Faculty of Fine Arts in Srinakharinwirot University. There are move their bodies by improvisation movements with props and the researcher observed which students were able to play proprs while moving their bodies in various characteristics, for example, turning, jumping; 5) For sound, the researcher divided the overall picture of sound played in this performance into 2 parts whereas the sound of the first part was created by body movement with noise props and the sound of the second part was created by musical instruments with slow and quick rhythm; 6) For costume, the researcher emphasized that costume must not become any obstacle of props application; 7) For lighting, the researcher used white and yellow light only in order to enable performers to see props clearly while audiences could watch the performance clearly and completely; 8) For spaces, since the venue of this performance was wide, performers could show their potentials freely.                                                                                                                              The conclusion of this research represented the guidelines for creating Thai dance and props
application under Postmodernism by searching for movements created by improvisation of performers
with props in Experimental Dance or choreography leading to interesting movements that could be
analyzed and arranged as the dance performance without any content or story. This performance could
be created by applying props to search for movements of creativity leading to the research guidelines for developing performance creation process to be various and independent on creativity.