THE CONTEMPORARY CREATION OF KING RAMA VI’S LITERATURE: VIVAPRASAMUT

Abstract

The research on “Contemporary Creation of King Rama VI’s Literature:  Vivaprasamut” is an art creation and qualitative research.  The purposes of this research were to study the drama and the interpretation of Vivaprasamut, which was a royal literature of His Majesty King Rama VI, and to create contemporary performances from the drama of Vivaprasamut in order to create new body of knowledge as a guideline to develop dance performances.

The performance creation processes, according to Thai dance style, were divided into 8 steps as follows: Step 1 creating the concept of the show by studying the data from documents and summarizing them as a guideline for work creation; Step 2 creating melody and music related to love by using flirt songs, love songs and sad songs. The melody begins with slow rhythm and then faster rhythm arousing the feeling of separation, struggle against obstacles and finishes with a refreshing love song.  Step 3  is selecting  performers who are talented in Thai dance.  Step 4 is designing the dance process by using basic and applied Thai dance to combine movements and match them with the music including the variable deployment formats.  Step 5 is designing the performance costumes consisting of dresses, headdresses, and ornaments by choosing colors and materials consistent with the stories in the royal literature on  Vivaprasamut. Ocean will be referred to with blue tone clothes. Headdresses and body ornaments made of pearl reflect the jewel of the sea. Step 6 is presenting the contemporary performance to experts and viewers.  Step 7 is applying suggestions to improve the performance. Step 8 is recording a video clip and presenting the show to the public on various occasions as appropriated.