The Style of Dances Creation that Reflect the Image of Isaan Women through Watching Outdoor Movies

Abstract

This research article is a part of the postdoctoral thesis which aimed to investigate thestyleof dancescreationthat reflect theimageof Isaan womenthrough watchingoutdoor movies by using the qualitative and creative research methods. The research tools used in the study were in-depth interviews with 30 Isaan women, interviews with 20 experts and those related to the study, observation, participation in seminars, standard criteria for artist, informationmedia,and researcher’sexperiences.Then, theinformationobtained wasanalyzed tofind the styleof dances creation that reflect the image of Isaan women through watching outdoor movies. The results showed that this creative style consisted of eight elements as follows : 1) all roles were created from real story of Isaan women, 2) the choreography was inspired by thefolk dancestyleof Isaan, modern danceand performanceof the postmodern period, 3) in the casting process for the Northeastern female roles, female performers with skills in speaking Northeastern Thai dialect, performing in drama, and dancing were chosen, 4) the costumes were designed based on Isaan folk costumes and clothing for daily life of Isaan people,5) for theequipmentof the performance, mats wereused tospecifythestaging area and decorated withequipment for daily life, 6) for music and sounds effect design, folk music band speech,and narration wereused,7) the performance was performed inanempty theater byusing anoutdoor movie as a scene and 8) for lighting design, varied lighting styles were used to convey the emotions of the characters clearer.