The Creative Performance : Sukhrip Songkhruang

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to create the performance : Sukhrip  Songkhruang by studying the data about the history of Longsong Dance, the dance composition, the performing and the method of Rongsong Dance that appeared in Khon and Lakhon, the academic textbooks, the interviewing from the experts and the scholars about Thai dance, Thai music and Thai vocal and the focus group. The data was analyzed to create the dance. 

          The results of the study were Longsong or King’s taking a bath in Khon  Play, the masked dance that was written by King Rama I and King Rama II was presented by the male, female, demon and monkey characters except Sukrip, the King of Khidkin as Phrayawaiyawongsa. Sukrip Longsong was presented by 5 songs : Phleng Rua, Phleng Chomtalad, Phleng Chuychai, Phleng Maesri and  Phleng Phayadoen,  Sukrip’s costume and the props for the dance. The dance of Sukrip Songkhruang means travelling, the description of the King’s costume, the weapon and the bravery while dancing along Phleng Naphat and the lyric. The performance style is categorized into four parts : The first part means Sukrip’s Arrival. It demonstrates Sukrip arrives to the throne hall to do his duty as the King of Khidkin.The second part means Sukrip’s costume. It demonstrates the description of King’s costume. The third part means Sukrip’s bravery and his new duty as the King of Khidkin.The fourth part means Sukrip’s gracefulness as Phrayawaiyawongsa ,the King of Khidkin.This creative dance, Sukhrip  Songkhruang can be showed for the single dance and performed in Ramakian in the episode of “Sukhrip Khrongmuang – Sukhrip ascened to the throne”