The Pattern Of Dramatic Work Application For Country Bands in Educational Institutions For Enhancing Creative Economy

Abstract

The country song is regarded as the entertainment culture which has long been in Thai society.  It is a mirror of a way of life, beliefs, and traditions and it has developed through ages.  At present,  the competition of the country songs led to a wide variety of a dramatic work creation.  The research was focused on the model of the application of a dramatic work in the country music bands in the educational institutes  for a creative economy.  It aimed to study the background of a dramatic work of the country music bands,  the current states and problems and the patterns of application. The work was a documentary study and data were also collected  by means of a survey,  observation and an interview of  three experts, three dance designers,   fifteen dancers,   fifteen musicians and thirty students.  The research instruments were a survey form, an observation format,  structured and non-structured interviews.

             The research found that the background of the dramatic work in the country music bands could be divided into three periods.  First, there was no classification of the country songs.  Second, it was a golden age with unique identity and patterns. Third, it was the time of competition. In this period, country songs were used in the cinemas.  Dramatic work had thus developed and eventually  become dancers.

Considering the application, there were principles and methods as follows: creation of the concepts derived from the song contents or song lyrics,  determination of the model, designing the dancing styles based on interpretation of contents and emotion found in the songs, designing the costumes according to the ideas and model acquired,  determination of the dancing space, and   performing equipment.

It could be said that the application of a dramatic work in the country music bands was an integration of a performing art, a Thai identity and a universal aspect. As a result, performing perfection, beauty, aesthetic expression and desirable outcomes were achieved.