Policy Direction on Folk Music and Performing Arts Management in Thailand

Abstract

The Research on Policy Direction on Music and Performing Arts Management in Thailand is a qualitativeresearch, aiming to study so as to determine policy direction on folk music and performancemanagement of the Department of Cultural Promotion. The results of this Research are as follows:

1. According to the study of folk music and performance situation in Thailand, the music and local performance in Thailand are different from those in a variety of regions, by having total 4 objectives; that is to say, 1) for funning and alleviating working tiredness, 2) for celebrating the achievement of persons or society, 3) for offering to Buddha in virtuous and meritorious activities, and 4) for conductingworship to the spirits and the angels or being used in rites and rituals. However, at present the importance of music and local performance has tremendously reduced and has changed from the previous ones in the form of showing forms, music instruments, dressings, and in particular change in roles and duties to wards society as a result of change in society and economics. The survival of showings in society is due to the things which are symbols and identities of a variety of local communities. In addition, the public sector continues to support various operations as appropriate; none the less, it is for the purpose of conservation, rather than further development to add economic values.

2. According to the proposal of policy direction on folk music and performance management of the Department of Cultural Promotion, the Researcher utilized concepts concerning management, the UNESCO Culture Production Cycle, and safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage guidelines under the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage as frameworks usedin study and determination of 8 issues used in preparing the proposal of the policy direction on folkmusic and performance management of the Department of Cultural Promotion, comprising 1. the policy/ management 2. Creation 3. Production 4. Dissemination 5. exhibition / reception / transmission 6. consumption / participation 7. archiving / preserving and 8. education / training. According to results of preparing the proposals of policy direction on folk music and performance management of the Departmentof Cultural Promotion, there were 30 policy proposals, 30 aims, and 95 strategies.