THE INVENTION OF YUEA KUEAY RAYONG DANCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the history and the process of making Yuakhoei or Kapi at Moo 3 Nonglalok Sub-District, Ban Khai District, Rayong Province, 2) to create a performance called Rabam Yuakhoeirayong. The data for this research were from documents, books, textbooks and interviews with the local scholars and the experts about the history and the making process of Yuakhoei or Kapi. The data were analyzed to get the knowledge used to create Rabam Yuakhoeirayong performance. The results of this research revealed that Yuakhoei or Kapi making process at this area was inherited more than 100 years. It has become the famous local product made from krill or small shrimp that could be found in Rayong Province. The identity of making Yuakhoei or Kapi of Nonglalok District was applied to choreograph the dance which was divided into 3 phases. The first reflected Yuakhoei making process, the second showed the folk wisdom’s inheritance and the third showed the people’s happiness. The music which was newly composed called Rabam Yuakhoei Song. The invention of costumes was influenced by the dressing style of Rayong people in the past. The instruments for performing were Rawa, pottery- jars, basket and colander to pour out the water, pannier and Kapi in the containers.