THE STUDY OF CREATING CONCEPTS FOR CREATIVE WORK AT NAKHON SI THAMMARAT COLLEGE OF DRAMATIC ARTS

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the concepts and styles of creating creative work of Nakhon Si Thammarat College of Dramatic Arts. Populations in the study were 17 creative works created by Nakhon Si Thammarat College of Dramatic Arts from 1985 to 2020. Data were collected by using checklists to classify the concepts of creating creative dance into four types namely: traditions and rituals, local identity, handicraft, and miscellaneous. Moreover, styles of creative dance were categorized into 4 styles called original tradition adherence, tradition blending, tradition application or improvement, and new tradition creation. Data analysis was done by using a descriptive statistic, frequency distribution, and percentage calculation.

The results show that out of 17 creative works, most creating concepts (7 or 41.2%) are based on handicraft followed by local identity (6 or 35.3%), and traditions and rituals (3 or 17.6%) respectively. Regarding styles of creating creative dance, 10 works or 58.8% of them are from tradition blending, 5 or 29.4% are from original tradition adherence, and 2 or 11.8% are from tradition application or improvement respectively.