Creative folk dance: Banana Stem Horse

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) create a dance performance from the Banana Stem Horse game, and 2) presented the creative folk dance of Banana Stem Horse. The target groups used in the research consisted of 15 community leaders and elderly people in Ban Tha Li, Tha Li District and Ban Tha Sawan, Na Duang District, Loei Province; 8 students of The Demonstration School of Loei Rajabhat University; 5 dramatic arts teachers; and 10 students of program in dramatic arts, Loei Rajabhat University. The research method used were interviews, behavior observations, and performance critiques. Qualitative data analysis used was content analysis method. The results of the study were as follows: The researcher created a folk dance from a Thai play called Banana Stem Horse, presenting folk wisdom in applying nature to invent toys and children's play, conveying that Thai folk culture has its roots in an agricultural society. The concept of the show was to present with dance movements. The choreography was designed to cover the meaning of the content, focusing on fun combined with gestures according to the steps of playing. The music for the show was designed by using folk instruments that combined the central region and the context of the northeastern region. The creation of this show has been published in the form of a video and conveyed to the younger generation with the hope of making them aware of traditional Thai games as part of the preservation and continuation of Thai wisdom under dynamics modern social culture.