The Creation of Dance “Laos Impression”

Abstract

Bang Sai Kai community, a village with a long history of flute production combined with good quality flute making skills, it is elaborate and accepted by both domestic and foreign people. There is a valuable cultural capital resulting from the accumulation of knowledge, clearly reflecting the way of life and local culture. The research team received funding from the academic service grant, Potential Development and Sustainable Quality of Life in the Community Project (2021) conducted a creative dance research to find patterns in creating dances from local wisdom, flute making of Bang Sai Kai community (Laos Village) under the name of the performance, Laos Impression. It is carried out by qualitative research methods and creative research methods through a research document survey tool; history, way of life, art and culture, and local wisdom of the Lao people in Bang Sai Kai community, interview with creative dance experts, village sage, research participants, and bring the experience of the synthetic research team to analyze data and create performance elements. The story is divided into 3 periods: the first period is immigration, the second period is lifestyle and flute making, and the third period is flute decoration through storytelling in sequence. The performers consider the talents of various forms of dance, supporting the choreography to have a variety of dimensions. Choreography uses movements in everyday life in the expectation of understanding the audiences uncomplicated. Sound chooses the right tone to compose a song with a Laos accent. Props are made of hardwood and can convey a wide range of meanings. Light only needs clarity in a presentation where the viewer must be able to see facial expressions and movement. Costumes focus on details that communicate the story very well.