The Creation of Nora Female Costume

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Authors

  • Chatchai Kreanprasert Graduate student, Doctor of Philosophy Program in Thai Theater and Dance, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University
  • Surapone Virulrak Professor Emeritus Dr., Department of Dance, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Keywords:

creation, costume, Nora female character

Abstract

          The objective of this research was to create a Nora costume for female character.  Research methodology included interviewing, observation, and experiment. Research results showed that Nora female character did not wear upper garment in the past since the performers were men. When women replaced men in Nora performance, their costumes changed over time from former pattern. Nora female character did not perform wong (arm posture) and liam (leg posture) as wide as male character because female dance was really delicate.  This dance style influenced the costume design of female character. The researcher created a Nora female costume based on the analysis and interpretation of the interviews about the desire for Nora female image in order to determine the design direction for Nora female costume. The researcher was inspired by the technique of folding, pleating, and embroidery of flower and banana leave arrangement under the concept of “yeb pak tuk roi” (sewing, lacing, knitting, and threading). Then, the researcher did sketch designs, and these sketches were chosen by the experts. The sketch number C was chosen with the average mean of 4.60.  It was wearing sarong instead of trousers and loincloth and retaining the upper part of beads decoration which was an important Nora image. This was to create a new design while maintaining the tradition.

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Published

2021-12-13

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021): July - December

Section

บทความวิจัย (Research Article)