The Concept of Thai Contemporary Dance in 1987 – 2017

Abstract

The study aims to identify concepts for the performances of Thai contemporary Dance in 1987 - 2017. The research showed that concepts of contemporary Thai Dance work since 1987 are as follows: 1) the concept of creation of works from the original literature in a new format; 2) the concept of applying various cultures to apply and create new works from existing traditional cultures; 3) the concept of symbols; 4) the concept of area-specific dance; 5) the concept of performances that reflect world problems; 6) the concept of original ASEAN performance through contemporary art perspective; 7) the concept of natural dance performance; 8) the concept of prompted live performance style; 9) the concept of giving importance and attention to the community; 10) the concept of designing rhythmic dance in a way that does not identify the sex; 11) the concept of creating performances based on multiple sources rather than a single source of knowledge; and 12) the concept of creating moral- and ethical-based performances. The research results reveal that the contemporary Thai dance performances are influenced through the concepts. The contemporary dance and the post-modern dance techniques contain philosophical concepts and social-cultural contexts within an exotic style.