CONVEYING SORROWFUL EMOTIONS IN DRAMA LAKORN PANTANG OF PHRALOR

Abstract

This article is a part of the thesis on the tragedy of the Thai drama Phra Lo. It is a qualitative research with two objectives as follows: 1.To study the importance of tragedy in creating emotional impact in the Thai drama Phra Lo. 2. To analyze the components and dance moves that convey the tragedy in the Thai drama Phra Lo, Episode: Phra Lo Says Goodbye to Her Mother. The research was conducted from studying data from documents and related research, including interviews with a group of experts, and conducting fieldwork to practice dance moves with artists who played the roles of Phra Lo and Phra Nang Bunluea according to the model of the Fine Arts Department. The principles of the theory of flavor in Sanskrit literature by Bharat Muni were applied to analyze flavor in terms of conveying emotions with Thai drama. The research results found that: 1.The importance of tragedy in creating emotional impact in the Thai drama Phra Lo, Episode: Phra Lo Says Goodbye to Her Mother, is about leaving a beloved person. The content is about leaving a beloved person. There are lyrics and dance moves that convey emotional sadness in a heartbreaking way. The study found that there were mournful sadness, lamenting sadness, sadness for leaving a beloved person, and sadness for leaving one's home and people. and the almost devastating grief 2.Analysis of the elements and dance movements that convey the grief in the performance of the play Phra Lor, the episode Phra Lor leaves his mother. It was found that the elements that enhancethe performance to be more complete are the script, stage, scenery, lighting, actors, music, costumes and dance movements.