The Concept Creation Form and Process of Designing Creative Performances for Children the Legend of Muang Lom

Abstract

This research article aimed to study and design creative performances for children on the Legend of Mueang Lom to be an instructional media in instilling the virtue of honesty and gratitude in children including creating knowledge about the history of the local area through the performance process. It was a qualitative research. A group of important informants were a group of people with knowledge on the Legend of Mueang Lom and a group of people with knowledge and ability in writing plays for children, puppet performers, composers, costume designers and light-color, totaling 17 people. The research tool was an unstructured interview form. The data were analyzed and validated using a triangulation method to lead the process of creative performances for children on the Legend of Mueang Lom. The results of the research revealed that creative performances for children on the Legend of Mueang Lom using the concept of literary transformation to create plays under the theme of cultivating the virtue of honesty and gratitude which had a performance style that used the concept of a children's drama combined with a variety of performance styles, with 7 creative steps: 1) drama design, 2) casting, 3) puppet character design, 4) movement design, 5) music and song design, 6) costume design, and 7) stage set, light and color and props design.