An Analysis of the Main Actress’s Identity in Li-Ke-Look-Bot

Abstract

The research purposes were to 1) study the background and performing styles of Li-Ke-Look-Bot, 2) study the practicing process in the main actress’s performance of Li-Ke-Look-Bot, and 3) analyze the main actress’s qualification and identity of Li-Ke-Look-Bot. The procedures of qualitative research were used to review documents, textbooks and related literatures, interview honorable specialists, observe and take photos and video recording of Li-Ke-Look-Bot Actress, collect interview data, and validate the data with the focus group interview.The study found that 1) Li-Ke-Look-Bot is a performance developing from Li-Ke-Bun-Don by including Pi-Part orchestra in the play and devloping various dramatic stories to become the identity the Li-Ke-Look-Bot performance, which consists of Home-Rong (prelude), Oak-Kag, a performing story, and Ra-Rong (finale). Normally, there are 3 basic steps of performance. The first is story introduction, the second is playing the story, and the last is ending up the story. The important elements used in the Li-Ke-Look-Bot performance are stories, scripts, musical instruments, music, songs, venues, stages, back drops, props, costumes, performers, and dances choreography; 2) there are 3 main lessons in practicing process of being Li-Ke-Look-Bot actresses. The first lesson is singing practice, which can be both singing to tell the story and emotion of a character in the story. The second lesson concerns wit practice which is a train to have an improvising performing skill and to sing rhymed Thai verse without script. The third lesson is dance practice consisting of dancing to imply the meaning of words in story, and dancing to perform with Pleng-Na-Path; and 3) the identity and unique outstanding qualification of Li-Ke-Look-Bot actresses are based on singing with high quality, possessing intellectuality, and dancing with skillfulness. In this case, Pittsamai Larnhormhuan shows the strong unique capabilities to perform in many ways, such as singing for the whole emotional story by using various kinds of song, such as Ra-ja-ni-glerg, Pleng Songchan, Pleng Chandew, Pleng Tub, and Pleng Tao. In addition, her dancing can express the meaning of words, including solo dancing which identifies her specialty. Importantly, she can sing the rhymed verse accurately according to Li-Ke song.