Development of Performances by the Community to Manage the Cultural Tourism Cities on Local Products and Local Performances: Case Study Chet Samian Community in Ratchaburi Province

Abstract

The research article entitled the development of performing arts by community for supporting community-based tourism with an agro-ecology, art, and culture in Chetsamian community, Ratchaburi province. This was one part of the research entitled the development of performing arts for supporting community-based tourism with an agro-ecology, art, and culture in Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, Samut Sakhon, and Samut Songkhram provinces. The research aimed to study cultural context as a guideline in creating performing arts which promoted tourism and increased community income. The research methodology was in-depth and focus group interviews. The participants were community leaders, local intellectuals, performing arts teachers, and related sectors. After analyzing data, the researchers designed, trained, and created a performance with community participation.  During the performance, three performing arts experts assessed and evaluated. Thr results showed that the performance in Chetsamian community, Ratchaburi province named "Reumbhucha Sarntapakham" which had creative pattern of costume in the community and local products including Tani bag, baked sticky rice in bamboo, salted turnip, and rice offering used for paying respect to Sarntapakham. Totally, the performance was considered as an advertisement to be well-known in public. Outsiders knew the community via local products, belief, and local tourism.