GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION OF LOCAL WISDOM SHADOW PUPPET THEATER (NANG TALUNG) BY PARTICIPATION OF BAN PHRU COMMUNITY, HATYAI DISTRICT SONGKHLA PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to; 1) to study in the currently of local wisdom transmission of Nang Talung Nakarin Chathong; 2) to study the participation local wisdom conservation of Nang Talung in Ban Phru community, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, and 3) to study the approach local wisdom conservation’ Nang Talung participation in Ban Phru community, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province. The study area is Ban Phru community with the main informants were the shadow puppet group, government representatives, and community leaders on 40 participants. Teachers and students were 251 participants provided information to researcher. The investigation employed mixed methods approach by using questionnaires and interviews. The results shown Ban Phru community needed support from government, agencies, and community participation in order to promoting and transmission of shadow puppet show. The system of transmission of shadow puppet show were responsibility by school and communication were clear and continuous, while approach local wisdom conservation’s Nang Talung were responsibility by local government. Beside work planning was setting to promote arts and cultural on development plan to show on shadow puppet show in government ceremony.  Creating a network of parents to encourage interested youths to participate, set up a budget to gather knowledge to promote study and research to the wisdom of Nang Talung’ media production and teaching. Moreover, the performance of the shadow puppet troupe was modern gather development.