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Philippine Theater

The document provides an overview of Philippine theater, dividing it into several sections. It discusses the history and origins of indigenous theater during Spanish colonial rule and under American occupation. It also outlines some of the major forms and types of Philippine theater such as komedya plays, sinakulo passion plays and sarswela musicals. The document examines aspects of theatrical production like scripts, directing, lighting and costumes. It highlights some notable works like Dalagang Bukid and major artists and organizations in Philippine theater.

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Philippine Theater

The document provides an overview of Philippine theater, dividing it into several sections. It discusses the history and origins of indigenous theater during Spanish colonial rule and under American occupation. It also outlines some of the major forms and types of Philippine theater such as komedya plays, sinakulo passion plays and sarswela musicals. The document examines aspects of theatrical production like scripts, directing, lighting and costumes. It highlights some notable works like Dalagang Bukid and major artists and organizations in Philippine theater.

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PHILIPPINE

THEATER
PHILIPPINE THEATER
Philippine theater is the sum total of
mimetic performances developed and
presented through history on occasions
and for purposes determined by social
purpose and need.
DIVISIONS
 Historical Essays
 Forms and types
 Aspects of Production
 Major Works
 Artists and Organizations
Historical Essays
 Indigenous Theatre- The rituals, dances, and customs
which are still performed with urgency and vitality by
the different cultural communities that comprise
about 5% of the country’s population are held or
performed, together or separately, on the various
occasions a person’s birth, baptism, circumcision,
initial menstruation, death or for the celebration of
tribal activities like hunting, fishing and harvesting.
 Spanish Colonial theatre- In the three centuries of
Spanish rule from 1565 to 1898, the Spanish colonizers,
specifically the friars, showed a keen awareness of the
power of the theater both as a tool for the
Christianization of the natives and as a magnet to
attract the latter to the Pueblo which constituted the
foundation of Spanish empire in the archipelago
 The Spanish Colonial Tradition- The Spanish colonial
period lasted from 1965, when legaspi arrived in Cebu,
to 1898 when Aguinaldo declared Philippine
Independence in kawiti Cavite. During this 333- year
reign, the Spanish government introduced into the
islands the Catholic religion and the Spanish wayof
life, which gradually merged with the indigenous
culture to form tha “ Lowland Folk Culture” shared by
the major ethnololinguistics groups, like Ibanag,
Pangasinan, Ilongo and Cuyunan.
 The American Colonial and Contemporary Tradition-
Short as it was, the American Colonial regime from
1901 to 1946 had a profound effect on the 20th century
Philippine Theater,first in formand latter in
philosophy. This influence is seen in the Philippine
bodabil, the western plyas presented in English or in
Filipino and the original modern plays written by
contemporary play wrights.

 Sources and Influence


Forms and
types
 Children’s theater- may refer to plays with children as
actors; or plays performed by adults for children
 Dramatic Monologue- a kind of modern play which
features one actor speaking and acting out his of her
innermost thoughts and emotions as the main
character of the play.
 Dula- Tula- literally “play- poem,” refers to a
minimalist form of theater developed in the early 1970s
by UP Repertory.
 Huling Hapunan- actual supper held to
commemorate Christ’s last supper.
 Flores- refer to the whole flower festival
celebrated in the month of May in honor of
the Virgin Mary.
 Hudas- refers to the ritual burning of effigy
of Judas held on Black Saturday.
 Hudas- refers to the ritual burning of effigy
of Judas held on Black Saturday.
 Komedya- - is a play which dramatizes
actual events, the lives about Christians and
Moorish Royalty.
 Musical Theater- - refer to plays which
music is an integral part.
 Paghuhugas ng Paa- dramatizes the episode in New
Testament where Christ after the Last Supper, washes
the feet of His 12 Apostles.
 Pangangaluluwa- refer to the custom that is performed
late in the night of All Saint’s Day where male and
female carolers go from house to house impersonating
ghosts.
 Panunuluyan- - dramatizes the search for an inn by
Mary and Joseph on Christmas eve in Bethlehem.
 Salubong- dramatizes the meeting of the
grieving Mary and Christ.
 Sinakulo- dramatizes the history of
Salvation.
 Political Theater- to change or improve
existing systems of Government
ASPECTS OF
PRODUCTION
 Set- refer to the scenery and properties of the physical
context created for a theater performance includes the
setting.
 Directing- refers to the over-all supervision and
coordination of the elements of theatrical production,
including acting and the design of sets, props,
costumes, lights and sounds.
 Script- or play script is the text of the play.
 Training- is done in workshops, seminars, training
programs, and academic programs.
 Lighting- in theater involves the use of lights and other
related equipment for the purpose of illuminating the
stage, creating atmosphere and mood, and
highlighting character and action.
 Acting- is the art of representing a character.
 Music- in theater includes background music.
 Costume- for the theater refers to the distinctive
clothes used by an actor in order to authenticate a role
in a performance
 Awards/ Grants- Awards refer to the forms of
recognition to the achievements in theater. Grants
refer to venues or funds given to theater artists to
support or finance all kinds of theatrical work.
 Criticism- is the written valuation of the texts and of
the theater performances by informed and schooled
critics.
MAJOR
WORKS
 Abadeja, Ang Ating Sinderela- Puppet play in Filipino
derives its story from a leyte folktale. Abadeja is an
orphan whose father, Abac married the wicked Concha
who has two daughters, Conchinita and Conchiching.
 Alang Dios- Essentially a love story, this pampango
sarswela tells of Enrique, a poor painter, who has just
been released from prison for the alleged theft of a
diamond crucifix belonging to his sweetheart maria
luz.
 Bombita This play in Filipino is about the irony of
military discipline and obedience to a corrupt and
unthinking leadership
 Cuadros Filipinos This play has two scenes. The first
scene is set in the market and the second scene takes
place in a theater with a komedya in full swing.
 Anak ng Dagat, Silay ng Liwanag- This play in
tagalong is rare because it is a sarswela in verse.
 Dalagang bukid was the most popular tagalong
sarswela of the period, having been performed about a
thousand times in manila and in the provinces before
WWII. It also became the first full-length Filipino film
when made into a silent movie by luis nepomuceno in
1919.
 Kahapon, Ngayon, at Bukas- most significant
contribution in the Philippine Drama
 New Yorker in Tondo- First performed by FEU in
Manila with Baby de Guzman and was staged many
times b the Barangay Theater Guild.
 Sa Pula, Sa Puti- (for the Red Rooster, For the White
Rooster). Play in one act. SWcript by Francisco, first
stage on September 10, 1939.
ARTISTS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
 The Manila Grand Opera House
 Martinez, Leo
 Medina, Pen
 Requiestas, Rene
 Salonga, Lea
THANK YOU 
REPORTERS

MERCADO, GRACE

ANTONIO, ABEGAIL G.

MAMAUAG, GISELLE B.

VILLAMOR, ALEXIS BONET

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