Music Quarter 4
Music Quarter 4
MUSIC QUARTER 4
• The learner...
• Ballet Manila
• Ballet Philippines
• Philippine Ballet Theater
• Halili-Cruz Ballet Company
Lola Basyang – the ballet
• Ballet adaptation of Severino Reyes’ folktales Mga
Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. It was meant to instill
and rekindle the interest of the Filipino youth in
the beauty, richness, and heritage of Philippine
literature.
• Two episodes of such stories were presented by
Ballet Manila, with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as the
company’s Executive Director and prima ballerina.
Entitled Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2009)
and Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013)
FILIPINO MUSICALS
• A product of Philippine theater highly
influenced by Broadway and West End
• Mostly adapted from novels, literary works, or
biographical sketches of famous artists
KATY! THE MUSICAL
• The musical Katy! is about the life of bodabil
(vaudeville) star Katy de la Cruz.
• Initially presented by Actors Studio East
Production in 1988.
• Music composed by Ryan Cayabyab
• Lyrics by Jose Javier Reyes
• It starred Mitch Valdes in the title role.
FLORANTE AT LAURA, THE MUSICAL
• presented by Tanghalang Pilipino at the CCP Little
Theater (Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino) from July
7 to 24, 1988. This was in celebration of the 200th
birth anniversary of the author Francisco
Balagtas-Baltazar.
• The musical was selected as the official Philippine
entry to the first ASEAN Theater Festival in
August 1988.
• Music and musical arrangements by Nonong
Buencamino
ATANG - DULANG MAY MUSIKA
• musical based on the life of the first superstar of
the Philippines, Atang de la Rama.
• It starred Ayen Munji-Laurel, Shamaine
Centenera Buencamino, Frances Makil-Ignacio,
Kalila Aguilos, Teroy Guzman, Greg de Leon,
Mitoy Sta. Ana, Ricky Ibe, Meynard Peñalosa,
Bituin Escalante and the Dulaang UP Ensemble.
MAGSIMULA KA, THE MUSICAL
• by Gines Tan was staged at the CCP Main
Theater from April 7 to 24, 1988. As the winner
of the CCP Playwriting Contest in 1983, it
became one of the longest running musicals at
the CCP.
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