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20th and 21st

Century
Multimedia Forms
It incorporates many of the elements of
• --

theater, such as acting, scenery, costumes,


and sometimes, even dance. The
performance is typically presented in an
opera house, cultural center, theater, or
auditorium. It is accompanied by an
orchestra or a chamber ensemble. The
dialogues were sung and not spoken – they
are called recitatives.
• --Opera is part of Western classical music
form and tradition. It started in Italy at
the end of the 16th century and soon
spread throughout the rest of Europe.
• --The opera is both a musical and art
form wherein singers and musicians
perform a dramatic work combining the
text (called a libretto) and the music,
usually in an elaborate theatrical setting.
Cultural Center of the Philippines(CCP)
PHILIPPINE
BALLET
• The dance form known as ballet
has been used to interpret stories of
all kinds. It is a performance in
which a story is told without words
by using body movements and
facial expressions.
• The lack of spoken words or sung lyrics is
more than made up for by the creative
movements and gestures of the dancers.
The performance is further enhanced by
colorful costumes, elaborate sets, visually
suggestive music, and sophisticated
choreography. Original Filipino ballets
vividly present folktales and local fables.
TATLONG KUWENTO
NI LOLA BASYANG
• The typical storytelling scene shows
the grandmother (Lola Basyang, the
pen name of the author) on a
rocking chair with her grandchildren
listening to her fascinating tales.
1. ANG KAPATID NG TATLONG
MARYA

• This is a fantasy story set to neo-ethnic music


in a contemporary style. It is about a hero’s
fantastic journey to different kingdoms in
pursuit of his bewitched sisters. The music is
written by Joey Ayala, with choreography by
Lisa Macuja-Elizalde.
2. ANG MAHIWAGANG BIYULIN

• This is a local version of the Pied Piper tale where


the main character mesmerizes his followers
through the music of his violin. The story instills
in them the moral lesson that “good triumphs over
evil.” The music is by National Artist Ryan
Cayabyab, arranged by Arnold Buena, and
choreography is by Tony Fabella.
3. ANG PRINSIPE NG MGA
IBON

• This is a love story where a princess falls


in love with a bird. It was choreographed
by Ballet Manila danseur (a male ballet
dancer) Osias Barroso. The music is taken
from selected musical works of National
Artists arranged by Mon Faustino.
The second production,
Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni
Lola Basyang, included
the following stories:
1. ANG PALASYO NG MGA
DWENDE

• This is a romantic adventure wherein the


heroine Yani is being maltreated by her
envious stepmother and stepsisters. The
cursed bird is changed back into a prince
with the help of Yani.
• The music and musical
arrangements were done by Diwa
de Leon using a hegalong, a native
boat shaped lute of the T’boli.
2. LABINDALAWANG
MASASAYANG PRINSESA

• This is a romantic fantasy of the


twelve daughters of the king. Macuja-
Elizalde herself danced in the ballet
portraying the role of the eldest among
the king’s twelve daughters.
3. ANTING-ANTING
• This is a horror-comedy play wherein the cowardly hero
Huan tries to overcome his fears in order to win his love.
The slapstick comedy is enhanced by exaggerated
movements as Huan is later haunted by ghosts that add to
his fears for which he looks for an anting-anting (lucky
charm) to ward them off.
• Musical arrangements were done by Juan Carlo Magsalin,
with choreography by Osias Barroso in collaboration with
Michael Divinagracia.
• Originally presented on February 8 to 17,
1980, the creative team consisted of Ryan
Cayabyab (Music), National Artist Alice
Reyes (Choreography), National Artist
Bienvenido Lumbera (Literature), and
National Artist Salvador Bernal (Theater
Design), with the CCP Philharmonic
Orchestra conducted by Cayabyab.
INDIAN EPIC BEHIND THE
MUSICAL PRODUCTION

• The Ramayana is one of the two great Indian


epics that talk about Indian life around 1000
BC and how dharma was practiced.
• Dharma is a type of behavior said to be in
accordance with the order that makes life
and the universe possible.
• The epic Ramayana consists
of 18 books containing
approximately 24,000
verses divided into 500
songs.
MUSICAL PLAYS
• Is a popular and generally lighter form of
musical drama than the opera. The acting is
less intense and dramatic, and the
choreography and dance sequences provide
entertaining breaks in the unfolding plots.
• BROADWAY MUSICALS are popular
entertainment with theme and texts
which are generally light and easy to
understand.
• These may include the problems of
everyday life, such as love and romance,
social acceptance, jealous and
adventure.
• Atang-Dulang May Musika- is a
musical based on the life of the
first superstar of the Philippines,
ATANG DE LA RAMA.
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD

Performs selections from musical


plays, ballet, opera in a satisfactory
level of performance.

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