ARTS “Representative Theatrical Forms in the Philippines”

• Place or sphere of reenactment wherein significant events or actions are accompanied by music, dance, and production all working in one accord

• Covers a wide spectrum of resources and origins

• Derived from historical encounters with the Spaniards and neighboring countries

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• 1898, shadow puppetry had already begun taking roots in the Philippines

• Conceptualized by Jose Rizal, the Carillo was one of the first shadow puppet plays a the time, and it was staged by Dr. Jose Rizal

• Using a carton and a stick, he positioned these behind a large, white cloth and used a candle to illuminate the back of the puppets to create the shadows.

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• Performance with scenes which are brought to life mainly through dance

• Often has dialogue and can have a portion of singing

• Accompanied by appropriate music, it uses expressive body moments and complex gesture language that reflect real-life actions

• Sometimes, there are pantomimes, chants and costumes

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• Created by Spanish priests

• earliest known form of organized theater featuring Muslim-Christian battles.

• follow the main plot of a Muslim-Filipino prince who loved a Christian princess

• Originated from the Philippines

• Sometimes also called the Comedia

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• father of drama

• Musical comedy or melodrama

• 3 acts which all deal with men’s passion and emotions such as love, hate, revenge, cruelty, avarice (greed) or even political problems

• Written in prose

• carried through the alternating combination of song and speech, vocal ensembles, folk music and dance.

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• portraying the Passion and death of Jesus Christ

• Done during the Lenten season 

• 8 days to be performed, usually starting on Palm Sunday and lasting until Easter Sunday

• showcase the same storyline and messages usually inspired by Biblical stories from the Old and New Testaments.

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