Arts 7 Philippine Theater Form

What is the name of the shadow puppetry play that Dr. Jose Rizal staged in the Philippines in the year 1898?

• Carillo

• El Filibusterismo

• Moro-moro

• Noli Me Tangere

It is an ancient art form that uses flat, expressed figures to produce cut-out figures which are held together by sticks and sometimes, thread, to create movement, which are shown behind a thin layer of cloth or screen and a light source to create the shadows

• Carillo

• Moro-moro

• Shadow Puppetry

• Senakulo

Mostly performed to enhance religious festivities. It focuses on the life of religious icons (Jesus Christ, St. Michael, and other patron saints.)

• Religious Komedya

• Shadow Puppetry

• Secular Komedya

• Zarzuela

The Lenten presentation of Passion of Christ

• Carillo

• Moro-moro

• Senakulo

• Siete Palabras

An example of secular komedya popularized in the 1600’s that use stories that revolve around kings, queens, princes, princesses, animals, and supernatural beings. Most of the time, it portrays the clash between Christians and Filipino Muslims

• Carillo

• Moro-moro

• Senakulo

• Siete Palabras

Comes from 16th century Spanish comedia (play). It is one of the colorful theatrical traditions in the Philippines used by the Spanish as a method to spread Christianity. This theatrical form describes the conflicts of Christians and Muslims.

• Comedia or Komedya

• Moro-moro

• Shadow puppetry

• Zarzuela

Is an art form of lyric theater drama, comical in nature and it is incorporated with singing, dancing, and dialogue?

• Comedia or Komedya

• Moro-moro

• Shadow puppetry

• Zarzuela

It portrays the typical Filipino realities which viewers can relate in their lives such as elections and feasts, marriage and family, vices, and values

• Comedia or Komedya

• Moro-moro

• Shadow puppetry

• Zarzuela

Dr. Jose Rizal used a carton and a stick and positioned this at the back of a large, white cloth; using a candle to illuminate the back of the puppets to create the shadows. What theatrical from did Dr. Jose Rizal staged?

• Comedia or Komedya

• Puppetry

• Shadow Puppetry

• Zarzuela