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• Another performing art stemming from religious custom is the Passion Play

which originated as an improvised dance in Surigao del Sur and was discovered by National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes-Aquino

a folk dance that originated from the Maranao people of Lake Lanao in Mindanao, from the epic legend Darangen

• Is a type of melodrama, usually in three acts, that uses

• alternately spoken and sung words.

It sounds like “vaudeville”, and it is. This form of theater was an American import in the pre-war era, but became uniquely Filipino with the indigenization of the name.

• Is considered the highest point of Filipino folk literature, and dates back to the  pre-colonial period. 

• is a poetic debate presented through song and dance, which originated from indigenous courtship customs.

• With its varied cultures and communities throughout more than 7000 islands, the Philippines has a diverse collection of folk dances.

• For a time, one of the most popular types of theater in the Philippines was the Moros y Cristianos, which is not surprising for a country that was under Spanish rule for 300 years.

• which is similar to Singkil with its use of bamboo poles that dancers must weave through. It is supposed to mimic the movement of the local tikling birds.