It is a theater includes the rituals, dances, and

customs that are being performed

today in different parts of the

country during special occasions

such as; births, weddings, fiestas,

baptism, courtship, etc.. Other

tribal theater activities are

performed as part of daily

activities such as hunting, fishing,

harvesting, and going to war.

(a)  

It includes secular-religious plays

such as the Komedya and

Sarswela which served as a

source of entertainment.

(a)  

These are subversive type.

Examples are Aurelio Tolentino’s

“Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas” in

1903 and Juan M. Cruz’s “

Tanikalang Ginto”.

(a)  

Which depicts social protest.

Example are Philippine

Educational Theater Association

(PETA) and Dulaang UP.

(a)  

It is a play in prose that centers on Filipino characters and

situations which centers on current issues. It includes romantic

drama that focuses in love or family story, drama simboliko that

highlights political issues, and comedy which uses any kind of

plot to create a situation that will make people laugh.

(a)  

This is a drama which centers on love or about

family which has either a happy or a tragic ending

(a)  

This refers to any kinds of plot whihch creates

various situations like; satirical, farcical, or

slapstick which make the audience laugh.

(a)  

This kind of drama centers on political and social

situations in the Philippines.

(a)  

It is said to be the most widely

studied theatrical form which

refers to a series of humorous

dialogues in verse, telling the

story of a ring thrown by a maiden

into the sea and found by a young

lad after numerous adventures.

(a)  

It is a poetic debate that is

performed by trained men and

women during the last night of

the wake.

(a)  

It is a Philippine drama during the

Spanish era which depicts the

death and resurrection of Christ.

The script was drawn from the

narrative poem called “pasyon”. The

essence of this drama was to

convert Filipinos to Catholicism

(a)  

It is a shadow play using puppets

made from cardboard. The theme

of carillo were derived from the

libretto from “Don Quixote”, “Buhay

ng Mahal na Panginoong

Hesukristo” and “ Don Juan

Tenorio”.

(a)  

It is a colorful theatrical tradition with plots

that revolve around social, political, and

religious themes between the Christians

(Catholic) and the Muslims. The Spanish

komedya is a religious drama.

(a)  

It is performed

at the local

fiestas.(Types of Komedya)

(a)  

It is usually seen

during the church

celebration(Types of Komedya)

(a)  

It is a famous theater form of melodrama

that is accompanied by songs and dances

that were introduced in the Philippines by the

Spaniards. The rondalla served as the

accompaniment of the sarswela.

(a)  

Philippine Theatrical

Musicians and Composers

The following are some musical composers from the __ ____________:up to

the present. They were musicians, composers, instrumentalists,

singers, and conductors.

(a)  

Bonifacio Abdon

(1876-1944)

what he know for?

(a)