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Medieval Period

A period where theater performances were not allowed because theater shows were considered dangerous and pagan.

Chorus

A group of performers who comment on the main action, typically speaking and moving together.

Upper or Canopied Area

Termed 'heaven' for the balcony scenes in the staging of Romeo and Juliet, which was divided into three levels.

Romantic Period

A period where melodrama and operas became the most popular theatrical forms.

Salvador Bernal

Famous Filipino playwright known as the father of theater design in the Philippines.

Sounds

The technical effects the audience hears during the performance to communicate the character’s context or environment.

Contributions of Dance Steps to Opera/Play Performances

They help spectators perceive full aesthetic, compound the dramatic effect, and provide visual impact.

Satyr, Comedy, Tragedy

Types of Greek drama - theater.

Satyr

A play with comic elements to lighten the overall mood, typically with a happy ending, performed after each trilogy of tragedies.

Gestures / Movements

Elements of theater represented when an actor performs specific movements portraying conditions, such as Parkinson's disease.

Voice

The best tool used by actors.

Choreography Success in Conveying Message

It succeeds because it shows the theme, sequences, and patterns of bodily movements.

Noli Me Tangere

One of the most famous Filipino operas which means 'touch me not'.