Contemporary Performing Arts: Music, Dance, Plays

Contemporary Music

… in the Philippines is a product of our indigenous traditions and the colonial influences.

instrumental and vocal

Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the types of indigenous music found in the country were ___.

Kundiman and Harana

is a musical form that is a product of Spanish colonization.

Kundiman

is an art song that signifies love and affection for someone.

Kundiman

like many art songs, is performed as a solo vocal composition combined with an instrumental accompaniment to achieve musical harmony.

Harana

is a traditional courtship ritual in the Philippines wherein a suitor serenades his object of affection.

Harana

is almost always performed by a man, while kundiman can be performed by bboth genders.

Ballad

is traditionally a song that narrates an event in a community

Chamber Music

is a form of instrumental music composed by a small ensemble wherein each part is played by one player, as opposed to an orchestra where a part is performed by a group of musicians.

Chamber Music

is usually performed by a group of three to eight musicians

Choral Music

is a musical composition intended to be performed by a group of singers called a choir.

Choir

is arranged according to voice categories such as soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.

Liturgical Music

are songs intended for Christian church services.

Liturgical Music

its early form was inspired by Jewish chants during their religious rituals.

Opera

is a combination of both music and theater.

Opera

it is a sung drama that entails collaborative efforts of singers, dancers, composers, choreographers, etc.

Pop Music

is used to describe music that is readily available to the broad populace.

Pop Music

it is an umbrella term that encompasses a multitude of different genres of music such as RnB, Rap, Rock, Hip-Hop, Dance, etc.

Rap

is a music genre that became popular in the late 1980s in the Philippines. It originated from the African-Americans and is distinctive of its fast and rhythmic narration accompanied by electronic music.

Hip-hop

this music genre incorporates not only rap but also includes RB, beatboxing, and electronic and turntables as accompaniments.

Protest Songs

are songs that bring to light injustices and inequality in society.

Protest Songs

these seek to inspire nationalism and heroism from their listeners.

Protest Songs

The song's melody is similwith that of a love song, but instead of it being dedicated to a woman it is a tribute to the motherland and the plea of its citizens to be free from struggle and oppression.

Indigenous dances

… in the Philippines are influenced and molded by various factors, such as the experiences and events in the community as reflected by the war dances of the people of the Mountain Province.

European dances

… we have adapted to our own were the pandango, the polka, and the ballroom dance rigodon de honor, which can still be seen performed in debuts.

Aerobic Dance

is a dance routine made into an exercise program.

Aerobic Dance

it is usually accompanied by upbeat pop music.

Ballet

is both a dance and theater art.

Ballet

is a style and dance technique that follows strict set of moves and performance.

Ballet

it originated from the European court spectacles and was later brought to the Philippines by the Americans.

Ballet

is a type of modern dance that uses contemporary, and sometimes experimental attitude toward traditional dance techniques and style.

Opera Ballet or Rock Ballet

This type of ballet combines dance and song.

Folkloric ballet

is a performance that presents subjects and themes based on the art and culture of a community.

Folk Dance

is the different dances performed by various cultural groups throughout the country.

Folk Dance

it changes from region to region and is performed by nonprofessional dancers who are members of the said community.

Folk Dance

it is often performed during rituals, festivals, and other community celebrations.

Mimetic dances

type of folk dance that imitates animals like the Kadal Blelah of the T'noli and the Kinabuwa of the Mandaya. Also depic movements that copy communal activities such as planting rice and harvesting.

Street Dance

is a term used to describe vernacular dances that developed originally within a community.

Street Dance

is a dance form that began in urban open spaces, such as parks, streets, yards, and night clubs, rather than in formal dance studios.

Street Dance

due to its popularity, this dance form is often adapted as an aerobic exercise in physical education classes, dance studios, and gyms.

Theater

is the ultimate art since it is a collaborative art form that combines the various disciplines of art such as literature, visual arts, music, and dance.

Brechtian Theater

is an example of a modern theatrical show.

Brechtian Theater

it is also referred to as epic theater. it is based on Bertolt Brecht's proposition that the audience should not emotionally identify with the characters or action on stage but instead stimulate self-reflection and critical analysis of the events unfolding in the play.

Brechtian Theater

it is hoped that after watching the play the audience would recognize the injustice presented and awaken change in the society.

Melodrama

is a nonmusical play that is intended to elicit tears and emotional attachment ot the characters.

Melodrama

the main characters of these plays are often victims of tragedies who suffer cruelty from the people around them but in the end will rise triumphantly.

Melodrama

are regularly seen on television

Dramatic Monologue

is a type of play wherein an individual actor speaks and acts out the character's thoughts and emotions.

Dramatic Monologue

this one-person performance is often used for the audience to better understand a main character.

Musical Theater

are plays wherein music is an essential part of the production.

Tula-dula

or poem-play was developed by the University of the Philippines in the 1970s.

Tula-dula

it is minimalist in attack wherein a poem is dramatized by a narrator who recites the piece while two or three actors provide the movement and the sound effects.

Political Theater

is a form of theater whose intention is to transform or improve the current system of the government.

Political Theater

some dramas are direct to the point, while others use symbolisms and allegory to air their political views.

Seditious Play

often use symbolism and allegory to deliver thei antigovernment sentiments.

Seditious Play

are sometimes called symbolic dramas.

Political Theater

these plays present rebellious attitude toward the people in power or the government.

Political Theater

since its content and message are sensitive and seditious, symbolisms are often used to mask its rebellious tendencies.