arts 4th

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 who is known as the father of theater deisgn in the philipines

sounds - the technical effect the audience hears during the performance to communicate the character’s context or environment

contirbutions of dance steps to opera/play performances -

• they help spectators perceive full aesthetic

• they compound the dramtic effect

• they provide visual impact

satyr, comedy, tragedy - types of greek drama - theater

satyr- a play that contains comic elements to lighten the overall mood with a happy ending which is described as a short lighthearted tailpiece performed after each trilogy and tragedies

gestures / movements - elements of theater represented when an actor does the shivering movements with his hands and other body parts in portraying a parkinson’s disease-stricken person

voice - the best tool used by actors

reason why choreography succeed in conveying message to the audience - 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”