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• Forms of the arts

  • Architecture
  • Visual arts
  • Music
  • Literary arts
  • Dance
  • Dramatic arts
  • Cinema and broadcast arts and new media
• The arts in the regions have evolved and have taken a new form. They are no longer what they were several years ago.
• Choreography


  • An arrangement or design for dance movements accompanied by music
  • The art of dancing that is composed of a series of dance steps and movements to create a story
  • An integrated art, for it incorporates both dance and music
• Musical Instruments


  • Any tool or device that produces sound
  • Consists of an array of shapes and styles from the simple to the complex
  • Examples of traditional musical instruments in the Philippines are the Kulintang, Gangsa, and Kutyapi
• Lucresia Kasilag


  National Artist for Music who infused the sounds of native instruments on new forms, such as theater and pictures
• Lucresia Kasilag's remarkable works


  • Orientalia Suite for Piano and Chamber
  • Philippine Percussion Instruments
  • Improvisations No. 3 and 4 for Moslem Gamelan and Tipangklong
• Literary and musical compositions

  • Written works meant to be read, sung or delivered in a play
  • Can be written in prose or in poetry form
  • Literary pieces, such as novels, short stories, and epics are the most common bases of other forms like theater and cinema
• Movie adaptations of literary pieces


  • "Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?" and "Dekada '70" novels by Lualhati Bautista turned into films by Chito Rono
  • Mars Ravelo's comics: Darna, Captain Barbel, Dyesabel
• Visual design


  • Composition or layout of lines, shapes, and color to form patterns on papers, textile, or any piece
  • Can be found in either two-dimensional works like painting and drawing, or 3D works like installation and sculpture
• Theatrical performance


  • The staging and execution of a production, like drama, opera, festivals, and the like
  • Pertains to a public performance of a dramatic or musical entertainment
  • Involves a lot of teamwork that includes the producer, the director, the cast, the crews of workers
• Cinema


  • The most popular of the arts forms; yet, it is the youngest of all
  • Appeared only in the early 1900s in Manila and later spread in the regions
  • Has gained public acceptance since then
  • Characteristics are similar to theater, except that it is not a live performance and the action is seen on a flat screen
• In the past, cultural events in the regions were limited inside the regions. But now, because of the efforts and support of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA), there are now cultural and artistic centers in the various regions of the country.
• Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)


  • Established in 1969 through Executive Order No. 303 to "preserve, develop, and promote arts and culture in the Philippines"
  • Houses several resident companies
  • Provides a venue for concerts, theatrical performances, and art exhibits here and abroad
  • Embarked on an outreach program called "Ugnayan sa Sining" to promote regional arts through cultural interactions and exchange tours
  • Launched "Kaisa sa Sining: The Regional Arts Centers" in 2014 to further strengthen its linkages and cooperation with local organizations in the regions
  • In charge of the National Art Center in Mt. Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna, which is the home of the Philippine High School for the Arts
• National Comission for culture at the arts (NCCA)


  • Responsible for "preserving, promoting, and developing culture and the arts in the Philippines"
  • Serving as the main organizational body for art development, the overall policy-making body and coordinator among cultural agencies, including CCP
  • NCCA-SCA, with the help of 19 national committees, facilitates most art-related events and projects in the country
• NCCA-SCA national committees and their programs

  • Cinema Rehiyon (National Committee on Cinema)
  • Sayaw Pinoy (National Committee on Dance)
  • Literary Arts Festival (National Committee on Literary Arts)
  • Tunug-Tunugan (National Committee on Music)
  • Tanghal (National Committee on Dramatic Arts)
  • Philippine Visual Arts Festival (National Committee on Visual Arts)
• NCCA spearheaded a conference of several Asian countries in Bohol called Likha Asya which aimed to be the first Asian Festival, conference, and fair on community theater, creative industries, and community-based tourism for sustainable livelihoods.
• In 2013, NCCA sponsored Tanghal Theater Festival featuring regional theater organizations and university drama groups with the theme "Ani ng Sining".
• NCCA provides support to community-based theater groups, together with government agencies and private sponsors, because they know that these groups can make a difference by featuring the marginalized segments of society and focusing on issues like poverty, injustice, and women's issues.