ARTS Q4

• Theater


  • Brings together all the other art forms in a single production (painting, sculpture, installation art, music, dance, literature, computer arts)
• Elements contributing to the theater experience

  • Stage sets and props
  • Lighting
  • Background music and sound effects
  • Costumes
  • Accessories
  • Computer-generated visual effects
  • Mechanized sets
• Tragedy


  A dramatic play portraying the struggle of a strong-willed protagonist against fate, as predestined by mysterious, divine, social, or psychological forces, culminating in disaster and usually caused by a flaw in the protagonist's character
• Comedy


  A dramatic play of light and humorous characters, typically with a cheerful and happy ending
• Drama


  A play that is "for real". The characters represent realistic and everyday people
• Melodrama


  A dramatic composition characterized by extravagant theatricality and the dominance of plot and physical action over characterization
• Sound and Music


  • Incorporating sound recording and editing techniques available using applications for desktop or laptop computers, tablets, and android phones
• Gesture, Movement, and Dance


  • Incorporating appropriate dance styles and techniques learned in PE classes
• Costume, Mask, Makeup, and Accessories


  • Incorporating art techniques such as painting, papier-mâché, assemblage, simple sculpture, and industrial design
• Spectacle


  Creating a striking, even awe-inspiring effect on stage through the use of lighting, sound, music, costumes, dance, and special effects
• Roles in a Stage Production

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Playwright
  • Set designer
  • Lighting designer
  • Costume designer
  • Sound designer
  • Production manager
  • Technical director
  • Choreographer
  • Makeup designer
• Producer


  The person who takes the play from a mere concept to an actual finished presentation. Chooses all the team members and assigns them their functions and oversees the casting of the actors and actresses for the different roles
• Director


  The overall artistic coordinator of the entire production. Like a conductor of an orchestra, he or she has a vision of the desired total effect and impact of the performance
• Playwright


  Writer of the script; the initial concept or plot may be original, and then developed into a play script or on an existing story or another play which the playwright will then adapt to present in a new way
• Set designer


  Conceptualize and create the setup of the physical stage. Builds the set/s that will simulate the world that the play's characters are supposed to live in
• Lighting designer


  Creates the mood of each scene in the play, highlighting a dramatic moment, signaling the entrance of a character, focusing attention on a specific spot-on stage, or even providing a blanket of darkness for set and prop changes. Coordinates closely with the set designer
• Costume designer


  Decides what attire will not only give the audience a clear sense of the setting but will also express each character's personality and distinct qualities of the actors and actresses
• Sound designer


  Serves a vital role in creating and enhancing the atmosphere of the performance. Includes music both on stage and as background, and special sound effects
• Production manager


  Coordinates all the complex behind-the-scenes details of staging a play by overseeing the crews for the sets and props, the sound and music, the lighting, and the costumes
• Technical director


  Shadows the play's director throughout the entire production process bringing the director's vision to life-ensuring that every instruction is properly executed
• Choreographer


  Plans out all the dance steps to suit the music, rehearses the actors until they are able to perform the dance skillfully and program the moves of the opposing sides in a fight scene to make it believable and safe
• Makeup designer


  Bringing in to plan the hairstyles and makeup to complement the costumes. Makes the actors look natural for their respective roles-based on their characters' age and personality, and the time and place of the story
• The Philippines has a rich and thriving theater industry with productions ranging from original plays with Philippine themes and settings, to renowned theater classics from past centuries to contemporary musicals from Broadway or London's West End
• Philippine Theater and Performing Groups

  • Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)
  • Tanghalang Pilipino
  • Repertory Philippines
  • Trumpets
  • New Voice Company
  • Philippine Opera Company (POC)
  • Theater Down South
• PETA


  Founded in 1967 by Cecile Guidote-Alvarez. They have staged Caredivas (2011), Hearing Lear (2012) and Pamana (2013)
• Tanghalang Pilipino


  The resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, founded by Nonon Padilla in 1987. Some of their plays were Himala (2004), Noli (2011), William (2011) and Ibalong (2012)
• Repertory Philippines


  Established in 1967 by theater director Zenaida Amador and actress Baby Barredo, they staged English-language plays and musicals year-round and trained actors and actresses
• Trumpets


  Began mounting grand productions of originally written musicals with a slant towards good values for children and the whole family in 1990
• Trumpets productions


  • Joseph the Dreamer
  • Ν.Ο.Α.Η.
  • The Bluebird of Happiness
• New Voice Company


  Established in 1994 by Monique Wilson, earned a reputation for staging thought-provoking productions on daring and deep topics like the Aspects of Love
• Philippine Opera Company (POC)


  Founded in 1999 by a group of dedicated classically trained singers, led by soprano Karla Gutierrez as artistic directress, seek to develop performers and audiences for classical music performances, both foreign and Filipino
• Philippine Opera Company productions

  • Harana
  • Master Class
  • The Mikado
• Theater Down South


  Founded in 2007 by Philippine theater mainstay Michael Williams as artistic director to widen the reach of stage productions beyond the traditional centers within Metro Manila, and therefore develop a broader audience base
• Theater Down South productions

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • The Red Carp
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Origami


  The art of folding paper into beautiful and intricate shapes
• Origami is more than just paper folding. It's paper transforming. It's paper magic. It's art.
• Where origami originated


  Invented in China during the 8th century
• Origami was just used for ceremonial purposes in China and there's no specific person who invented it
• Who invented paper for origami

  Cai Lun, a Chinese eunuch
• Where origami originated


  Japanese people adopted making folded papers in 7th century