NON-TRADITIONAL ARTS

• NON-TRADITIONAL ARTS

  Music

  Dance

  Theater

  Visual Art

  1. Painting
  2. Sculpture

  Literature

  Film and Broadcast Arts

  Architecture and Allied Arts

  1. Non-folk Architecture
  2. Architecturally Allied Arts
• Fundamentals of music in the non-traditional category

  • Musical direction
  • Musical composition
  • Musical performance
• Inspiration and basis of Filipino music


  Tangible and intangible heritage of the several ethnic groups in the country, influenced by Western and Asian cultures
• Types of Philippine folk music


  • Chanting of epic poetry (e.g. Hudhud ni Aliguyon, Darangen)
  • Singing of traditional folk music (e.g. Harana)
• Pinoy rock


  Rock music with the cultural sensibilities of the people
• Pinoy reggae


  Dancehall music close to the expressions of the Jamaican sound
• Pinoy pop


  One of the most popular music genres in the country
• Other Filipino music genres

  • Kundiman (Filipino love music)
  • Kapanirong (serenade genre)
  • Kulintang (ensemble of traditional instruments)
  • Tagonggo (music played by finely dressed male musicians)
  • Bisrock (Cebuano rock music)
  • Pinoy hiphop (hip hop sound adopted from American music)
• The Philippine dance is highly influenced by Hispanic traditions and the folk performing arts of the country
• Due to global influences, many dance styles have also been developed
• Hispanic dances in the Philippines

  • Maglalatik
  • Subli
• Ballet has become a popular dance in the Philippines since the early 20th century
• Pinoy hip hop music has influenced dances in the country, adapting the hip hop and break dance standards
• Core of theater arts

  • Theatrical direction
  • Theatrical production design
  • Theatrical performance
  • Theatrical playwriting
  • Theatrical light and sound design
• The rituals, mimetic costumes, and mimetic dances of the Filipino people are Austronesian in character
• Notable Filipino theater arts

  • Komedya (plays with Spanish influences)
  • Sinakulo (plays with Spanish influences)
  • Carillo (puppetry)
• Original and modern plays of Filipino artists have influenced theater and drama in the country with the presentational and representational styles from the revitalized traditional and modern theater forms within and outside the country
• Visual arts under the non-traditional arts


  • Painting
  • Printmaking
  • Non-folk sculpture
  • Mixed media works
  • Photography
  • Installation art
  • Illustration
  • Performance art
  • Graphic arts
  • Imaging
• Painting in the Philippines


  Part of the culture even before the Neolithic age, with Asian and Western influences advancing the art
• Notable paintings in the 16th-19th centuries


  • Nuestra Senora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga (1692)
  • Camarin de da Virge (1720)
  • Secular art introduced by educated and wealthy Filipinos in the 19th century
  • Paintings influenced by battle scenes, suffering, and destruction after WWII
  • Nationalistic themes prevalent amidst the war's effects (e.g. Manila Mural (1968), Rice Research Institute (1962))
• Notable non-folk sculptures in the Philippines


  • Rizal Monument
  • Oblation
  • Mactan Shrine
  • Filipina Comfort Women
  • People Power Monument
  • Bonifacio Monument
• Focal arts of Literature

  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Essay
  • Literary criticism
• During the Spanish colonization, literature was heavily influenced by the Spanish language, and then later on adjusting to the English-language with the American occupation
• Notable literary works from 1593-1800

  • Doctrina Christiana (1593)
  • Pasyon (1704)
  • Biag ni Lam-ang (17th century Ilocano epic)
  • Florante at Laura (1869 fiction with Asian and European themes)
• Notable literary works in the 19th-20th centuries

  • Ninay (first novel written by a Filipino, published)
  • Noli Me Tangere (1887)
  • El Filibusterismo (1891)
  • The Child of Sorrow (first Filipino book written in English, 1921)
  • Ladlad (2007)
  • Smaller and Smaller Circles (2002)
  • Insurrecto (2018)
• Melodrama, unreal language, unsubtle emphasis on local color are the characteristics of English writing in the Philippines
• In modern times, Filipino literature looks into the concepts of equality and nationalism, historical narratives in modernity
• Core of film and broadcast arts


  • Direction
  • Writing
  • Production design
  • Cinematography
  • Editing
  • Animation
  • Performance
  • New media
• The cinematic art in the Philippines officially began in 1897 with the introduction of motion pictures in Manila
• The very first Filipino film was produced by Jose Nepomucino with his Dalagang Bukid (Country Maiden) in 1919
• During the 1930s, Filipino Cinema began enthusiasm in film making, with theater serving a significant part of the boom
• In the 1940s, reality was the center of created films due to the effects of World War II
• In the 1960s, fan movies, commercialism, soft porn, western spin-offs, and action flicks emerged up to the turbulent years of 1970s to 1980s due to the insurgency of terrorists and the imposition of Martial Law
• After the turbulent years, independent films sprang up with local film makers
• Notable Filipino films in the 1990s-2000s


  • The Flor Contemplacion Story
  • Manila in the Claws of Light
  • Oro, Plata, Mata
  • Sa Pusod, ng Dagat
  • Caregiver
  • Thy Womb
  • Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
  • The Woman Who Left
  • That Thing Called Tadhana
  • Smaller and Smaller Circles
• The key films in the 21st century regarded concepts of poverty, human equality, self-love, and historical narratives which made a huge success in the film art industry
• Non-folk and non-traditional arts in architecture and its allied arts

  • Architecture
  • Landscape architecture
  • Interior design
  • Urban design
• With the arrival of Spain in the 16th century, the Baroque along with various Western styles in architecture was introduced in the Philippines
• Examples of Baroque and Earthquake Baroque architecture in the Philippines

  • Manila Cathedral
  • Bolijon Church
  • Daraga Church
  • Binondo Church
  • Miago Church
  • Santa Maria Church
  • Paoay Church
  • San Agustin Church
• The Art Deco Capital of the Philippines is Sariava