philipine theater

• komedya - comes from 16th century Spanish comedia (play)
• two types of comedia?

  secular and religious
• secular komedya - usually performed in town celebrations
• religious komedya - mostly performed to enhance religious festivals\
• bodabil - is another stage show that became popular during the Japanese period based on French vaudeville
• sarsuela - is an art form of lyric theater drama, comical in nature and it is incorporated with singing, dancing, and dialogue