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• Philippine Opera

  A form of art and music in which musicians and singers perform a dramatic work, combining musical score and text (libretto), usually on a well-designed theatrical stage
• La Loba Negra


  Libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, based on a novel ascribed to Jose Burgos of the Gomburza, narrating the story of a gov-general Francisco Bustamante, his assassination, and the vengeance of his wife, Luisa
• La Loba Negra

  • Music contains thrilling contrasts in pitch and orchestration, fast changing meters and keys, and rich instrument timbres, presenting creepy wolf calls and nightly forest sound
• Noli Me Tangere

  Written by Felipe Padilla De Leon, libretto by Guillermo Tolentino, based on Jose Rizal's Noli me Tangere
• El Filibusterismo

  Written by Felipe Padilla De Leon, libretto by Anthony Morli, based on Jose Rizal's El Filibusterismo
• Philippine Ballet

  • Filipino ballet productions have attracted people of all sorts and ages, though it is not used as widely as other dance genres locally due to its high difficulty
• Lola Basyang


  The tales of grandma basyang instill and rekindle the appreciation of the filipino youth in the heritage of philippine literature
• Prinsipe ng mga Ibon


  Search for love, where a princess turns into a bird to be with her prince charming
• Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa

  They travel to an enchanted land and dance with princes
• Mahiwagang Bitwuin


  A boy named Rodrigo who uses his violin to mesmerize others to ensure that good triumphs over evil
• Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya

  A fantasy about contemporary or modernized-ethnic music
• Ang Palasyo ng mga Duwende

  A romantic journey of Yani, a heroine abused by her envious stepmother and stepsisters
• Anting-Anting

  A comedy-horror about the weakling hero Huan, who overpowers his fears to earn his love
• Rama Hari

  It first took the stage 32 years ago and is actually one of the most distinguished ballet musicals in the philippines. It is based on the indian epic ramayana, a tale of courage, comedy, and magic
• Musical Play

  A lighter but more popular form of dramatic work than opera
• Lea Salonga

  • An internationally acclaimed filipina with a solid mesmerizing and distinct Asian voice
• Miss Saigon


  A heartbreaking story of an ill-fated romance between a Vietnamese bar girl who was left by her American lover, a soldier in the vietnam war
• The Phantom Opera

  Considered the longest-running broadway musical of all time
• Les Miserables

  A tale of ex-convict jean valjean, his failed attempts to look for a job, his breaking of chains to hide his identity and live his life normally again
• Florante at Laura

  A Philippine Musical by Francisco Balagtas
• Daragang Magayon

  A Philippine Musical
• Professional Theater Groups


  • Formed by people with a deep passion for theater arts
• Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)


  Known to be an innovated theater group that advocates a modern perspective on Philippine art and society
• Tanghalang Pilipino (TP)


  Leading proponent of Philippine theater under the umbrella of CCP
• Repertory Philippines

  Baby Barredo and Zenaida Amador, the two great pillars of the Philippine theater
• Trumpets


  Wholesome family entertainment musicals, Asia's first professional gospel theater group
• Nonprofessional Local performing groups

  • Keeping the professional stage alive and strong
• Director

  Central figure, responsible for the unification of all production elements, boosts morale
• Stage Manager

  Overall in charge of visual aspects of performance
• Set Designer


  To give audience an idea of what the play is about
• Costume, Mask, and Accessories Designer

  Creating visually pleasing and effective performances
• Makeup Artist

  Accentuates normal features and help create a character
• Contemporary Dance

  A popular form of dance that was developed in the early 20th century
• Cunningham

  • About the architecture of the body
• Graham

  • About contraction, release, fall and recovery
• Limon

  • Gravity like fall, rebound, recovery, and suspension
• Release

  Reducing tension of muscles and joints
• Improvisation


  Investigation of body's movement and its relation to performance
• Elements of Contemporary Dance

  • Space - include your position, size, level, direction and pathways
  • Shape - How you were able to use your body while dance
  • Time - About the timing and when to apply actions or movements
  • Energy - shows the dynamic quality of body by suing forces, tension and weight
• Festival Dance


  Culture dances performed by a community of people that portrays cultural heritage