TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND THEATRE

• Corrido - the legendary religious poem
• Kumadori -The use of dark line to create a mask-life effect on the performer’s face
• Corrido - It tells of the loves and brilliant deeds and adventures of kings and queens, of prince and princesses, of counts and dukes.
• The Zarzuela - Asian traditional theater has the meaning of bramble
• Aragoto - it exemplified by such exaggeration and dramatic make- up and costume. 
• The Zarzuela - this theater play with music, rustic dances, spoken dialogues and songs.
• The Kabuki Theater - It is the most popular form of traditional Japanese theatre. 
• Moro-Moro - Battle between Christians and Muslim.
• Budhing Nagpahamak - the first Tagalog Zarzuela
• Okuni - She invented the Kabuki Theater.
• Debayashi - It accompanied by the Hayashi ensemble, later, on the shamisen was added.
• Shimote - It is occupied by lower-ranking characters.
• Kabuki came from the word Kabuku, meaning the art of singing and dancing.
• Joruri - Derived from the gidayu-shamisen singer combination from the puppet tradition.
• Shosagot - Which are very popular, often deal with the world of spirits and animals.
• Kamite - It is often where you will see the important or high-ranking characters.
• Shewamono - It deal with the affairs of towns people from the playwright’s era.
• Jidaimono - Dramatize major political events from the past-9th to 15th century.
• Hanamichi - It leads to the stage, passing through the audience, allowing for a dramatic entrance or exit.
• Geza - It provides mood, sets the scenes, and gives musical clues as to location or action.
• Two (2) main character in Kabuki Theater

  1. Kumadori
  2. Onnagata
• Three (3) categories of Kabuki Plays

  1. Sewamono
  2. Jidaimono
  3. Shosagot
• Three (3) Dynamic Stage Sets

  1. Kamite
  2. Shimote
  3. Hanamichi