LEARNING MODULE 10

CONTEMPORARY ARTS PRODUCTION

What this module is about?

In this lesson, the different disciplines of the performing arts are very interested; music, dance, and theater are
often combined together in its artistic expression. So it should not come as a surprise that many aspects of
production of the performing arts are similar and even interchangeable at times.

Lesson 1: Concept of integrated arts production and Production planning

What you are expected to:
The learner’s need to show incorporates contemporary characteristics to one’s creation with
attention to detail and creates the intended final product using appropriate materials for the
best possible output (DepEd-MELC, DICES)

Pre-Test
Directions: Read and analyze the following statements. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE
if not.

______ 1. Formal organizations are more permanent and stable.

______ 2. Lighting provides appropriate mood or a sense of time.
______ 3. Adaption is the conversion of a foreign play to the vernacular.
______ 4. Grants are given to performing artists to aid them in developing their craft.
______ 5. Media in the performing arts is concerned with the transfer of knowledge, techniques, and styles.

LAS # 1
Activity Title: Concept of integrated arts production and Production planning
Learning Target: Classifies various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions.
Conceptualizes contemporary art based on techniques and performance practices in their locality
Values/Graduate Attribute: Innovative and Creative
References: JOURNEY: Contemporary Arts of the Philippines

CONCEPT NOTES:

COMMON ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION

Audience, Time, and Space

- The performing arts have been presented to various audiences, at different venues, and different
occasions. This is dependent on the prevalent social norms at the particular time it is presented.
- For the different ethnic groups in the Philippines, most of the arts are heavily integrated into their
daily lives. The types and forms of performing arts are as assorted as the events that they accompany.
- Theater, as well as music and dance, can be done in the privacy of one’s house or can be performed
outdoors such as the fields or while at work. It is also staged during rituals or formal occasions such
as weddings, birth, and funerals.

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Awards and Grants
- As with the visual arts, awards and grants are given to performing artists as well.
- Awards are given to performing artists as recognition for their achievements in a competition or in
their cumulative career. Awards can come in the form of trophies, medals, certificates, or cash.
- Grants are given to performing artists to aid them in developing their craft. Grants can come from
both individuals and public and private institutions.

Criticism
- Criticism in the performing arts pertains to the evaluation and examination of the creation,
expression, and meaning of the particular piece or performance.

Organizations
- Performing art organizations are formal or informal groupings of artists and/or enthusiasts created
to support and appreciate their chosen craft.
- Informal groupings can be seen with the ethnic groups where they come together for one occasion
such as fiesta or a wedding.
- Formal organizations are more permanent and stable. They have clear-cut division of responsibilities
and hierarchy or roles such as chairmanship, members, etc.

Education
- Education in the performing arts is concerned with the transfer of knowledge, techniques, and styles.
As with the visual arts, it can be transferred through informal settings or formal backdrops such as
the classroom.

LAS # 2
Activity Title: Concept of integrated arts production and Production planning
Learning Target: Classifies various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions.
Conceptualizes contemporary art based on techniques and performance practices in their locality
Values/Graduate Attribute: Innovative and Creative
References: JOURNEY: Contemporary Arts of the Philippines

CONCEPT NOTES:

PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION

MUSIC

Composition
- Composition is the artistic process in the creation of music. It is traditionally referred to as the
practice of creating a notated score and its completion through the interpretation by music artists.

Recording
- Recording is the process of creating multiple copies of music to be distributed to the public.
Professional recording entails the following steps: first of which is called PREPRODUCTION
which is he process in which producers and their staff would decide upon a concert or music
performance. Second is the PRODUCTION phase wherein the actual music is created. This is
where musical arrangements are made, rehearsals, actual performance, recording, editing, and

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 mixing are done. The last is the POSTPRODUCTION, which is devoted to the promotion,
marketing, and selling of the finished product.

Music Industry
- Music industry is the business of selling recorded music. This is collaborative work that entails
different personalities such as producer, singer, or sometimes called recording artist, composer,
arranger, recording company, managers, musicians, technicians, record duplicators, disc jockeys,
and sales team. Sometimes multiple roles can be engaged in by a single person.

DANCE

Choreography
- Choreography is a part of dance that arranges and manipulates movements, formations, words,
music, sets, props, light, and dancers to express an idea or narration.

Design
- Design in dance are the visual materials used to suggest or allude symbolisms and illusions. These
materials include sets, props, costumes, and lighting.
- Set are backgrounds that are sometimes constructed or painted.
- The props and costumes help identify characters and events and enhance the movements on stage.
- Lighting provides appropriate mood or a sense of time.

THEATER

Acting and Directing

- Acting is the art of embodying a character. It is one of the most basic elements in theater.
- Acting in indigenous theater is seen in rituals and dances.
- Indigenous theater acting can be seen in the representation and mimicry of animals and daily work.
- Directing is the complete supervision and management of all the different elements in theater
production.

Script
- Script or the play script is the literal transcription of the play. It includes stage directions, production
notes, and cast list.

Sets, Costumes, and Lighting

- Sets refer to the scenes and props for the physical representation of the setting, period, and time.
- Costumes as a theatrical production aspect deals with the distinct attire a character wears during the
performance.
- Lighting is he use of light in a theater production. Stage lighting can be achieved through the use of
footlights, spotlights, overhead illuminations, etc.

Translation and Adaptation

- Translation is the conversion of a foreign play to the vernacular.
- Adaption is the reinterpretation of the play according to local cultures and traditions to make it more
relatable to the audience.

EXERCISE
Direction: Choose a foreign short story or fairy tale, and adapt the story to reflect local culture and traditions. Put
your chosen story in a long bond paper.

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 Post-Test
DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze carefully the following statements. Identify the terms being described
below. Write your answer on the space before each number.

___________________ 1. It helps to identify characters and events and enhance the movements on stage.
___________________ 2. It refers to the scenes and props for the physical representation of the setting, period,
and time.
___________________ 3. It is the reinterpretation of the play according to local cultures and traditions to
make it more relatable to the audience.
___________________ 4. It is the process of creating multiple copies of music to be distributed to the public.
___________________ 5. It can be seen with the ethnic groups where they come together for one occasion
such as fiesta or a wedding.
___________________ 6. It is a part of dance that arranges and manipulates movements, formations, words,
music, sets, props, light, and dancers to express an idea or narration.
___________________ 7. It is the art of embodying a character. It is one of the most basic elements in theater.
___________________ 8. The acting can be seen in the representation and mimicry of animals and daily
work.
___________________ 9. As a theatrical production aspect deals with the distinct attire a character wears
during the performance.
___________________ 10. The organizations that are more permanent and stable.

Answer key:

Pre-Test
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

References:

JOURNEY: Contemporary Arts of the Philippines, pp. 195-204