SOUTHERNSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Camella Homes IV,Poblacion, Muntinlupa City

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

School Year 2021-2022

Quarter: Second Notes #: 3 Date: Nov. 7 -18, 2022

Topic: Performing Arts

Performing Arts
 Form of art in which artists use their voices, bodies or inanimate objects to convey
artistic expression. It also includes a range of disciplines which are performed in front
of a live audience.
 Theatre, music, dance and object manipulation, and other kinds of performances are
present in performing arts.
 Performance can be in purpose-built buildings, such as theatres and opera houses, on
open air stages at festivals, on stages in tents such as circuses and on the street.
 The development of audio and video recording has allowed for private consumption of
the performing arts.

Performers
 Artists who participate in performing arts in front of the audience. Examples of these
include actors, comedians, dancers, magicians, circus artists, musicians, and singer
 Performing arts are also supported by workers in related fields, such as songwriting,
choreography, and stagecraft.

Theatre
 It is the branch of performing arts; concerned with acting out stories in front of an
audience, using a combination of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle.
 Blocking - Instructions that tell actors exactly where they are to be on stage.
 Dress rehearsal - A rehearsal with costumes and make-up right before a show opens.
 Dresser – maintain the costumes.
 Props - All items in a play excluding costumes and scenery that assists in telling story.
 Antagonist – opposing role to that of the main character.
 Curtain call means presentation of the cast at the end of a play.
 Ushers – part of the theatre that shows people their seats.

Music
 Music is an art form which combines pitch, rhythm, and dynamic in order to create
sound. It can be performed using a variety of instruments and styles and is divided
into genres such as folk, jazz, hip hop, and rock.
 Rhythm - Regular repetition of a given element most commonly serves to create a
feeling.

Dance
 the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for
the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in
the movement itself.
 In dance, the term form most commonly refers to the structural organization of a work.
 Choreographer - directs dances and other stylized movements.

Spoken Word - Element of theatre do oral interpretation artists focus on specifically.

When writing realistic dialogue for a play, use a minimal number of adjectives.
According to Nicanor Tiangson

 Most of the Original plays of today were written for literary contests or evolved through
workshops or created for semi- professional companies, student drama organizations and
numerous community theatre groups all over the country.
Outstanding Directors who have Contributed to the Development of Modern Philippine Theater
Lamberto Avellana y Vera

 He was born in Bontoc in the Mountain Province on 12 February 1915. He studied at Ateneo de
Manila, where he learned about his passion and talent for the theater arts. He became a teacher at
Ateneo, and aspired to promote Filipino theater.
 He met Daisy Hontiveros who acted in plays staged by the University of the Philippines.
Hontiveros and Avellana formed a theater arts group called the Barangay Theater Guild, which
has had members such as Leon
Zenaida Amador
• She is the founder of Repertory Philippines.
• The Mother of the country’s oldest theater group, Repertory Philippines.
• Training theater hopefuls including Lea Salonga and Monique Wilson
Antonio Mabesa
• He is best known for his works in the theater and is widely considered one of the country’s finest
directors, having directed some 170 productions.
• He is also a prolific actor, having acted in countless plays, films, and TV shows.
• For his work, he was called "Lion of the Theater".
Behn Cervantes
• Theater and film director and activist.
• A renowned activist who was jailed during Martial Law alongside his friend, the late National
Artist for Film Lino Brocka, Cervantes was a leading figure in Philippine theater, both as director
and actor.
• He was also acclaimed for directing the landmark political film “Sakada”.
Lutgardo Labad
• A native of Baclayon, Bohol, where Cesar Montano and director Maryo, are distinguished
province-mates, Labad was one of the original members of PETA (Philippine Educational
Theater Association) in the early ’70s where Brocka and actor- director Cecile Guidote Alvarez
were two of the pioneers.
Cecile (Guidote) Alvarez
• A pioneering theater group that honed creative artists and audiences through children’s, college,
and community theater.
• She was recognized as National Artist.
Soxy Topacio
• Soxy has been also a Resident Artist of PETA since 1969, a Program director of Kalinangan
Ensemble from 1982- 1986, PETA Executive Director from 1986- 1994, a member of the Board
of Trustees from 1995 to present, a member of Afredo Salanga Foundation Board of Trustees
from 1990-1992, a member of the PETA Artistic Com from 2004-2006 and a membership
committee from 2005 to present.
Joel Lamangan
• In 2013, Lamangan was named as the artistic director of Gantimpala Theater Foundation.
Lamangan will direct an original musical titled "Katipunan: Mga Anak ng Bayan" and it will
star actors Sandino Martin and Anna Fegi. The show toured in August and September of 2013
around provinces of Manila to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Philippine hero,
Baby Barredo
• One of the founders of Repertory Philippines, is better known in the theater community as “Tita
Baby”. Being almost everyone’s “tita” really made this community one big happy family. And
just like how in any family, the children grow up and start putting up their own families, most of
the new theater companies that get built up are mostly alumni of Repertory Philippines
Joonee Gamboa
• Filipino actor and voice actor. As veteran actor, he appeared in more than 145 movies and
television shows.
Realism
• The Filipino Playwrights adopted realism as a style in theater arts.
• Realism in the contemporary modern theater follows two tendencies: the psychological, which
focuses on the problems of individuals and the social, which situates and roots individual
problems within the larger framework of a class society.
Nick Joaquin

 “My Day Eve”

Orlando Nadres

 “Paraisong Parisukat”
Bienvenido Noriega Jr.

 “Bayan-Bayanan at Iba pang Dula”

 “Bongbong at Kris Batang Pro”
Bobby Flore Villasis

 “Demigod”
Elsa Victoria Martinez Coscoluela

 Palanca’s hall of fame.

Social Realism
• It is a naturalistic realism focusing specifically on social issues and the hardships of everyday life.
The term usually refers to the urban American Scene artists of the Depression era, who were
greatly influenced by the Ashcan School of early 20th century New York.
Alberto Florentino

 “The World is an Apple”

Reuel Molina Aguila

 “ Alimuom/Walang maliw
Dr. Paul Dumol

 “Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio”

Chris Millado

 “Buwan at Baril”
Musical Performance
• It is the act of performing music.
• Playing - the act of playing a musical instrument.
• Jam session - an impromptu jazz concert.
• Singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music.
Dance Drama
• Dance-drama implies a spoken text, and often a story, combined with movement.
• Both dance and drama seem to be part of every human culture.