Theater Play

Wayang kulit (Indonesia)

➢ Shadow puppet theater
➢ Story telling
➢ Stories are from Ramayana and Mahabharata
➢ Gamelan Ensemble

● Wayang- “Theater”
● Kulit- “Skin”
- Buffalo Skin

● Most Important People- Audience

● Dalang- Manipulates the puppet
- Voice Actor
- Chief Performer
● Shadows are cast on cotton screen and an oil lamp
Kabuki (Japan)
● 1629
● Men used to play women characters. They crossdress as women as they were banned.
“KA” - Music
“BU”- Dance
“KI” - Skill
“Off-balance” or “Unconventional”
● Plays once lasted a day but now last for only 5 Hours.

Main topics in Kabuki:

● Japanese Culture
● Everyday Life
● Historical Events
● Revenge
● Adventure
● Romance
Main categories: Actors:
Jidai-mono - Historical Onna-gata- Female roles
Sewa-mono - Domestic Aragoto- Male role
Shosagoto - Dance Pieces

Peking Opera (China)

● Also known as the Beijing Opera
● Played with musical accompaniment
● Actors use different objects (props) and wear different clothes (costumes)
● Musicians are seated on one side and are hidden from the audience.

Character types:
● Sheng- Main male character ● Jing- Painted face role
● Dan- Any female role ● Chou- Male clown role
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Gateway drug
- Substances that when consumed, give way to harder and more dangerous drugs.
- Opens the door to other harmful drugs which can lead to addiction.

Alcoholism
- State of being psychologically and physically addicted to alcohol.

Short-term effects
- Loss of coordination
- Slurred speech
- Dizziness
- Frequent Urination
- Vomiting
- Distorted vision and hearing

Long-term effects
- Hepatitis- Inflammation of the liver
- Heart Disease- Fat content cause clogging
- Dementia- Decline of brain function
- Stroke- Blood clot
- Bad odor
- Depression and Infertility

Why people drink alcohol:

- Peer pressure
- Social Events
- Stress relief
- Curiosity
 Sakuting
- Filipino folk dance influenced by Chinese culture.
- Played during Christmas Season.
- Danced in the house of godfathers and godmothers, asking for gifts.
- Hold sticks & strike them together to be lively and groovy.
- Abra and Ilocos Norte (North) (Hilaga)
- Two bamboo sticks of arnis

Costume:
Girls: “Balintawak” style with “Siego” skirt (angle- length)(no train)
Boys: Red trousers and Camisa De Chino or Barong tagalog
-Barefooted

Props:
● Two bamboo stick:
- 1 ½ feet long
- Tapered at the end of a bamboo stick like a candle

Dance Step Step pattern

Change step 2/4 or 3/4 Step, close, step.
Waltz Turn 2/4 or 3/4 Execute 2 waltz step
to make a turn
Waltz Step 2/4 or 3/4 Step R: Step L close to
R in rear; step R