ART APPRECIATION (GEC 10…

TOPIC: PERFORMING ARTS MEMBERS:

SUBTOPICS: Aballe, Jessamae
● Mime Agustin, Janeal Anne
● Opera Bergantino, Marianne Gaile
● Dance Corpuz, Chrisfil
● Music Fortaleza, Lounelyn
● Functions of Art Panes, Ashley Anne

I. PERFORMING ARTS
➢ Performing arts are creative arts that are performed by individuals or groups in front of a
live audience. Instrumental music, vocal music, dance, and theater are included in the
performing arts industry and they are an intrinsic part of cultures around the world. The
performing arts date back to ancient Greece, when plays, comedies, dances, religious
rites, and other forms of entertainment and education were performed before live
audiences in theaters and arenas.

● MIME — Mime, or pantomime, is the art of narration and expression through body
movement.

Pantomime is the art of creating the illusion of reality by dealing with imaginary objects or
situations. Its art rests on the ability to imply weight, texture, line, rhythm and force to the
air around them. On the other hand, mime refers to the art of acting silently through various
kinds of theatrical movement. With regards to theme, mime usually referred to performed,
comic plays, while pantomime incorporated serious themes and employed the use of
masks to identify characters.

Two basic types of mime:

1. Literal Mime - tells a story, usually humorous, in such a way that the audience
knows exactly how to interpret the plot.
2. Abstract Mime - there often is no plot at all. It attempts to call up feelings and
thoughts, usually of a serious nature, from the audience.

Three basic styles of mime:

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ang Docs elaborate,
app employing wigs, detailed makeup, props, and music.
Commonly portray stock characters that are familiar to the audience.
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2. Italian pagbabago,
- seldom mag-iwan
requires ng mga
elaborate makeup or props, but it is recognizable from
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broad style.
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French - youngest and the most likely to use both abstract and literal forms.
Costumes and makeup are simple: often white facial makeup and black or white
clothing. The French style attempts to mimic human gestures realistically.
SALAMAT NA LANG KUNIN ANG APP

● OPERA - Opera, Italian for work, abbreviated from Italian phrase opera in music (“work in
music”) is a staged drama set to music in its entirety. It is an art form that tells a story
through singing and music. Unlike a musical, opera singers do not use microphones to
amplify their voices, and the music is performed entirely live by the orchestra.
 Foundation of Opera:
● Costume
● Scenery
● Stage effects
● Solo singing
● Instrumental music
● Dance

Voice Types:
Most opera singers have certain vocal features that enable them to be cast in roles. The
voice type of a singer is determined not only by their vocal range, but also by the quality
and power of their voice.
a. Female
1. Soprano – the highest voice type for female singers.
2. Mezzo-soprano – lower than soprano.
3. Contralto/Alto – lowest female voice.
b. Male
1. Countertenor – The highest in the male voice range, this also falls within
a woman’s voice range.
2. Tenor – Most often the highest male voice in an opera.
3. Baritone – most common male voice in an opera.
4. Bass – comes from the Italian word basso, which means low.

Different Singing Styles:

● Recitative - imitating the pattern and rhythm of speech
● Aria - when a character expresses feelings through a flowing melody
● Bel canto - Italian for "beautiful singing."
● Castrato - During the Baroque period, young boys were castrated before they
reached puberty to avoid the deepening of the voice. Main roles of the opera
were written for the castrato.

Types of Opera:
● Comic Opera - also known as light opera, this type of opera often tackles light,
not so delicate subject matter where the ending often has a happy resolution.
● Serious Opera - In Italian, it's opera seria, also referred to as Neopolitan opera
mainly due to the volume of composers who were from Naples who contributed
to this type of opera. Often, the story revolves around heroes and myths.
● Opera Semiseria - has a serious story but has a happy ending. It is loosely
defined as a combination of the elements of both comic and serious opera.
● Opera Cornique - type of French opera wherein instead of singing, the lines
are spoken.
● Grand Opera - type of opera which emerged in Paris during the 19th century.
It's an opera of a larger scale, from the flamboyant costumes to the choruses; it
also includes ballet.
● Opera Verismo - Verismo is Italian for "realism;" it's a type of opera that
emerged during the later part of the 19th century. Characters were often based
on everyday people you may meet in real life, and the plot is often
melodramatic.

● DANCE — Dance serves several purposes in society. People experience dancing in a

variety of ways and for a variety of reasons. Most people associate dance with
performance on stage, film, and television, but it may also be a social activity, a form of
physical fitness, or a primary method of expressing cultural history and identity. Dance was
historically used in rituals, religion, social festivals, and as a form of entertainment and self-
 historically used in rituals, religion, social festivals, and as a form of entertainment and self-
expression.

The Elements of Dance

Dance can be broken down into the following five elements:
● Body
● Action
● Space
● Time
● Energy
These five elements are interconnected; at times, it’s hard to separate one from the other. But
as we discuss each one, we’ll include specific vocabulary used to talk about dance and
examine how each element can be manipulated to create different results.
1. BODY

When people look at dancing, they perceive the human body. Sometimes the body is
stationary, and other times it is moving. When moving, a dancer might employ the entire body
or accent certain body parts.

Try to pay attention to the body position when watching dancing. Is it symmetrical in the sense
that the right and left sides perform the same thing, or not? What form does the body take? Are
the forms crisp and angular, or rounded and soft? Is the body twisted, curled, or straight?

2. ACTION

Any human movement engaged in the act of dancing is referred to as an action. What exactly
do dancers do? They move; this is the action they take. Movement is classified into two broad
categories: Non-locomotor and locomotor

- A bend, stretch, swing, rise, fall, shake, turn, rock, tip, suspend, and twist are all
examples of non-locomotor or axial movement.
- Locomotor movement refers to any movement that moves through space, such as a
run, jump, walk, slide, hop, skip, somersault, leap, crawl, gallop, or roll.

3. SPACE: Where Does the Dancer Move? Through Space!

To better explain, here are some ways a choreographer or dancer thinks about space:
● Level: Is the movement on the floor or reaching upward? Are they performed high,
medium, or low?
● Direction: Does the movement go forward, backward, sideways, right, left, or on a
diagonal?
● Place: Is the movement done on the spot (personal space) or does it move through
space (general space, downstage, upstage)?
● Orientation: Which way are the dancers facing?
● Pathway: Is the path through space made by the dancers curved, straight, or
zigzagged? Or is it random?
● Size: Does the movement take up a small, narrow space, or a big, wide space?
● Relationships: How are the dancers positioned in space in relationship to one
another? Are they close together or far apart? Are they in front of, beside, behind, over,
under, alone, or connected to one another?

4. TIME How Does the Body Move in Relation to Time?

Choreographers have to make decisions about timing. Are their movements quick or slow? Are
certain steps repeated in different speeds during the work? If so, why?
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 5. ENERGY
Energy helps us to identify how the dancers move. What effort are they using? Perhaps their
movements are sharp and strong, or maybe they are light and free. Energy also represents the
quality of the movement—its power and richness. For choreographers and dancers, there are
many possibilities.

● MUSIC - is a form of art that is composed of several arrangements of elements: pitch,

rhythm, tonality, timbre, dynamics, texture, harmony, tempo, duration, pulse and structure
to create a vocal sound or instrumental sound to form an emotional expression. Music may
also refer to the art of composing such pleasant sounds with the help of various musical
instruments. A person who knows music is called Musician.

MUSIC CAN BE BROADLY CLASSIFIED INTO 6 CATEGORIES:

1. Pop Music - the pop music genre is electric in style and often borrows from other
styles and genres. This is often straightforward and rhythmic with a strong focus on
melody and harmony.

Example of pop music:

— Rolling in the Deep by Adele
— Single Ladies by Beyoncé

2. Rock Music - also called rock and roll, rock & roll, or rock 'n' roll, is a form of
popular music that emerged in the 1950s and is defined as “a form of music with a
strong beat”

Example of rock music:

— Hotel California by Eagles

3. Alternative - is produced by performers who are outside the musical mainstream.

It’s typically regarded as more eclectic, original, or challenging than most popular
music (such as conventional rock, pop, or country), and it is often distributed by
independent record labels.

Example of Alternative music:

— Narda by Kamikazee
— Ang Huling El Bimbo by Eraserhead

4. R&B - known as Rhythm and Blues often driven by synthesizer-heavy rhythm

tracks and keyboards. It also features strong bass lines and looped drum beats.

Example of R&B music:

— Paubaya by Moira

5. HipHop/Rap Music - Rap musicians generally perform in a vocal style in which

the lyrics are spoken, rather than sung.

Example of Hip/Hop or Rap music:

— Mind Playing Tricks On Me – Geto Boys.
— Juicy – Notorious B.I.G.

6. Classical - a genre of music that was written in the past. In this sense, it is
‘classic’ in its formation, nature and style. Also known as ‘serious music’, classical
music follows a strict set of principles that differs from other traditional forms of
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 music follows a strict set of principles that differs from other traditional forms of
music, such as jazz or folk music.

Example of Classical music:

— Symphony No. 5 by Beethoven
— Ave Maria

Musical ensembles (1 of 2): one or many people getting together to play music.

Solo: one voice or instrument to play a musical work.

Duet: two voices or instruments to play a musical work.

Trio: three voices or instruments to play a musical work.

● FUNCTIONS OF ART

1. Aesthetic Function
The practice of art is to show the beauty. It is always involved in the production with a purpose or
message to the audience and the appreciation of its beauty. Through aesthetics, an artist can
show the beauty behind expressions, events and imaginations. It is indeed to give value or worth
in order to have an experience for its own sake. It is about pleasing the senses with the creation or
appreciation of beauty and its concept.

2. Utilitarian Function
It is the art that prioritizes belief that contains morally good action to everyone. It is the crafts of
various kinds that makes an individual productive. It helps an individual to combine art with
everyday objects to fully absorb life. It is decorative but holds meaning depending upon the artist.

3. Cultural Function
Art is necessary in this function as it highlights different cultures. Through art, it emphasizes
beliefs, traditions and cultures of various places. It offers explanations of myths and can set
cultural behaviors. As the function of art, it preserves customs and values through visual and
verbal art.

4. Social Function
One cannot conceive in socializing without art, it was closely related in this aspect. Art seeks
socialization in terms of participating in different fields of art with the same interest. We can meet
different people in the society working with art. Also, it can influence social behavior that we can
collect.

5. Political Function
In this function, art is totally related to politics. It is used to send messages to the community about
the reality and opinion of the people. It can display the pride of the country. It can also show how
the government works efficiently as a state. It is to reinforce specific political views, parties, and
people related to politics.

6. Educational Function
Art helps an individual to become motivated as they use their skills to have work of art. It is about
learning to try to make new things, styles and handle failures. The symbols and signs used to
illustrate knowledge and not just in words. The mixture of colors and how shapes work together
emphasizes the beauty of their expressions.
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