LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

ARTS 10 - Quarter 4 Week 1

Original Performance with

the Use of Media

Objectives

After going through this LAS, you are expected to:

1. explain how an idea or theme is communicated in a selected performance
through integration of musical sound, songs, dialogue and dance;
2. analyzes examples of plays based on the theatrical forms, and elements of art
as applied to performance;
3. illustrate how the different elements are used to communicate the meaning;
4. explain the uniqueness of each original performance.
Theater is the one major art form that brings together all the other art forms from painting
and sculpture, to installation art, to music, to dance, to literature, even to computer arts in a
single production. A story is acted out on stage (or other performance area) by actors
portraying the characters, bringing them to life and developing the plot through dialogue and
actions, and sometimes through song and/or dance.

Contributing to the vivid theater experience are the stage sets and props, the lighting, the
background music and sound effects, the costumes and accessories. In recent decades,
computer generated visual effects and mechanized sets have been incorporated as well.

Philippine Theatre and Performing Groups

The Philippines has a rich and thriving theater industry that you may be interested to venture
into in the future. Productions range from original plays with Philippine themes and settings, to
renowned theater classics from past centuries, to contemporary musicals from Broadway or
London’s West End. Below is an overview of some of the more prominent theater and
performing groups in the country and their major productions.

In the past few decades, modern theater groups have continued to express the distinctly
Philippine interpretation of both originally-written plays as well as adaptations of foreign works
translated into Filipino.

At the forefront of these are the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA),
founded in 1967 by Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, and Tanghalang Pilipino, the resident theater
company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, founded in 1987.

The productions of these groups span the range from daring new presentations of classical
works, to the spectacle of Philippine myths and legends, to commentaries on current social
and political issues.

Meanwhile, other Philippine theater groups are also staging original and adapted plays and
musical productions, primarily in English. Best known among these are Repertory Philippines,
Trumpets, and New Voice Company. More recently, Theater Down South has been added to
their roster. And championing the cause of the more classical form of musical performances is
the Philippine Opera Company.

Repertory Philippines

In 1967, theater director Zenaida Amador fulfilled her dream of bringing the best of Broadway
and London’s West End to Filipino audiences. Together with actress Baby Barredo, Amador
established Repertory Philippines, a company that not only staged English-language plays
and musicals year-round but trained actors and actresses as well. The company continues
with this vision to this day.

Multi-awarded theater actress and singer, Lea Salonga,in fact, began her career as a child.

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Lead in productions of Repertory Philippines. From there, she went on to become an
international stage superstar in the lead role of Kim in Miss Saigon putting the Philippines on
the world map in theater
talent.
Also among Repertory’s many notable achievements was the 1993 staging of the international
hit musical Les Miserables in Manila with an all-Filipino cast and production team.

In its 2009 season, Repertory added a Filipino classic in English to its productions—A
Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, by National Artist Nick Joaquin. To date, it continues to offer a
mix of productions ranging from literary classics to contemporary satires, comedies, and
musicals.

Trumpets

In the 1990s, the Philippine theater group Trumpets also began mounting grand productions
of originally-written musicals with a slant towards good values for children and the whole
family. Among their plays have been Joseph the Dreamer; First Name; The Lion, the Witch,
and the Wardrobe; Little Mermaid; Honk; N.O.A.H.; and The Bluebird of Happiness. The
intention of Trumpets is to provide wholesome theater experiences for Filipino youth while also
building up the Philippine theater-going public.

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New Voice Company

Also making its own distinct contribution to the Philippine theater scene is New Voice
Company, established in 1994 by Monique Wilson—also a Repertory Philippines’ protégée
who went on to star on the international stage. New Voice has earned a reputation for staging
thought provoking productions on daring and deep topics.

Philippine Opera Company

The Philippine Opera Company (POC) was

founded in 1999 by a group of dedicated classically-
trained singers, led by soprano Karla Gutierrez as
artisticdirectress. The POC seeks to develop
performers as wellas audiences for classical music
performances, both foreign and Filipino.

Theater Down South

In 2007, Theater Down South was founded, with Philippine theater mainstay Michael
Williams as artistic director. The vision of the company is to widen the reach of stage
productions beyond the traditional centers within Metro Manila, and therefore develop a
broader audience base.

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Examples of performances by group Theater Down South

Learning Activities

General Directions: Work on Activities 1-3 provided below. Do it on a separate sheet of

paper.

Activity 1: SEE/SAY SOMETHING

ABOUT THIS PIC?

Directions: Describe the following movie posters and analyse examples of plays based on
the theatrical forms, and elements of art as shown in the pictures below.

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 Activity 2: FILL MY STAGE!

Directions: Read the statement carefully and identify what is being described or defined.
Choose the letter of your answer on the word bank bellow.

A. Trumpets D. Theater Down South

B. New Voice Company E. Popping

C .Philippine Opera Company F. PETA

_________ 1. An active theater group in the Philippines specializing in original plays written in
Filipino.

_________ 2. Foreign group that present adaptations of foreign plays, primarily in English.

_________ 3. A theater company that produces a number of actors who have gone on to
become stars on international stage.

_________ 4. The production group that focuses on family-oriented and values-rich

performances.

__________5. A performance company that aims to develop both performers and audiences
for classical music theater.

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 Activity 3: FEELING ON MY STAGE

Directions: Based on the given detailed information in the box and sample pictures below
about Trumpets, create your own stage theatre pictorial by choosing one of their
stage act using the criteria below for rating your output.

Trumpets is one the best Philippine theater group that has been mounting grand
productions of originally-written musicals with a slant towards good values for children and the
whole family. The intention of Trumpets is to provide wholesome theater experiences for Filipino
youth while also building up the Philippine theater-going public.

Among their plays have been

*Joseph the Dreamer * The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe *Honk
* First Name * Little Mermaid
* N.O.A.H., and *The Bluebird of Happiness

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Directions: Complete the 3-2-1 Chart about your discoveries and findings on the original
performance with the use of media. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
Books:
Music and Arts- Grade 10 Learner’s Material, First Edition 2015, ISBN: 978-971-793-
923-7 Printed in the Philippines by GPV Printing Ventures, Inc. JV Lexicon Press,
Inc.

Online:

Google images(Joseph the Dreamer, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Little
Mermaid N.O.A.H., and The Bluebird of Happiness .

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