FAMOUS FILIPINO
PLAYWRIGHTS
Salvador i Bevral,
- "Father of Theater Design in the}
Philippines”
~ First to develop theater design as a
profession and elevate it to an art
form
- Designed more than 250
productions in ballet, theater, and
film
- A National Artist AwardeeFAMOUS FILIPINO
PLAYWRIGHTS
Dv. Reorde G. Chad,
- Artistic director of Tanghalang
Ateneo
- Actor and Director of over 120
productions
- Directed and acted in Teatro
Pilipino and Tanghalang Pilipino of
the Cultural Center of the Philippines
and the Metropolitan Theater.FAMOUS FILIP!
PLAYWR
Severino R Reyey
- "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela"
~ A Filipino writer, dramatist, and
playwright, who and who was also
considered as the Giants of Philippine
Literature
~ His well-known work is "Walang Sugat,” a
drama set against the hist. events in
Bulacan during the Philippine revolution
~ Co-founded "Li 1" a Te
sea) cal resect ed
series of fairy tales titled, "Mga Kwento ni
Lola Basyang” which he wrote.B. ROMAN THEATER
et Lae
Cosfeuney
Women - look like a Spanish dancer with ruffles
and flowers clipped on the hair, tight fitting
upper dress, and chaleco.
Men - dressed as a Spaniard soldier.B. ROMAN THEATER
Characteristics
~ Usual themes are chariot races, gladiators,
and public executions.
- Comedy plays are popular too in the Roman
theater and women were allowed to perform on
stage.CGC
amous
PLAY
Steverino R. Re
- "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela”
~ A Filipino writer, dramatist, and
playwright, who and who was also
considered as the Giants of Philippine
Literature
His well-known work is "Walang Sugat,” a
drama set against the historical events in
Bulacan during the Philippine revolution
Co-founded "Liwayway,” a Tagalog
literary weekly magazine that published
series of fairy tales titled, "Mga Kwento ni
Lola Basyang” which he wrote.FAMO
PLAYW
Fraeisco Be
- Best known work - "Florante at
Laura"
-Leamed to write poetry from Jo:
de la Cruz, also known as Huseng
Sisiw
- There wos o rivalry between
Balagtos and Mariano Capule over
Maria Asuncion Rivera. Capule won
the battle when he used his wealth
|) to get Balagtas imprisoned. This is
where he wrote "Florante at Laura.”
- Also known as Francisco BaltazarFAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTS
Sophocles
- Ancient Greek Tragedy,
contemporary playwright of
"Aeschylus" and "Euripides."
- Has written 123 plays but only 7
have survived - "Ajax", "Antigone",
"The Women of Trachis", "Electra",
and others.
~ Famous tragedies he did are
"Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone."B. ROMAN THEATER
Characteristics
- Started in Ancient Rome in the 3rd Century
BC.
- Has varied and interesting forms such as
highly verbal festival performances of street
theater, acrobatics, staging of comedies of
Plautus, and the elaborated tragedies of
Seneca.
- According to Roman historians, the Etruscan
actors were the first experienced theater.B. ROMAN THEATER
Varied Get Fovny
- Street theater, acrobatics, staging of
comedies of Plautus
- Highly elaborated tragedies of Seneca
- Triumvir Pompey was the first permanent
non-wooden theater in Rome structure similar
to the Theatron of athensELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF
THE GREEK PLAY
Quddiece
- Spectators standing or seated on the slope of
Acropolis.
- They may express their opinion noisily.FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTS
Wlbaun SMakeypen re
- Famous English actor, poet and
playwright
- Regarded as the greatest write
and dramatist in the whole world
- Called England's "National Poet”
and the "Bard of Avon."
- Has written 38 well-loved plays like
"Romeo and Juliet”, "Hamlet",
Midsummer, Much Ado about
Nothing, 154 sonnets and 2 long
narrative poems.ES OF MASKS
O IN GREEK
PLAYS
Creon
- the brother-in-law of
Oedipus, his mask
expresses angriness with a
crown.bo
FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTS
Georges Bizet
- The "Symphony in C-Major” is his
first symphony
- A French composer and Romantiq
pianist, who is also known for his
operas.
"Carmen'’ is the most popular
among his works which is a downfall
story of Don Jose. a native soldier
who is seduced by the charms of the
sizzling gypsy named Carmen.FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTS
Velov Huge
- Greatest and best known Frenc!
writer
- A poet, novelist. and dramatist of
the Romantic movement
- Noted works: "Les Miserables" and
“Notre Dame de Paris" (Hunchback of
Notre-Dame)ES OF MASKS
DIN GREEK
PLAYS
Socasto
- the wife of Laius and
mother of Oedipus, her
mask's expression depends
on the scene of the play.OF MASKS
IN GREEK
PLAYS
Guligone andl Lyne
- wear white faces, dark
under the eyes and sad
looking.OF MASKS
- Wears a gold mask with
exaggerated deep empty
eye sockets.F. NEOCLASSICAL THEATER
Charactevisticy
- Change of scenery and backdrops
- Use of well-known pair of happy and sad
masks that symbolize the theatrical arts
-Tragedies portrayed complex and fateful lives
of the upper classes and royals.
~ Comedies were tended to focus on the lower
ranks of society.- The use of masks acts to advance the
universality of the themes and the dramatic
impact of events. It also wants to keep the
audience from being distracted by the actual
and physical attributes of the actors.F. NEOCLASSICAL THEATER
Characteristics
- A movement where the styles of Roman and,
Preek societies influenced theater arts a
characterized by its Grandiosity.
- Costumes and sceneries were highly
elaborated
- Main concept of the plays was to entertain
and teach lessons.
- Lights and sound effects intensified the
mood and message of each scene and
enhanced dramatic experience.THREE ELEMENTS OF THEATER
BUILDING
Qudliowe
- is a group of individuals who get together for a
purpose of seeing a performance. The
Intecaction batwesen tha: nacformer.sed thnTHREE ELEMENTS OF THEATER
BUILDING
Skene ov Scere
| buildings or stage where perform:
- This is a Greek word from which we get the
word "scene". During the Sth century, the skene
was a non- nent building placed at the
k of the orchestra.
PRESENTED BY: MR.CRISTOPHER LAMOCATHREE ELEMENTS OF THEATER
BUILDING
Orchestra
is a large circular or rectangular area at tI
center part of the theater where the play,
dance, religious rites, and acting took place.
Parts are theatron (viewing place on the slope
of a hill or where the audience of a Greek
Tragedy sat to view the performance), skene
(stage), ‘side entranc:GREEK AND EUROPEAN THEATER
Sabiyr
- a Genre of Baier eee drama that
preserves the structure and characters of a
tragedy while adopting o happy atmosphere!
and a rural background.
- There are Satyr plays by Aeschylus that seem
to make more sense as the second play of the
group.
- The Sphinx in his Theban trilogy and Proteus in
his Oresteia are his other satyr plays.
- Pratinas of Phlius was the first to produce a
satyr play at Athens in the 70th OlympiadE. BAROQUE THEATER
Charwitersticy
- Marked by the use of technology in current
Broadway or commercial plays.
Crew uses machines for special effects an
scene changes with the use of ropes and
pulleys.
- The technology affected the content of the
performed pieces.
- Use of theatrical technologies was seen in the
films like Vatel, Farinelli, and in the different
stage productions of "Orpheus" by Claudio
Monteverdi.GREEK AND EUROPEAN THEATER
Comedy
medy plays were derived from imitation, a1
they have no traces of their origin.
- Aristophanes wrote most of the comedy
plays, among many, Lysistrata survived from his
plays. This is a humorous tale about a strong
woman who led a female coalition to end the
war in Greece.
- Cyclops was an adventurous comedy by
Euripides.GREEK AND EVROPEAN THEATER
Sragedy
ragedy means fragos or ss and ode meat
ng. This etymology is a link with the practice
the Ancient Dionysus cult.
- This is the most admired type of play. It dealt
with tragic events with the unhappy ending or
the downfall of the main character.
- Thespis was the first actor and the one who
introduced the use of masks. He is called thee
"The Father of Trag
PRESENTED BY: MR-CRISTOPHER LAMOCAA. GREEK AND EUROPEAN THEATER
Characteristicy:
~- Began in Ancient Greece
~ Done during festivals honoring their gods
- The "Cult of Dionysus” to honor Dionysus, god
of wine and fertility
~- Well-known Greek playwrights are Sophocles,
Euripides, Aeschylus.
- The three types of oo oe ee
Comedy and
PRESENTED BY: MR.CRISTOPHER LAMOCA. RENAISSANCE THEATER
with life in London after the fashion of Romar
- Ballet was performed in public at this time
and is a formalized form of dance that
originated from Italian Renaissance Courts.
- One of the famous ballet dances is the Ballet
des Polonais, the first formal court ballet, a true
form of Royal entertainment, and was
commissioned by Queen Catherine de Medici.D. RENAISSANCE THEATER
Charattevisticy
William Shakespeare was the famous acto
and poet of this period. He is called as
“England's National Poet" and the "Bard of
Avon."
- He is the writer of Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet,
Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, King Lear, and
Macbeth.A. GREEK AND EUROPEAN THEATER
Gucterd; Mater Jevmy
1. Theatron - theater building
2. Theater - a large, o} ir structures:
constructed on the slopes of a hill, has three
elements: the orchestra, the skene, and the
audience.
3.Parados - Side entrance
PRESENTED BY: MR.CRISTOPHER LAMOGAD. RENAISSANCE THEATER
- Public theaters were developed like the
Commedia dell'arte and the Elaborate
Masques.
Commedia dell'arte - an Italian comedy and a
humorous theatrical presentation performed by
professional players who travelled in the troupes.
Elaborate Masques - a dramatic entertainment
consisting of pantomime, dancing dialogue and
song, and sometimes, players wear masks.
Proscenium Theater - this is the metaphorical
vertical plane of space in the theater.
PRESENTED BY: MR.CRISTOPHER LAMOCAA. GREEK AND EUROPEAN
THEATER
B. ROMAN THEATER
C. MEDIEVAL THEATER
D. RENAISSANCE THEATER
E. BAROQUE THEATER
F. NEOCLASSICAL THEATERC. MEDIEVAL THEATER
Charactevisticy
- Theater performances were not allowed!
during the Medieval Era.
- Performances were done in markets, public
places, and festivals.
- Jugglers, puppeteers, storytellers, dancers,
singers, and other theatrical acts were done
from town to town.
PRESENTED BY: MR.CRISTOPHER LAMOCASeTTAVATi ayy
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