LESSON 3

Contemporary
Performing Arts
Filipinos is a race
that is bursting
with talents. Not
only do we excel in
the visual arts, we
are also
considered to be
as source of world
class performers.
Music- Filipinos love
to sing. No
celebration is
complete without a
karaoke or videoke
machine.
Contemporary Music
in the Philippines is a
product of our
indigenous traditions
and the colonial
Influences.
CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIGENOUS
MUSIC IN THE PHILIPPINES

• Instrumental and Vocal

• It used flutes, shell trumpets, drums, and gongs
• Vocal performed individual or as a group
• Different ethnic.
 Spanish Colonization
• Religious music
• Western Musical Traditions (Indigenous and
aesthetics music)
• Musical forms: hymns and chants, orchestras,
bands, and ensembles
A group of young Filipino girl
music students sit outside
and hold their instruments,
all strings, as their male
teacher and another girl look
on, Bontoc, Mountain
Province, the Philippines, mid
1910s
Ibaloy String Ensemble (Retrato Photo
Archive)
Ballad – Is traditionally a song that narrates an
event in a community. In modern times, ballad has
been applied to describe love songs, and a
balladeer is an artist who set of songs are
primarily romantic songs
Choral – Is a musical composition intended to be
performed by a group of singers, called a choir
Opera – is a combination of both music and
theater. It is a sung drama that entails
collaborative efforts of singers, dancers,
composers, choreographers.
Pop Music- is used to describe music that is readily
available to broad populace. It is an umbrella term
that encompasses a multitude of different genre of
music, such as RnB, Rap, Rock, Hiphop, Dance,
etc.
Protest Songs- are songs that bring to light
injustices and inequality
DANCE
• Very popular in the Philippines.
• It is a way to bond
• it is quite diverse (Indigenous Dances)
• It can reflect the group’s values and beliefs
• Early Colonizers- War dance, polka, ballroom
dance.
• Contemporary Dance (West colonies)
• Mambo, tango, samba and cha-cha.
• 20th century – European Classical Ballet
AEROBIC DANCE
• Dance routine that are exercise
program (pop music)
• Three Parts: warm-up, aerobic
dance, cooldown exercises.
• Variation of aerobic dance:
Jazzercise, aero hip-hop,
ballroom dancing, belly
dancing and Zumba.
 BALLET
• It is both dance and theater art.
Style and dance technique that
follows strict set of moves and
performance.
• Originated from Europe
• Contemporary Reiterations
ballet form: modern ballet,
opera ballet, and folkloric ballet.
Modern Ballet
• uses traditional ballet techniques and
styles (contemporary ideas and subjects)
• It can be presented outdoors and in
other unconventional venues.
• Accompanied by Modern Music
• Alice Reyes (Pioneer of Modern Dance
in the Philippines)
• Mantones De Manila by Tony Fabella
• Limang Dipa (1981)
Opera Ballet
• modern version of rock ballet that combined dance and
singing
• Mahal 1975 (First rock opera ballet in the Philippines)
• Rama Hari (1988 by Ryan Cayabyab and Alice Reyes)

Folkloric Ballet
• Is a performance that present subjects and themes based on
the art and culture of a community.
• Agnes ( 1975 by Agnes Locsin)
• Tapestry/Bayanihan (1930 by Alice Reyes)
Three Major Ballet
Companies
•Ballet Philippines (1969)
•Philippine Ballet Theater (1987)
•Ballet Manila (1995)
FOLK DANCE
• Different dance performed by various cultural groups
throughout the country
• It changes from region to region (nonprofessional dancers
who are members of the said community)
• Performed during rituals, festivals, and fiestas.
MIMETIC DANCE
• Dance movements that imitate animals (planting rice and
harvesting)
• Kadal Blelah of the T’boli and the Kinabuwa of the
Mandaya
FOLK DANCE
TINIKLING – AS NATIONAL
DANCE OF PHILIPPINES
•Waray
•Subli of Batangas
STREET DANCE 1970
• Is a term used to describe vernacular
dances, or dances that developed
organically within a community.
• Dance form that began in urban open
spaces (parks, streets, yards night clubs (in
formal studio)
• Social interaction with other dances
(audiences)
KINDS OF STREET DANCE (hip-hop)
• B-boying , Popping, locking and roboting
Performance Task
Choose among performing arts that you can
possibly perform (3 to 5 minutes) its either a dance
or music.

Criteria for grading:

Creativity 25%
Concept/Choreography 25%
Participation 25%
Costumes 10%
Synchronized Movement 15%