History of Drama

History of Drama

Spanish Period

1. Teabag  “to excavate”. St. Helena’s search for cross

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2. Lagaylay – Pilarenos of Sorsogon get together during Maytime

3. Cenacle – passion, and death of Christ

• a. Canada – chanted like pasion
• b. Hablada – a rhythmic measure of words in a deliberate manner

4. Panunuluyan – Mary & Joseph searching for refuge before Christ’s birth - presented before 12mn on Christmas eve

5. Salubong – during the easter (Mary meets risen Christ)

6. Carillo (shadow play) – a form of entertainment performed during a moonless night or a dark night after a harvest

7. Zarzuela – 1st Philippine drama. Musical comedy or melodrama. Has 3 acts of man’s passion & emotion (love, hate, revenge, cruelty, avarice or social/political problems)

8. Senate – short musical comedy (18th century) - exaggerated comedies performed by characters from lower-class family (Indio) - theme: taken from everyday life scenarios

American Period

1. Severino Reyes – father of Tagalog drama - Walang Sugat
2. Aurelio Tolentino – a Kapampangan dramatist
3. Luang Tagalog = masterpiece
4. Kahapon, Ngayon, at Bukas = resulted in his incarceration
5. Hermogenes Ilagan – from Central Luzon - he founded the group Campana Ilagan Severino Reyes and Hermogenes Ilagan started the movement against the moro-moro (play against Muslims)
6. Japanese Period
7. Characterized by stage shows because movie houses were closed

Organization of Filipino players (Dramatic Filipinos)

1.  Jose Ma. Hernandez – Panday Pira
2.  Francisco Soc Rodrigo – Sa Pula so Puti
3.  Clodualdo del Mundo – Bulaga
4.  Julian Cruz Balmaceda
5. Sino ba Kayo?
6. Dahil sa Anak
7. Gigante ng Patay

Period of New Society (Modern) reviving old plays/dramas 1977 – Tales of Manuvu (a new style of rock of the ballad opera) - Performed by Celeste Legaspi, Lea Navarro, Hadji Alejandro, Boy Canara, Anthony Castello & Rey Dizon - choreographed by Attic Reyes Singing Embayoka (CCP) – from Mindanao State University.

Development of play

1. PETA (Philippine Educational Theater Association) – Cecille Guidote & Lino Brocka
2. Repertory Philippines – Rebecca Godines & Zenaida Amador
3. UP Repertory – Behn Cervantes
4. Teatro Filipino – Rolando Tinio

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