TAGANITO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Taganito, Claver, Surigao del Norte

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: __________________________________________________________ Score: _______________________________
Grade & Section: __________________________________________________ Date: ________________________________
SUBJECT: Contemporary Philipine Arts from the Region________________________________________________________
Type of Activity: Exercises__________________________________________________________________
Activity Title: Contemporary Art Forms Based on the Elements and Principles of Drama or Theatre Activity Number: Four (4)
Learning Target: a) Evaluate contemporary art forms based on the elements and principles of drama or theatre
Reference: Title Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Region Textbook________________________________________
Author Jesus Z. Menoy, Ph. D._________________________________ Pages 32-38____________________

DRAMA OR THEATER
- is a form of art that depicts life’s experiences through the reenactment of events that take place in the real
world or happen in the mind of the writer.

ELEMENTS OF DRAMA/THEATER
1. Direction
2. Acting
3. Editing
4. Set Design
5. Production Design
6. Cinematography
7. Costume Design
8. Make-up
9. Properties
10. Light or Lighting Effects
11. Sound effects
12. Visual Effects
13. Theme Song
14. Musical Score
15. Story
16. Script
17. Literary Elements

FORMS AND TYPES OF PHILIPPINE THEATER

1. Dulang Pahiyang (rituals)

-can be viewed not as separate activity, but as part of life.
2. Dulambayan (people’s theater)
-considered as “theater in the context of social movements”.
3. Teatrong Pansimbahan (church-related theater)
-concerned with spirituality.
4. Theater as art
-based on Western models. Theater is viewed as a profession.

Exercise 1.
Categorize the following theatrical forms using the table below. Write each literary form under the appropriate column.
Balitaw Drama simboliko Panunuluyan
Bayok Duplo People’s theater
Bodabil Flores Salubong
Brechtian theater Komedya Sinakulo
Children’s theater Opera Via Crucis
 Dulang Pahiyang Dulambayan Teatrong Pansimbahan Theater as Art

Exercise 2: Describe me.

Write a brief description on the different theatrical forms found in exercise 1. You may choose 5.
Ex. Balitaw – is a poetic debate between a man and a woman