Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The use of theatre as a venue for protest in the Philippines [1] has had a long history dating back to its colonial history, and continuing into the present day. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It played a particularly important part [ 4 ] [ 5 ] during the Philippine American War, the Second World War, and during the Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
Balagtas's title, which combines history, romance, and religion, became the premier Filipino story taught in schools nationwide. [9] Another influential writer was Leona Florentino , the mother of Philippine women's literature whose work catapulted feminism to the forefront of the revolution.
Independent groups emerged such as Al Evangelio's Pasundayag Sugbo, Emmanuel Mante's Young Thespians of Cebu, Daisy Baad's Out of the Box Theatre Co., Raymond Ordoño's Crystal Cavalier Productions, Hendri Go's Little Boy Productions, Sonny Alquizola's Cre8tive Thespians of Cebu, Inc., and Sarah Mae Enclona-Henderson's 2TinCans Philippines, Inc.
During the 19th century, Spain introduced drama which is a play that is usually done within one act. Drama mainly focuses on the contemporary lives of Filipinos. Drama had three subgroups which included: (1) melodrama which aimed to make people cry, (2) comedy which aimed for people to laugh and (3) drama simboliko which taught the audience ...
Philippine folk literature refers to the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people.Thus, the scope of the field covers the ancient folk literature of the Philippines' various ethnic groups, as well as various pieces of folklore that have evolved since the Philippines became a single ethno-political unit.
Vaudeville in the Philippines, more commonly referred in the Filipino vernacular as bodabil, was a popular genre of entertainment in the Philippines from the 1910s until the mid-1960s. For decades, it competed with film, radio and television as the dominant form of Filipino mass entertainment.
An example of Stick-built construction is Silliman Hall. Many official buildings have neoclassical architecture; examples include the Baguio Cathedral, Manila Central Post Office, and the National Museum of Fine Arts. After independence, Brutalism was employed during the martial-law era.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us