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Quarter 4 – Module: 4b
Representative Philippine
Theatrical Forms
What I Need to Know
Philippine theater comes in a variety of forms, and these include religious and
non-religious acts or productions, usually shown or performed during festivals,
covering a wide spectrum of resources and origins. The kinds of theater productions
mentioned below are the most famous performed in the Philippines and are widely
known throughout the country and in Asia. Most of which are influenced by the
Spanish and other Asian countries.
In this lesson, we will go through the history of these theater forms and the
different aspects of visual arts that are included when making a production.

Learning Competency

• Discusses the history of the theatrical composition and its own evolution, and
describe how the townspeople participate and contribute to the event.
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• Discusses the elements and principles of arts as seen in the theatrical forms.
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Objectives
At the end of the module, you should be able to:

➢ Identify the representative theatrical forms in the Philippines.

➢ Create a poem displaying one’s appreciation of Philippine Theater
Forms.
➢ Exhibit understanding of the importance of knowing theatrical forms in
the Philippines through writing a reflection.
 What I Know

Instructions: Below are scrambled letters of words relevant to our topic in this module.
Arrange the scrambled letters and write the correct word in a space provided below.

1. ANEKOLUS ____________________
2. PERYPTUP ____________________
3. HODSAW ____________________
4. ULAZERAZ ____________________
5. EDOMICA ____________________

What’s In
Instructions: Match each picture to its theatrical form. Select your answers from the
choices in the box. Write the letter of the correct answer in a space provided below.

A. Zarzuela D. Senakulo
B. Shadow Puppetry E. Moro-moro
C. Comedia F. Kabuki Theatre

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 What’s New
What do you know about the different theatrical forms in our country? Write 2-3
sentences of your ideas for each theatrical form listed below. Write your answers in
your Arts notebook.
A. Shadow puppetry D. Senakulo
B. Comedia E. Zarzuela
C. Moro-moro

What is It

REPRESENTATIVE THEATRICAL FORMS

Since the time of Dr. Jose Rizal, national hero, in the year 1898, Shadow
Puppetry had already been formed in the Philippines, when he staged the play
entitled “Carillo”. Rizal used a carton and a stick and positioned this at the back of a
large, white cloth; using a candle to illuminate the back of the puppets to create the
shadows.

Shadow puppetry- or shadow play is an ancient art

form that uses flat, expressed figures to produce
cutout figures which are held together by sticks and
sometimes, thread, to create movement, which are
shown behind a thin layer of cloth or screen and a
light source to create the shadows.

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 Comedia or Komedya- comes from
16th century Spanish comedia (play). It
is one of the colorful theatrical traditions
in the Philippines used by the Spanish
as a method to spread Christianity. This
theatrical form describes the conflicts of
Christians and Muslims. There are two
types of Komedya: Secular Komedya
and Religious Komedya.

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Secular Komedya- an example of secular komedya

popularized in the 1600’s is the “Moro-moro”, that
use stories that revolve around kings, queens,
princes, princesses, animals, and supernatural
beings. Most of the time, it portrays the clash
between Christians and Filipino Muslims.

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Religious Komedya- Mostly performed to enhance religious festivities. It

focuses on the life of religious icons (Jesus Christ, St. Michael, and other patron
saints.) Examples are Siete
Palabras, Comedia de San Miguel and
Senakulo; the Lenten presentation of the Passion of Christ.
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 Zarzuela or Sarswela- is an art form
of lyric theater drama, comical in nature
and it is incorporated with singing,
dancing, and dialogue. It is a play in
prose. Zarzuela originated from Spain
and was made popular in the Philippines
in the
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1800’s. It
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which viewers can relate in their lives
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such as elections and feasts,
the typical Filipino realities

marriage and family, vices, and

values. Walang Sugat is one of the most famous Zarzuela in the country.

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What’s more

Directions: Read the questions/ situations carefully and write your answers in your
Arts notebook.
1. What is the difference between Secular and Religious Komedya?
2. Have you ever experienced making images out of your shadow during brownout?
How will you describe the experience? And what are the important art elements
present in your shadow making?

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CREATE A POEM

General Instructions: In your notebook, create a poem displaying your appreciation

of Philippine Theater Forms (the ones discussed in this module). You may also
include in the content of your poem the importance of theater arts to you, or your
school, or your community, or for our country in general.

Technical Instructions: The poem can be written in a maximum of 4 stanzas, with

the minimum of 2. There must be 4 lines in each stanza, last words of each line must
rhyme, but you may follow free meter.

Rubrics

CATEGORY Excellent - 10 Good - 7 Satisfactory - 5

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 THE WRITING Student devoted a Student devoted Student devoted some
PROCESS / lot of time and adequate time and time and effort to the
effort to the effort to the writing writing process but was
EFFORT writing process process and worked not very thorough.
and worked hard to get the job done. Does enough to get by.
to make the poem The poem may have There are several
a good read. The one or two errors. errors.
poem has no
error.
TITLE The poem has a The poem has a title The poem has a title
title that clearly that relates to the
relates to the poem
poem and adds
interest to the
theme or
message of the
poem
NEATNESS The final draft of The final draft of the The final draft of the
the poem is poem is readable, poem is readable and
readable, clean, neat and attractive. It some of the pages are
neat and may have one or two attractive. It looks like
attractive. It is free erasures, but they parts of it might have
of erasures and are not distracting. It been done in a hurry.
crossed-out looks like the author
words. It looks like took some pride in it.
the author took
great pride in it.
VOCABULARY The poem is filled The poem includes The poem includes
with descriptive many descriptive some descriptive
vocabulary that elements and is words and phrases.
appeals to the appealing.
reader.
Overall Total: 40 points

ASSESSMENT

Direction: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter corresponding the best
answer in your activity notebook.

1. What is the name of the shadow puppetry play that Dr. Jose Rizal staged in the
Philippines in the year 1898?
A. Moro-moro C. El Filibusterismo
B. Carillo D. Noli Me Tangere

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2. It is an ancient art form that uses flat, expressed figures to produce cut-out figures
which are held together by sticks and sometimes, thread, to create movement,
which are shown behind a thin layer of cloth or screen and a light source to create
the shadows.
A. Carillo C. Shadow Puppetry
B. Moro-Moro D. Senakulo
3. Mostly performed to enhance religious festivities. It focuses on the life of religious
icons (Jesus Christ, St. Michael, and other patron saints.)
A. Religious Komedya C. Zarzuela B. Secular Komedya D. Shadow Puppetry
4. The Lenten presentation of Passion of Christ.
A. Siete Palabras B. Moro-moro C. Carillo D. Senakulo
5. An example of secular komedya popularized in the 1600’s that use stories that
revolve around kings, queens, princes, princesses, animals, and supernatural
beings. Most of the time, it portrays the clash between Christians and Filipino
Muslims.
A. Siete Palabras B. Moro-moro C. Carillo D. Senakulo
6. Comes from 16 century Spanish comedia (play). It is one of the colorful theatrical
th

traditions in the Philippines used by the Spanish as a method to spread

Christianity. This theatrical form describes the conflicts of Christians and Muslims.
A. Moro-moro C. Comedia or Komedya
B. Zarzuela D. Shadow puppetry
7. Is an art form of lyric theater drama, comical in nature and it is incorporated with
singing, dancing, and dialogue?
A. Moro-moro C. Comedia or Komedya
B. Zarzuela D. Shadow puppetry
8. It portrays the typical Filipino realities which viewers can relate in their lives such
as elections and feasts, marriage and family, vices, and values
A. Moro-moro C. Comedia or Komedya
B. Zarzuela D. Shadow puppetry
9. Is one of the most famous Zarzuela in the country.
A. Walang Sugat C. Senakulo
B. Seite Palabras D. Carillo
10. Dr. Jose Rizal used a carton and a stick and positioned this at the back of a large,
white cloth; using a candle to illuminate the back of the puppets to create the
shadows. What theatrical from did Dr. Jose Rizal staged?
A. Puppetry C. Comedia or Komedya
B. Zarzuela D. Shadow puppetry

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