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Martial Law Era 

Description: During Martial Law, new forms of communication were introduced. Theater, known to the public as performance of the elite, was introduced to the public and masses. By that, performances were taken out into the streets instead of stages, where more voices and protests can be heard. 

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Kritika Kultura 14 (2010). Forum Kritika: Philippine Theater and Martial Law (Part 1). p. 097-102. Ateneo de Manila University <www.ateneo.edu/kritikakultura> Retrieved from: https://nanopdf.com/download/kritika-kultura-5aebfcf5942af_pdf

https://nanopdf.com/download/kritika-kultura-5aebfcf5942af_pdf

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American & Japanese Era

Description: During the Japanese occupation or Second World War in the Philippines, film production was at a standstill. Theatre genres such as comedia, zarzuela and bodabil became the form of entertainment. Bodabil became stage shows or variety shows that intended as a reflection of everyday life through an amusing and light-spirited lens. This was used to encourage the Filipinos who were downtrodden due to the effects of the war in their lives.

Read:

Filipinas Heritage Library | Bodabil. Rediscovering the medley: Bodabil, a jewel of the past – The LaSallian https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/bodabil-history-esquire-philippines-a2812-20220719-lfrm

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Spanish Era

Description: During Spanish colonialization, theatre has a massive role in colonizing the Filipino to abandon beliefs and to follow and propagate the Catholicism. Prominent theatre forms in this era are Komedya, Zarzuela, Moro-moro and theatre plays that focuses on Catholic religion.

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http://theaterfansmanila.com/watch-7-forms-of-philippine-theater-during-the-spanish-colonial-period/

https://tanghal-kultura.org/2020/07/18/a-simplified-history-of-traditional-theatres-in-the-philippines-part-1/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/42632553

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Pre-Colonial Era

Description: During Pre-colonial: at the time of pre-historic, in Philippine Theatre have these forms; indigenous rituals, verbal jousts, song and dance to show respect for their goddess. Prehistoric dramas have 3 elements: myth, mimesis, and spectacle. Mimetic performances often dramatize primitive rituals and epic poetry about deities and mythical legends. The spirit of the goddess would seemingly possess a Catalonian (priests) and Babaylan (priestess). At the time entering the state, this priest/priestess absorb the sacrificial offering, that could be in the form of pig, chicken, rice, wine, or nuts. 

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https://www.elcomblus.com/brief-history-of-philippine-theater/

https://www.solaireresort.com/article/the-evolution-of-philippine-theatre

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Teatro Balagtas

Teatro Balagtas is a community youth theatre of Pandacan. It consists of members from Pandacan, Paco, and Santa Ana districts of Manila. Its members are trained in various theatre skills by trainers assisted by the Philippine Educational Theatre Association (PETA). It aims for self-development of each members but collectively, it strives to raise social awareness as it tries to reflect problems and struggles experienced by the community and larger society.

https://www.facebook.com/teatrobalagtasngpandacan

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Kaliwat Performing Arts Collective, Inc.

Kaliwat Theatre Collective was founded on the month of February, 1987. This group came from the staff of the Mindanao Community Theatre Network (MCTN) whose main task was the implementation of its Research, Evaluation and Publication and Services (REAPS). But after its immersion in the communities, bunch of people’s stories moved them to create the collective who, in their free time organized these stories and perform them to the other communities in songs, music and dances.

https://www.mpiasia.net/newsresources/resources/mpi-library/1394/view_author/180/kaliwat-performing-arts-collective,-inc.html

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Leyte Dance Theater

The Leyte Dance Theater is a 14-year-old top dance company in the Philippines. It caters to the numerous demands of dance enthusiasts and continue providing dance productions and trainings to children from public schools and out of school youths in Eastern Visayas region. This group is being recognized through its years of performances in major cultural centers in the country and abroad, and even in the remotest town or barrio, which it makes it as one of the excellent pursuers in the field of dance.

https://culture360.asef.org/resources/leyte-dance-theater/

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Lipa Actors Company

The Lipa Actors Company (LAC) is a community-based theater that continues to hone and develop different artists in Batangas. LAC provides artistic opportunities to the community such as workshops and theater productions, concerts, festivals, and exhibitions. One of their most coveted feats is their heritage-based production of Ang Luhani Kumintang which earned reviews from local and Manila-based critics.

https://www.salakotmidya.com/post/mukha-ng-teatro