MAPEH 8

Learning Activity Sheets

(Fourth Quarter)
 PE 8
Quarter 4, Week 1 to 3

LESSON: REGIONAL DANCES WITH ASIAN INFLUENCE

LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
1. describe the nature and background of the dance (PE7RD-IVc-1)
2. execute the skills involved in the dance (PE7RD-IVd-h-4)

INTRODUCTION
Just like any other sports or games, dancing is also a physical activity that can promote lifelong
fitness and wellness. It is a good source of exercise that could help develop grace and poise. It can even
help in maintaining good health as it highlights health-related fitness components.
With the effect of the acculturation, indigenous dances of the Philippines may have been
modified because of cultural influence of other countries.
In this unit, you will learn about the different regional and national folk dances of the Philippines
with influences from other Asian countries.

LECTURE: Philippine Folk Dances with Asian Influence

BINISLAKAN

Dance Researcher : Francisca Reyes-Aquino

Meaning : with the use of sticks
Dance Culture : Christian lowland
Place of Origin : Lingayen, Pangasinan
Country of Influence : China
Ethno-linguistic Group : Pangasinense
Classification : Social Dance

Background:
The barrio folks who lived at Almazin, danced Binislakan to commemorate the stay of Limahong, a
Chinese pirate. The dancers look backward or upward in some of the movements. They use two sticks to
produce rhythms imitating the chopsticks used by the Chinese in eating.

Dance Properties:
Costume (female) : siesgo and kimono with loose and long sleeves and soft panuelo
Costume (male) : camisa de chino and red pants
Music : 2/4 composed of two parts: A and B
Count : One, two, one and two, and one and two and
Formation : Partners stand about six feet apart. One or more pairs in a set can take part
in the dance, in any formation desired.
 SUA-KU-SUA

Dance Researcher : Ramon A. Obusan

Meaning : My Pomelo Tree
Dance Culture : lowland Muslim (coastal)
Place of Origin : Jolo, Sulu
Country of Influence : China, Malaysia and Indonesia
Ethno-linguistic Group : Tausug
Classification : courtship dance

Background/Context:
The Tausugs of Sulu, Southern Philippines, though known as fearsome warriors are also better
known as sturdy seafarers and hardy farmers.
The Tausugs depend strongly on the income the pomelo bring them and this relationship is
romanticized by comparing the sua’s gentle leaves, slender branches, attractive fruits and fragrant
flowers to the virtues of a lady. Put to music, it is this song that is sang by couples while flapping two
white fans each resembling leaves rustling in the wind in the Sua-Ku-Sua Dance.
Sua-ku-sua performers, some men but especially women come to the festivities with face thickly
covered with finely ground rice powder and their eyebrows and sideburns enhanced with soot- all for
beauty’s sake.

Movements/Steps Particular to Dance:

Creative imagery: fans transform into tiny sails, face mirrors, butterflies, shields and leaves. Sua-Ku-
Sua’s traditional steps are with Chinese influence.

Dance Properties:
Costume (female): top (barawasi), pants (sawal or kantiu), shoulder band (siyag)
Headpiece: 1. gold or brass filigree called tusuk
2. paper bills pasted on slender sticks
3. pasteboard cut-outs similar to Chinese crowns covered with gold foil
Accessories: gold or imitation gold earrings, necklace, bracelets and brooches
Dancers are in barefoot.

Costume (male): top (bajo), pants (sawal or kantiu)

Accessories: money-belt, sarok hat, pis siyabit (rectangular hand-woven scarf tied on the head
or hung loosely over one shoulder); kris (wavy knife) or barong (leaf-knife)
Dancers are in barefoot.

Music : 2/4 and 4/4; composed of three parts: A, B and C. Gabbang- bamboo xylophone shaped
like a small boat. Bamboo slats thinned and cut to graduated sizes to produce three octaves of
pentatonic scale
Count : 1, 2 to a measure in 2/4 time signature; 1, 2, 3, 4 to a measure in 4/4 time signature
 PANGALAY

Dance Researcher : Francisca Reyes-Aquino

Meaning : finger nail
Dance Culture : lowland Muslim (coastal)
Place of Origin : Sulu
Country of Influence : Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, Cambodia and Indonesia
Ethno-linguistic Group : Tausug
Classification : wedding/festival dance
Background/Context:
Pangalay is the traditional “fingernail” dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago. The
dancers must have dexterity and flexibility of the shoulders, elbows, and wrists – movements that
strongly resemble those of kontaw silat, a martial art common in the Malay Archipelago. The male
version of the Pangalay is the Pangasik and features more martial movements. A Pangalay that features
both a male and female dancer is called Pangiluk.
The original concept of the Pangalay is based on the pre-Islamic Buddhist concept of male and
female celestial angels who are common characters in other Southeast Asian dances.

Dance Properties:
Costume : Dancer wears a typical Joloana costume
Accessories : janggay (extended metal finger nails)
Dancers are in barefoot.
Music : Played as many times as necessary.
Count : one, two; or one, and, two and to a measure

Movements/Steps Particular to Dance:

There are no definite directions, sequence of figures, number and kinds of steps, hand movements and
positions used when performed by the natives.

SAKUTING

Dance Researcher : Francisca Reyes Aquino

Meaning : rhythmic sticks producing the accompaniment for the dance
Place of Origin : Abra and Ilocos Norte
Country of Influence : China
Classification : recreational and social dance
Background/Context:
This is a dance of the ethnic people living in the western side of the Cordilleras way back before
the coming of the Americans to our country. During Christmas, young boys and girls accompanied by their
elders would go to the lowlands, especially in Abra and Ilocos Norte to dance in front of the houses and
ask for gifts. These young children hold sticks, one on each hand and strike them together to make their
dance livelier. The people in the homes would give them money, homemade delicacies and other things.
These dancing groups later reached as far as the coastal towns of Ilocos region as years went by.
The rhythmic sounds produced by the stick attracted other children and also adults and they also learned
the dance.

Dance Properties:
Costume (female) : native Ilocano kimono style with sleeves of elbow length; ankle-length skirt
of bright-colored plaids shirred at the waist
Costume (male) : camisa de chino, red trousers, and a native hat
Music : 2/4 and 3/4 rhythms and composed of 9 parts: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
Formation :
Audience
X O
O X
X O
O X
one set of dancers
Basic Steps in Folk Dancing
Padyak - to stamp or tap with one foot and the weight of the body is on the otherfoot
Saludo - to bow
Arms in Lateral Position - both arms are in one side at shoulder level, either right or left
Set - a dance formation of two or more couples
Bend - to move the body or part of the body around the wide axis
Leap - to spring one foot and land on the other foot

Legends:
M = Measure F = Forward B = Backward R = Right L = Left

No. of counts or
Dance Step Music Used Step Pattern
Meter per Step
Slide (glide) 2/4 or 3/4 1M slide, close
Skip 2/4 or 6/8 1 ct. step and hop
Bleking 2/4 or 3/4 1, 2 or 3 cts. heel-place, close
Gallop 2/4 or 6/8 1 ct. step and cut
Mincing 2/4 or 3/4 as many as required step, step, step and so on
pivot and turn heels, pivot
Parallel Tortillier 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4 as many as required
and turn toes
step, ball and turn,
Pivot Turn 2/4 2M or 4M step, ball and turn and so on
Touch Step 2/4 or 3/4 1, 2 or 3 cts. touch, close
Change Step 2/4 or 3/4 1M step, close, step
execute 2 waltz steps to
Waltz turn 2/4 or 3/4 2M
make a turn
step R; step L close to R in
Waltz step 2/4 or 3/4 2M
rear; step R
stamp(R) (L) and close to
Stamping 2/4 or 3/4 1M
supporting foot (L) (R)
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WRITTEN CHECKUP
A. Below are jumbled letters which corresponds to regional and national dances. Write each formed
word on the space provided each number.
____________________1. GANAPYAL
____________________2. LABISNIKAN
____________________3. ASU-UK-ASU
____________________4. GIKNATUS
B. Copy the table in your activity notebook. Complete the information by filling out the information
needed.

Literal Meaning of Influenced by

Name of
the Name of the Place of Origin Dance Classification what Asian
Dance
Dance Country?

China, Malaysia,
Sua-Ku-Sua (1) (2) courtship dance
Indonesia

Lingayen,
(3) with the use of sticks (4) (5)
Pangasinan

Abra and Ilocos

Sakuting (6) social dance (7)
Norte

Malaysia,
wedding/festival Indonesia,
Pangalay (8) (9)
dance Thailand, Burma
and Cambodia
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PERFORMANCE OUTPUT: “DANCE WITH ME”

Create dance step combinations, out of the dance steps learned.
RUBRIC
 HEALTH 8
Quarter 4, Week 1 to 3
LESSON: PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE

LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
1. discuss gateway drugs (H8S-IVa-27)
2. analyze the negative health impact of cigarette smoking (H8S-IVb-c-29)
3. analyze the negative health impact of drinking alcohol (H8S-IVe-f-31/H8S-IVg-h-32)
4. discuss strategies in the prevention and control of cigarette smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages
(H8S-IVg-h-33)
5. suggest healthy alternatives to cigarettes and alcohol to promote healthy lifestyle--self, family,
community (H8S-IVg-h-34)

INTRODUCTION
This learning material is designed to inform you about the dangers of gateway drugs and teach
you the various strategies to prevent substance use and abuse. It will provide you with a solid knowledge
base from which you may gain more information about prevention, intervention, and laws governing
substance abuse. You will also learn about the implications of cigarettes and alcohol use to self, family,
community and the country as a whole. Varied activities are designed to help you learn strategies to
prevent cigarette and alcohol use and abuse.
Because they are generally accepted and widely available, cigarette and alcohol remain both
major health threats among Filipinos. What is more alarming is the fact that use of these gateway drugs
makes one more vulnerable to dangerous drugs such as marijuana and shabu. Thus, it is always best not
to light that first cigarette or drink that first bottle of beer. Live with the principle: “Be smart, do not
start!”

Stay healthy and enjoy learning!

Lecture: The Dangers of Cigarette Smoking

Tobacco is a tall, leafy plant, originally grown in South and Central America,
but now cultivated throughout the world. There are many species of tobacco but
nicotiana tabacum or sometimes called common tobacco is preferred for producing
present day cigarettes. Tobacco use has been recorded as early as 600-900 C.E. as
carved drawings on stones, were discovered in Mexico. American Indians smoked it for
special religious occasions and medical purposes only. They never smoked cigar every
day.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco smoking and chewing is the second
leading cause of death around the world. It is responsible for the death of one in ten adults worldwide
approximately reaching about 5 million deaths in a year. It is estimated that the death toll will rise to 10
million each year by the year 2020.
Each time a person puffs a cigarette or chew tobacco, more than 4,000 chemicals comes into
his/her contact. All of these chemicals harm people in one way or another. In studies conducted, 43 of
these chemicals are known carcinogens. Carcinogens are substances which cause cancer. Nicotine, the
addictive drug found in tobacco products like cigarettes is a poisonous stimulant. A stimulant drug
increases the central nervous system (CNS) activity. The central nervous system controls all body organs
like the heart, lungs, brain, and processes like heart rate, blood pressure rate, respiration rate, and
more.
Every time a cigarette is lit, smoke is emitted. There are three smokes produced by cigarette
smoking namely:
 Mainstream Smoke – refers specifically to the smoke that a smoker directly inhales.
  Side stream Smoke – the smoke that comes out of the lighted end of a cigarette or pipe. This is
also called “second-hand smoke” (SHS) or “environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). This is more
dangerous than mainstream smoke.
 Third-hand Smoke – smoke left for a long time on sofa, beddings, pillow and other objects. This
smoke also called residual tobacco smoke (RTS) settles along with dust and can last for months.
This smoke still contains harmful chemicals and carcinogens.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies second-hand smoke as a Group A Carcinogen.
Short exposures to second-hand smoke can also cause changes in a passive smoker's blood, making blood
platelets stickier, adding friction to the blood vessels causing damages to its lining and thus causes an
increase in heart rate and performance (www.epa.gov).

POLICIES AND LAWS AGAINST CIGARETTE SMOKING

Republic Act No. 9211, otherwise known as The Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 is the law governing
tobacco production, distribution and use. Some of its important provisions are the following:
Section 5. Smoking Ban in Public Places. Smoking shall be absolutely prohibited in the following public
places;
a. Centers of youth activity such as playschools, preparatory schools, elementary schools, high
schools, colleges and universities, youth hostels, and recreational facilities for persons under eighteen
(18) years old;
b. Elevators and stairways;
c. Locations in which fire hazards are present, including gas stations and storage areas for
flammable liquids, gas, explosives, or combustible materials;
d. Within the buildings and premises of public and private hospitals, medical, dental, and optical
clinics, health centers, nursing homes, dispensaries, and laboratories;
e. Public conveyances and public facilities including airport and ship terminals and train and bus
stations, restaurants and conference halls, except for separate smoking areas; and
f. Food preparation areas.
Section 9. Minimum Age Sales. – Under this Act, it shall be unlawful
a. for any retailer of tobacco products to sell or distribute tobacco products to any minor (persons
below 18 years of age);
b. for any person to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products from a minor;
c. for a minor to sell or buy cigarettes or any tobacco product; and
d. for a minor to smoke cigarettes or any other tobacco products.
It shall not be a defense for the person selling or distributing that he/she did not know or was not aware
of the real age of the minor. Neither shall it be a defense that he/she did not know nor had any reason
to believe that the cigarette or any other tobacco product was for the consumption of the minor to
whom it was sold.
Section 10. Sale of Tobacco Products Within School Perimeters. – The sale or distribution of tobacco
products is prohibited within one hundred (100) meters from any point of the perimeter of a school,
public playground, or other facility frequented particularly by minors.
Chapter 2, Article 5, Section 24 of Republic Act No. 8749, also known as the Philippine Clean Air Act of
1999 states that:
Smoking inside a public building or an enclosed public place including public vehicles and other means of
transport or in any enclosed area outside of one's private residence, private place of work or any duly
designated smoking area is hereby prohibited under this Act.
Lecture: The Dangers of Alcohol

Alcohol is a colorless, bitter-tasting substance that humans have been consuming since the
ancient times. It comes from plants that underwent fermentation. Fermentation is the process of
extracting alcohol from a plant or a fruit. An example of fermented alcohol is a beer. A beer is extracted
from grains. On the other hand, wines are from grapes and other fruits. There are three types of alcohol:
isopropyl, methanol, and ethanol. Isopropyl and methanol are used in laboratories and are poisonous and
fatal if taken. On the other hand, ethanol is also called the beverage alcohol. This is what humans
consume that intoxicates and alters the nervous system.
Do you know that alcohol is a depressant? It means that when taken, it slows down the processes
of a person’s central nervous system. It is not true that alcohol gives extra strength and energy. In
addition, alcohol has very little nutritional value. They only provide empty calories.
When alcohol enters the bloodstream, it goes in all the parts of the body. The main effect of
alcohol drinking reflects on a person’s central nervous system (CNS). The CNS controls one’s mental
processes, memory, speech, learning and decision-making. It also affects a person’s senses, feelings,
movement, and breathing.
The amount of alcohol that entered in the bloodstream at a certain period can be measured in
percentages through blood alcohol concentration (BAC) or most often called blood alcohol level (BAL). A
BAC of 0.05 percent means there is 5 parts of alcohol per 10,000 parts of blood in the body. A 0.3-0.5
percent BAC could lead to coma, brain damages, and death.
Alcohol causes a person both intoxication and hangover. Intoxication happens when physical and
mental changes in the body of an alcohol drinker occur. On the other hand, hangover occurs when an
alcohol drinker feels uncomfortable effects after drinking.
A person is alcoholic when he/she starts drinking obsessively and compulsively without his/her
control.
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SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF BALANGA CITY

Name: School: Gr. & Section:

RISKS of CIGARETTE SMOKING

Below are sample pictures that are being used in other countries as warning for cigarette smokers.
Carefully look at each picture first, and then answer the guide questions below.

Guide Questions:

1. What did you feel while looking at these pictures?

2. What generalization can you form based from the given pictures regarding the long-term health
effects of cigarette smoking?
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SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF BALANGA CITY

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ACTIVITY: MAKING REFLECTIONS

How does alcohol drinking affect the family, community, and country? Write your reflections on the
diagram below.
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PERFORMANCE OUTPUT: ADVOCACY MATERIAL

Create a material that advocates the prevention of cigarette addiction and alcoholism.

a. Song/Poem

b. Artwork/Poster

c. Video Presentation

RUBRIC

5 3 1
Required Elements The advocacy material Most of the required Several required elements
includes all required elements are included on were missing.
elements as well as the advocacy material.
additional information.
Graphics - Relevance All graphics are related to All graphics are related to Graphics do not relate to
the topic and make it the topic. Some borrowed the topic or several
easier to understand. All graphics have a source borrowed graphics do not
borrowed graphics have a citation. have a source citation.
source citation.
Attractiveness The advocacy material is The advocacy material is The advocacy material is
exceptionally attractive in acceptably attractive distractingly messy or very
terms of design, layout, though it may be a bit poorly designed. It is not
and neatness. messy. attractive.
Grammar There are no There are 1-2 There are more than 4
grammatical/mechanical grammatical/mechanical grammatical/mechanical
mistakes on the advocacy mistakes on the advocacy mistakes on the advocacy
material. material. material.
 MUSIC and ARTS 8
Quarter 4, Week 4 to 5

LESSON: ASIAN THEATRICAL FORMS AND FESTIVALS

LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
MUSIC
1. identify musical characteristics of selected Asian musical theater through video films or live
performances (MU8TH-IVa-g-1)
2. describe the instruments that accompany Kabuki, Wayang Kulit, Peking Opera (MU8TH-IVa-g-2)
3. describe how a specific idea or story is communicated through music in a particular Asian musical
theater (MU8TH-IVb-h-3)

ARTS
1. identify selected festivals and theatrical forms celebrated all over the Asian region (A8EL-Iva-1)
2. research on the history of the festival and theatrical forms and its evolution, and describe how the
community participates and contributes to the event (A8EL-IVb-2)
3. identify the elements and principles of arts as manifested in Asian festivals and theatrical forms
(A8PL-IVc-1)
4. through a visual presentation, explain what makes each of the Asian Festivals and Theatrical forms
unique (A8PL-IVh-2)
5. analyze the uniqueness of each group’s performance of their selected festival or theatrical form
(A8PR-IVh-2)
6. show the relationship of the selected Asian festival and the festival in the Philippines in terms of form
and reason for holding the celebration (A8PR-IVh-3)
 Lecture: MUSIC in ASIAN THEATRICAL FORMS

Japanese Theater
Kabuki and Nōh are considered the most important Japanese contribution to World Theater.
Vocal Pattern and Techniques:
1) Ipponchōshi (continuous pattern) – used in speeches building up to an explosive climax in the aragoto
style (oversize, supernatural, rough hero), it requires an extraordinary breath control
2) Nori technique – adapted from the chanting of jōruri, implies a very sensitive capacity of riding the
rhythms of the shamisen (string instrument), declaiming each accompaniment
3) Yakuharai technique - the subtle delivery of poetical text written in the Japanese metrical form of
alternating seven and five syllables

Vocal and Instrumental Features

Dances and movements are accompanied by shamisen music which collected and popularized a
number of aspects of Japanese music. The most popular shamisen music was called nagauta (long song)
which reached a golden age in the first half of the 19th century as dance music for the henge mono or
quick change pieces.
Naugata music is very flexible, can be performed by one shamisen or by an entire orchestra of
twenty musicians, of which ten are shamisen players, while other play flutes (fue taken from the nō) and
drums (small drum-kotsuzumi; waist drum-ōtsuzumi; stick drum-taiko).

Chinese Theater
Peking opera is a form of traditional Chinese theater which combines music, vocal performance,
mime, dance and acrobatics. The form has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of
China.
The popularity of Peking opera has been attributed to the simplicity of the form, with only a few
voices and singing patterns. This allowed anyone to sing the arias themselves.

Vocal and Instrumental Features

Performances are accompanied by music - usually played on three types of instrument: wind,
string, and percussion. The main instruments are:
 jinghu, a two-stringed instrument played with a bow
 yueqin, a four-stringed instrument that is plucked
 sanxian, a three-stringed instrument which is also plucked
 suona horn
 Chinese flutes
 a variety of gongs and cymbals
The melodies are rhythmic and graceful. The melodies played by the accompaniment mainly fall
into three broad categories:

A. ARIA. The arias of Beijing opera can be further divided into those of the Erhuang and Xipi
varieties. An example of an aria is wawadiao, an aria in the Xipi style that is sung by a young Sheng to
indicate heightened emotion.

B.QUPAI. The fixed-tune melody. These are instrumental tunes that serve a wider range of
purposes than arias. Examples include the "Water Dragon Tune" (shui long yin), which generally denotes
the arrival of an important person, and "Triple Thrust" (ji san qiang), which may signal a feast or
banquet.

C. PERCUSSION PATTERN. Such patterns provide context to the music in ways similar to the
fixed-tune melodies. For example, there are as many as 48 different percussion patterns that accompany
stage entrances. Each one identifies the entering character by his or her individual rank and personality.
Indonesian Theater

Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet theater) is without a doubt the best known of the Indonesian
wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theater are accompanied by gamelan in Java, and by "gender
wayang" in Bali.

Vocal and Instrumental Features

Gamelan ensemble is comprised mainly by bronze percussion instruments, augmented by other

percussion instruments, strings, and flute. A full Javanese gamelan ensemble consists of:

a. saron - xylophone of heavy bronze bars

b. gender - bronze xylophone with resonance chambers beneath
c. bonang - set of bronze bowls
d. gong and kempul – hanging gongs
e. kenong and ketuk – single inverted bronze bowl
f. gambang – wooden xylophone
g. rebab – two-stringed fiddle
h. suling – flute
i. kendang – horizontal drum beat with the fingers on both ends
j. tjelempung – a zither of thirteen double strings

The preponderance of bronze instruments gives gamelan music a bright, lingering sound, ranging
from the slow, majestic melodies of the Javanese gamelan to the clangorous vibrancy of the Balinese
gamelan. Fiddle and flute add a delicate counterpoint to a four-square pattern of percussive melody.

In addition to setting the mood or atmosphere of a play, music has two major dramatic functions
in the theatre. It accompanies the singing/chanting and it accompanies stage actions including dance.
The importance of each function varies from area to area and from theater form to theater form.

The Dalang sings the mood songs (suluk) at regular intervals during performance; in a nine-hour
wayang kulit, he may sing fifty or sixty. Suluk are never accompanied by the full gamelan ensemble.
Often a single instrument accompanies the singer, never more than three or four. The major dramatic
function of gamelan music is to accompany stage action. Entrances, exits, and fight scenes are executed
in time to gamelan music.
 Lecture: ASIAN THEATRICAL FORMS
A. Peking Opera or Beijing Opera
- traditional theater art form of China that combines music, vocal performance, pantomime, dance, and
acrobatics
Roles and Characters:
1. Sheng- main male role
a. xiaosheng - handsome and young
b. wusheng - a martial character
c. laosheng – old man
2. Dan - any female role
a. laodan- old woman
b. wudan - martial woman
c. daomadan - young female warriors
d. qingyi - virtuous and elite women
e. huadan - vivacious and unmarried women
3. Jing - a painted face male role
4. Chou - a male clown role; name also means "ugly"

Xingtou / Xifu - Peking Opera costumes enable the audience to distinguish a character's sex and status at
first glance

B. Kabuki Theater ("to be out of the ordinary" – bizarre theater)

- (ka = song, bu = dance and ki = art/skill) sometimes translated as "the art of singing and dancing"
- traditional Japanese drama now performed only by male actors
- known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers

Stage Features:
 Hanamichi - a long, narrow walkway
 Mawari butai - a revolving stage
 Suppon - a platform that rises from below the stage
 Magicians and supernatural beings make their entrances from trap doors (seri).

3 Main Categories of Kabuki Play:

1. jidai-mono - historical, or pre-Sengoku period stories
2. sewa-mono - domestic, or post-Sengoku stories (family drama and romance)
3. shosagoto - dance pieces

Elements of KABUKI:
 mie – dramatic poses
 kakegoe – shouting one's excitement or appreciation of the appearance of a favorite actor or
favorite dramatic moment; yagō, the character’s house name
 kesho – kabuki make-up
 oshiroi – white base for the stage makeup
 kumadori - enhances or exaggerates facial lines to produce dramatic animal or supernatural
character

Kabuki Actors:
o Onna-gata - a male actor who plays a female role
o Aragoto - super heroes and villains
5 Acts in Kabuki Play:
• jo - an auspicious and slow opening
• ha - speeding events up
• tragedy - third act
• battle - second and/or fourth acts
• kyu - providing a quick and satisfying conclusion

C. Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet theater

- the best known Indonesian Wayang
- performed in royal court and widely performed in public on religious occasions

Wayang - any kind of Indonesian puppet theater / the puppet itself

Kulit - means skin

*Shadow puppet theaters are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java, and by gender wayang in
Bali
*It was given recognition as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on November 7,
2003 by UNESCO
*The stories are usually drawn from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Serat Menak (a story about the heroism of
Amir Hamza)
*Wayang Kulit performance consists of shadows cast on a cotton screen and an oil lamp.

Elements of Performance:
• dhalang/dalang - puppeteer
• cempala - a hammer used by the dhalang to knock on the puppet box
• kepyak - metal plates that the dhalang hits with his foot
• blencong - a light source
• gawang and kelir - a screen frame and screen, the main focus of the performance
• gedebog - banana logs
• kothak - a puppet box

D. Nang
- one form of public entertainment in the south of Thailand

Two Types of Nang:

1. Nang Talung - played with leather puppets, about 50 centimeters high, they usually possess a movable
jointed arm controlled by a string
2. Nang Yai - normally made of cowhide and rattan, a large decorated scenes and characters measuring
around two meters high and a meter wide; they do not have jointed arms but the themes and styles
remain the same

*The Nang's Theater Troupe includes five to ten puppeteers and musicians.
* Nai Nang is the teacher and presenter of the Nang Talung.
• Nang performances incorporate narration, songs, prose, and the performer's improvised dialogue.

Characters: gods and goddesses/kings and queens/magical figures/comedians

 Lecture: ASIAN FESTIVALS
A. Spring Festival (Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year)
- the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese calendar
- marks the end of winter season (Chūnjié)

Props: dragon and lion puppets; Chinese fans, lanterns, umbrellas; tambourines; firecrackers

Chinese costumes:
- women wear cheongsam and qipao
- men wear mandarin collared shirts with Chinese dragon symbols / traditional kung fu suit and coat
- children wear dragon costumes and kung fu suits

Dragon dance
- a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture
(dragon symbolizes power, strength, and good luck)

B. Taiko Drum Festival

Kodo - a professional taiko drumming troupe based in Sado Island, Japan. Kodo means:
1. "heartbeat" - the primal source of all rhythm
2. "children of the drum" - a reflection of their desire to play their drums with the heart of a child

Taiko drummer (uchite) wears happi coat tied with a sash (obi) around the waist, a white headband
(hachimaki), and shoes/socks (tabi).

C. Balinese Dance Festival

1. Legong- a refined dance form characterized by intricate finger movements, complicated footwork,
and expressive gestures and facial expressions
2. Kecak- a form of Balinese dance and music drama, originated in the 1930s performed primarily by
men
Female dancers put on various colors of make-up, wear a crown, put both real and golden flowers
in their hair, wear sarong and wrap a long sash from their hips to their breasts as well as many gold
decorations, crowns and decorations made from cowhide.
Male dancers put on make-up (more red color for their eyes and cheeks and their eyebrows are
colored in to enhance their masculinity), wear a mask when they dance topeng, a crown and put on a
cloak or many pieces of these clothes around their body and carry a sword on their shoulders.

D. Lantern Festival
1. Sky Lantern Festival (Yi Peng)
- launching of lanterns (small hot air balloons), held on a full moon of the 2nd month of the Lanna
calendar
Releasing sky lanterns:
 sends a person’s bad luck and misfortune away into the air
 is a way of sharing good fortune (address is written in the lantern, anyone who later finds the
lantern can then claim money from the sender)
 symbolizes problems and worries floating away
 is an act of veneration to Pra Ged Kaew Ju La Mannee (the Crystal Chedi in heaven in which the
Buddha’s hair is kept)
2. Loy/Loi Krathong Festival
(loi/loy means 'to float'; krathong refers to the lotus-shaped receptacle)
- a ritual honoring Phra Mae Kongka, the goddess of water
- a way of giving thanks for the abundance of water and also a way to seek forgiveness for overuse and
pollution
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SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF BALANGA CITY

Name: School: Gr. & Section:

Match column A with column B.

A B

1. Ati-Atihan - Philippines A.

2. Lantern Festival - Thailand B.

3. Kodo Taiko Drum Festival - Japan C.

4. Bali Dance Festival – Indonesia D.

5. Sarswela – Philippines E.

6. Kabuki - Japan F.

7. Wayang Kulit – Indonesia G.

8. Peking Opera – China H.

9. Nang Shadow Puppetry - Thailand I.

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF BALANGA CITY

Name: School: Gr. & Section:

REFLECT and UNDERSTAND

1. Among the four theater art forms that were discussed in this quarter, which one does you like best?
Why?
Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________________

2. Have you seen the same theater art forms/ festivals of China and Japan performed here in the
Philippines? Where? Give some observations.
Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________________

3. Name and compare the theater arts/festivals of Japan and China to the theater arts/festivals of the
Philippines.
Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________________

4. What values/attitudes/skills of the Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Indonesians do you like to acquire?
Why?

Answers:
Chinese:___________________________________________________________________________________
Japanese:__________________________________________________________________________________
Thailand:__________________________________________________________________________________
Indonesia:_________________________________________________________________________________
 MUSIC 8
Quarter 4, Week 6 - 7

LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
MUSIC
1. improvise appropriate sound, music, gesture, movements, props and costume for performance of a
chosen Asian traditional musical and theatrical form (MU8TH-IVb-h-7)
2. perform selection/s from chosen Asian musical theater (MU8TH-IVa-g-6)
3. evaluate music and music performances using guided rubrics applying knowledge of musical elements
and style (MU8TH-IVc-h-8)

ARTS
1. design the visual elements and components of the selected festival or theatrical form through
costumes, props, etc. (A8PR-IVd-1)
2. choreograph the movements and gestures reflecting the mood of the selected festival/theatrical form
of Asia (A8PR-IVe-f-4)
3. improvise accompanying sound and rhythm of the selected festival/ theatrical form of Asia (A8PR-IVe-
f-5)
4. analyze the uniqueness of each group’s performance of their selected festival or theatrical form
(A8PR-IVh-2)
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Re g i o n III – Ce n t r a l Lu z o n
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF BALANGA CITY

Name: School: Gr. & Section:

PERFORMANCE OUTPUT: Peking Opera Adaptation

Compose a poem with a minimum of eight lines telling a story on any of the given subjects listed (love,
freedom, Philippine culture, respect). Create a melody or chant adapting the Chinese singing style
(high pitch).

Rubric for Presentation

Always demonstrates understanding of appropriate

Excellent physical appearance for performing and connecting with 4
the audience to convey the message
Usually demonstrates understanding of appropriate
Good physical appearance for performing and connecting with 3
the audience to convey the message
Sometimes demonstrates understanding of appropriate
Fair physical appearance for performing and connecting with 2
the audience to convey the message
Rarely demonstrates understanding of appropriate
Needs Improvement physical appearance for performing and connecting with 1
the audience to convey the message