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Ibong Adarna

The document discusses how Western and Philippine theatrical performances influenced the story of Ibong Adarna. Western theater utilized nature worship and shamanism, using props, costumes, lighting effects and rhythmic movement. Philippine theater employed myths, mimesis, and spectacle. Both traditions influenced the development of Ibong Adarna as a story that teaches lessons through memorable drama. When Westerners came to the Philippines, they used plays and operas to influence tribes and popularize Ibong Adarna.

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Ibong Adarna

The document discusses how Western and Philippine theatrical performances influenced the story of Ibong Adarna. Western theater utilized nature worship and shamanism, using props, costumes, lighting effects and rhythmic movement. Philippine theater employed myths, mimesis, and spectacle. Both traditions influenced the development of Ibong Adarna as a story that teaches lessons through memorable drama. When Westerners came to the Philippines, they used plays and operas to influence tribes and popularize Ibong Adarna.

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THE INFLUENCES OF THE WESTERN AND PHILIPPINE THEATRICAL

PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF THE STORY:

IBONG ADARNA:

Many places tried to act Ibong Adarna, especially here in the Philippines. Ibong Adarna
is being taught during the first year of high school and allows students to act as the main
characters, and the play enables them to learn important things or lessons in life.

The first lesson we could acquire from reading or watching Ibong Adarna is that once
your loved ones are in danger, you won’t have a second thought to put your life on the line and
sacrifice yourself to help or rescue them. Second, for you to achieve something, you need some
help from others. Third, not helping someone who needs aid will have consequences that you’ll
regret in the end, and karma will soon get you. Fourth, forgiving someone who makes mistakes.
Fifth, loving too many girls is a bad habit. Lastly, sacrificing yourself to save others.

What I have said in the last paragraph is about the influences of the Ibong Adarna story
on ourselves, but how do the Western and Philippine operas influence Ibong Adarna?

Western Theatrical used natured worship, the most widely held theory about theatrical
acts where individuals would express themselves through rhythmic movement using kind of
adornment to enhance the expressive range of the body, just like how the characters in Ibong
Adarna express themselves through rhythmic movement. For example, Don Juan is the favorite
son of King Fernando, which can be seen by how he cared for and loved his youngest son.
Western theatrical also used the Shamanism theory, a theory that proposes that theatre evolve
from shamanistic, in this case, the shaman, as actor/priest, was able to fall into a trance and
become a medium in the other world, just as the three sons of King Fernando traveled from place
to place to capture the legendary bird. Western theatrical also utilized candles and a spotlight for
their play, wherein in the Ibong Adarna play, there are scenes where the main actor is on the
move or the singing Ibong Adarna, which they highlighted. In addition, western theatrical
employed props and costumes for their play to create a lively show. In Ibong Adarna's play, they
also used various props that could make their play, especially the setting, similar to the story
itself. The actors wear capes, royal clothes, and many sorts of things like jewelry and swords to
properly impersonate their characters.

In terms of Philippine Theatrical, they used the element called myth. Myth is a traditional
story concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon
and typically involves supernatural beings or events. In Ibong Adarna, they use this legendary
bird as a supernatural being who can heal any illness with its voice. They also used mimesis, the
tendency for artists to imitate, or copy, the style, technique, form, content, or any other aspect of
another artist’s work which allows them to easily copy the background and theme from the story
of Ibong Adarna. They also used the spectacle of theatre; spectacle refers to an event that is
memorable for the appearance it creates. In Ibong Adarna, the most memorable appearance or
scene is how Don Juan captures the bird. There are a lot of influences that Western and
Philippine theatre gives to the story of Ibong Adarna. They sure deliver a memorable drama and
lesson for us.

The development of western classical and Philippine classical plays/operas are specially
promoted and appreciated. When Westerners reached our shores, they used theatres and dramas
such as zarzuelas as a pedagogical tool to influence our tribes and make Ibong Adarna popular.

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