4 Flashcards
What are the contemporary art forms?
Choreography Musical Instruments Literary Composition Theatrical Performance Visual Design
It is the art of practice of designing sequence of movements of physical bodies
Choreography
Art of creating and arranging dances
Choreography
The one who creates or composes the sequence of steps and moves
Choreographer
Basic elements of choreography
Shapes
Action/Movements
Time
Space
The lines the dancer’s body forms
Shape
The locomotor and non locomotor motion
Action or Movements
Time
Rhythm (beat)
Tempo (Speed fast)
Unison (Moving together)
Space
Placement (where the dancer’s body is on stage)
Formation (is in relation)
The movement of a body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space.
Dance
Types of contemporary dance in the Philippines
Aerobic Dance
Ballet Dance
Folk Dance
Street Dance
Dance routine made into and exercise program
Usually accompanied by upbeat music
Aerobic Dance
Is both a dance and theatre art
Is a style and dance techniques that follows a strict set of moves
Ballet Dance
Different dancers performed by various cultural groups
It is performed during rituals…
Folk dances
Term used to describe vernacular dances
A dance that began in urban open spaces
Street Dance
Three big names in Philippines dance
Alice Reyes
Lisa Teresita P. Macuja-Elizalde
Douglas Nierras
A multi talented dancer, choreographer, artistic director known as the “Mother of contemporary dance”
Alice Reyes
She was recognized in 1984 in Europe and became a Prima Ballerina of Kirov Baller
Also the founder of Ballet Manila
Lisa Teresita P. Macuja-Elizalde
Most prominent name in jazz. He has more than two decades of involvement in jazz
He was famous for his Metanoia
Douglas Nierras
Is an instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds
Musical Instruments
It is a collection of coordinated sound or sounds
Music
Is a product of our indigenous traditions and the colonial influenced
Contemporary Arts in the Philippines
Elements of Music
Melody Rhythm Harmony Timbre Form Dynamics Texture
Elements of Music
Melody Rhythm Harmony Timbre Form Dynamics Texture
A sequence of single note
Melody
Refers to the placement of durations of notes and rests in time
Rhythm
Refers to the simultaneous sounding of tones, chords and vertical movements
Harmony
Refers to the simultaneous sounding of tones, chords and vertical movements
Harmony
The quality of sound or the colour of a sound
Timbre
Order of events in a piece of music
Form
The changes in volume
Dynamics
Whether a piece of music is conceived more in terms or melodic lines
Texture
Kinds of Contemporary music
Kundiman Harana Ballad Chamber Music Choral Liturgical Opera