Week 3 CPAR Day 1

Integrative Art to Philippine Contemporary Art

The art are classified in distinct forms: architecture, visual arts, literary arts, dance, dramatic arts,
cinema and broadcast arts, and new media. However, the arts in the regions have evolved and have
taken a new form. They are no longer what they were several years ago. The arts in the regions have
combined to create integrative art. Because of this, there is now an interconnection among the arts,
resulting in the combination of arts.

Contemporary art forms in the regions now include the following: choreography, musical
instruments, literary and music composition, visual design, theatrical performance, and cinema. Try to
analyze these integrated contemporary art forms in the regions.

Choreography

Choreography is an arrangement or design for dance movements usually accompanied by

music. It is the art of dancing that is composed of a series of dance steps and movements to create a
story. It has become an integrated art, for it incorporates both dance and music. In the regions, there is
a minimal number of contemporary dances because the traditional dances are still being widely
practiced. However, the choreography of these traditional dances has varied through generations.
Modifications are done to adapt to contemporary times. Contemporary choreographies are mostly seen
in the productions of street dancing for regional festivals.

Musical Instruments

A musical instrument is any tool or device that produces sound. It consists of an array of shapes and
styles from the simple to the complex. One interacts with a musical instrument in a way that it produces
a sound, like a guitarist plucking the strings of his guitar or a drummer beating his gong. Examples of
traditional musical instruments in the Philippines are the kulintang, gangsa, and the kutyapi. Integration
of arts is seen through the intricate design of musical instruments, representing visual arts; and their
functions, which is primarily to create music. A musical isntrument alone is an example of integrated art.
One notable Filipino, National Artist for Music Lucresia Kasilag, infused the sounds of naive instruments
on new forms, such as theater and pictures. Some of her remarkable works are Orientalia Suite for Piano
and Chamber and Philippine Percussion Instruments, and Improvisations No 3 and 4 for Moslem
gamelan and tipaklong.

Literary and Musical Compositions

Literary works are written works meant to be read, sung, or delivered in a play. They can be written in
prose or in poetry form. Musical compositions, on the other hand, are not written but notated
(represented by muscial symbols). Since they use symbols particular to their field, they must be learned.
These two types of compositions are some of the easisest art forms to integrate with another form.
Literary pieces, such as novels, short stories,and epics are the most common bases of other forms like
theater and cinema. A theater without a playwright is nothing; so is a cinema without a scriptwriter. In
the contemporary times, the most common examples are the movie adaptations of some well-known
literary pieces, such as “Bata, Bata, Pa’no ka Ginawa?” and “Dekada ‘70,” novels by Lualhati Bautista
that were turned into films by Chito Roῆo; and Mars Ravelo’s comics “Darna,” “Captain Barbell,”and
“Dyesebel,”which were adapted into numerous movies and TV programs through time. It is the same
with musical compositions. Anotated work must be performed to be appreciated. Aside from recitals,
compositions are now being enjoyed in dance, theater, cinema and broadcast arts, and even in new
media.

Visual Design

Visual Design is a composition or layout of lines, shapes, and color to form patterns on paper; textile, or
any piece for that matter. It can be found in either two-dimensional work like painting and drawing; or
three-dimensional works like installation and sculpture. Integration of arts in visual design happens in
several hybrid art forms like installation videos and the like.

Theatrical Performance

The staging and execution of a production, like drama, opera, festivals and the like fall under the form
called theatrical performance. It pertains to a public presentation of a dramatic or musical
entertainment. It involves a lot of teamwork that includes the producer; the director, the cast, and the
crew of workers. Technology, wether traditional, digital, multimedia, innovative, or alternative, is a vital
part of any performance. Contemporary theatrical performance is experimental , innovative,
controversial, and interdisciplinary, going beyond theater and other art forms, like puppetry, cinema,
and sculpture. It also goes out to other disciplines like psychology, and the social and political sciences.
One specific example of a contemporary theatrical performance is PETA’s Rak of Aegis, a musical tribute
to the Filipino 90s band, Aegis. It used the integration of music, theater, and dance to create a hybrid
piece of art.

Cinema

The cinema is the most popular of the art forms; yet, it is the youngest of all. It appeared only in early
1900s in Manila and later spread in the regions. It has gained public acceptance since then. The
characteristics of the cinema is similar to the theater; except that it is not a live performance and the
action is seen in a flat screen. However, in the advent of technology, even the theater- known to
produce live performances-has been brought to the cinema. One recent example is the 2012 12
comedy-musical, I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila! a movie tribute to the prized trio of the 80s, the APO
Hiking Society. A lot has happened in the contemporary art scene since its onset in the 70s. In the
regions, art forms are now collaborative and community-based, fostering values of camaraderie,
cooperation, team-building, and pride of place.

______________________1. Arts is classified in distinct forms, arts in the regions have combined to
create integrative art. It is an art form where there is an arrangement or design for dance movements
usually accompanied by music.

______________________2. The most popular of the art forms, yet the youngest of all. It has the
characteristics similar to theater except that it is not a live performance and the action is seen on a flat
screen.
______________________ 3. The staging and execution of a production, like drama, opera, festivals,
and the like fall under this type of art form. It pertains to a public presentation of a dramatic or musical
entertainment.

______________________4. A form of art where the composition or layout of lines, shapes, and color to
form patterns on paper, textile, or any piece for that matter. It can be found in either two-dimensional
works like painting and drawing; or three dimensional works like installation and sculpture.

______________________5. The Philippines is home to many variety art forms, because of the four
colonial periods-Spanish, British, American, and Japanese- the art of the Philippines had been influenced
by almost all spheres of the globe. How will you describe the contemporary arts in the Philippines?

______________________6. ______ is a hybrid art that is a result of crossbreeding in the contemporary

scene.

______________________7. Ballet is an example of ______

______________________8. Kutyapi, kulintang and gangsa are examples of __________.

______________________9. Bata, bata paano ka ginawa and Dekada 70 are examples of well known
_________ pieces that were turned into films.

______________________10. PETA’s Rak of Aegis is an example of ______________.