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Comedia


Title Details
  • Comedia
Subjects
  • 1972
  • Theater
  • Cuyo, Palawan
  • 1972
  • cuyo
  • drama
  • komedya
  • luzon
  • palawan
  • performance
  • moro-moro
Material Type
  • VM
  • Visual material
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Photographer
  • Ayala Museum Research Team
Format
  • print
Collection
  • Filipinas Heritage Library
Image Type
  • Original
Place
  • Cuyo, Palawan
Keyword
  • 1972
  • cuyo
  • drama
  • komedya
  • luzon
  • palawan
  • performance
  • moro-moro
Item Call Number AC01077
Status Available
Barcode AC01077
Photo Id
  • Photo ID - AC01077
Photographer
  • Photographer - Ayala Museum Research Team
Title
  • Title - Comedia
Notes
  • Notes - This is a large group of more refined and sophisticated players. The participants are dressed as kings, princesses, emperors and soldiers. It is a musical and verse parody of the never-ending conflict between Christians and Muslims, known as moro-moro in other places. Their lines are said in a sing-song manner and when they want to stress a point, they raise their voices loud and clear to the accompaniment of the drums and tipanos. The fighting sequences are long noisy , even the princesses fight it out with the soldiers. The show lasts for over an hour and only the rich can afford to have them perform in front of their houses because the fee is high for a group of fifty. The comedia appears only on August.
Media Format
  • Media format - print
Collection
  • Collection - Filipinas Heritage Library
Image Type
  • Image Type - Original
Date
  • Date - 1972
Subject
  • Subject - Theater
Place
  • Place - Cuyo, Palawan
Keywords
  • Keyword - 1972
  • Keyword - cuyo
  • Keyword - drama
  • Keyword - komedya
  • Keyword - luzon
  • Keyword - palawan
  • Keyword - performance
  • Keyword - moro-moro