CULTURAL PLAY

"MATANONG AT KARUNUNGAN"

(Question and Knowledge)

A Stage Play about Philippine Costume and Folk Dances

Written and Directed by Jonathan Rosario Enerva

The main characters in this play are MATANONG as performed by Angelina Flemming and KARUNUNGAN as played by Sheila Cabuco-Butler. This is a play that integrates the different dances and traditional costumes from the northern to southern part of the Philippines.

The finale of the play was the performance of traditional TINIKLING DANCE followed by the hip-hop music “BEBOT” where tinikling is danced with a modern twist and where all the cultural dancers, traditional costume models and the audience joined in. The audience had a blast, especially the youth who enjoyed dancing on stage as well!

PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL COSTUME SHOW

Different costumes from the northern to the southern parts of the country were displayed and integrated in the cultural play. The traditional fashion show was grouped into the three main islands of the Philippines – Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. As always, this is one of the favorites of the crowd.

PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL FOLK DANCES

Integrated into the play are the different cultural dances of the Philippines. The dances were introduced in sequence from north to south of the Philippines where the dances originated. For history of these dances, please go to http://www.filamcultural.com/gallery/2014culturaldance/index.html