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- The term moro-moro refers to a type of folk drama performed in villages throughout the Philippines, usually during fiestas. Although each village's moro-moro is a little different in terms of treatment, all are full of romance and melodrama, and the highpoint is always a battle between Muslims and Christians.
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Moro-moro, also called comedia, the earliest known form of organized theater in the Philippines; it was created by Spanish priests. It began with a 1637 play that dramatized the recent capture by a Christian Filipino army of an Islamic stronghold.
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Moro-moro plays are traditional Filipino theatrical performances that depict the battles between Christians and Muslims during the Spanish colonial period. These plays are characterized by their colorful costumes, vibrant music, and dance, often showcasing themes of love, conflict, and faith while also serving as a form of religious and ...
Jul 18, 2020 · A 19th century print depicting a scene from a “Moro-Moro,” an anti-Muslim play popular during the Spanish colonial period to mark Spanish victory over the Muslims in the Philippines and to assert the supremacy of Christianity over Islam.
Jul 20, 2020 · The climax is the moro-moro, a war dance, usually in the tune of March music and accompanied by the community brass band. The moro-moro was later called the batalla , a closer jargon to the actual scene on stage: the battle between the Christian and the Muslim troupes.
The Moro-Moro is a form of theater premised on battles between Christians and Moors performed in village fiestas in the Philippines from the Spanish colonial period to the present. This study analyzes the changes in form and substance of the Moro-Moro as it is uprooted from the village setting and taken to new audiences in the present.
- NIKKI SERRANILLA BRIONES
- 8-Mar-2010
The use of music, dance, and spectacle in Moro-Moro plays set the stage for the development of other Filipino performance genres, such as the bodabil (vaudeville) and the zarzuela (Spanish-influenced musical theater)
Aug 24, 2019 · Commonly called moro-moro, it is a street drama that usually lasted for several days, and presented both secular themes like love and vengeance, and the Spanish-influenced religious theme of the conflict between Christians and Moors.
