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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.
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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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Moro-moro plays serve as a narrative tool that highlights the historical conflicts between Christians and Muslims during the Spanish colonial period. By dramatizing these battles, they reflect not only the religious tensions of that time but also the cultural dynamics between different groups.
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.
Mar 11, 2024 · 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.
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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
4 days ago · Play in verse from the Philippines depicting the Christian saints, real events, or imaginary kingdoms. The last, also called moro-moro, dramatizes the conflict between medieval Christian kingdoms and the Moorish ...
Dec 14, 2009 · Moro-moro is a play that became popular in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period where the Moros were portrayed as perpetual villains who always lost to Christians in the end.
