This document provides an overview of various art forms from around the world, including dance, theater, film, photography, and printmaking. It discusses the origins and characteristics of different styles of dance like Latin American and European ballet. Theater is introduced as the art of staging plays, and important Greek dramatists are named. Film and cinema development is covered, along with mask-making traditions from Africa. Key details are given about photography and Japanese printmaking techniques. The document serves to introduce global artistic traditions across multiple mediums.

1. Arts III
WORLD Art: Theater, Mask-
making,Cinema,
Photography and Printmaking

3. DANCE
● Way of life in early tribal cultures
● Performed in community gatherings and
rituals
● Accompanied by tribal costumes and beating
of drums and other percussion instruments
● A form of COMMUNICATION IN WORLD
CULTURE

4. LATIN AMERICAN DANCE
● Originated from Cuban music
● Has distinctive rhythmical music
associated with Western Africa
● Latin-American music is now made up of
flamengco guitar, timbal, violin, cello, flute and
African drums
● National Dances:
Dominican Republic-Merengue
Brazil- Samba
Argentina-Tango

5. EUROPEAN BALLET
● Form of dance which is also known as
MUSICAL THEATER
● A story is told through dancing and
enhanced by scenic effects.
● The performance is accompanied by
orchestral music to emphasize the
stage action.
● The spectators view the performances
from an elevated galleries

6. theater
●
The art of staging a play or drama
● The building designed to hold plays or dramatic
performances
● A Greek theater is called an AMPHITHEATER
● ORCHESTRA-the center of the amphitheater
made of round stones

7. Three famous greek dramatists
● Sophocles
● Euripides
● Aristophanes
● TRAGEDY-a play with sad endings
● Sophocles and Euripides- wrote tragedies
● Aristophanes- wrote comedy to mock the
leaders during his time.
● WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE- the greatest
English writer and playwright of all time.

8. FILIPINO ARTISTS
● Lea Salonga
● Robert Sena
● Monique Wilson
● They all performed in the world-renowned MS.
SAIGON

9. Mask-Making
● A traditional art which can communicate
the culture of people.
● African believe that masks possess some
magical energy which could bring
immediate benefit to both the person
dancing with it and the spectator of the
ceremony.
● The masks represent the spirit of the
ancestors and the person wearing it
possesses the spirit.

10. The Mask
● Had sacred power and they acquired it during the
first appearance in the traditional rituals.
● Colors used may symbolize DEATH, SPIRIT,
EVIL OR GOOD FORTUNE.
● A mask is worn with elaborate costumes.
● Animals are also used as symbols such as
antelope, buffalo, crocodile, elephant.
● Fish is a symbol of peace and fertility.
● Lizard is a symbol of alertness and protection
against evil spirits.

11. CINEMA
● Film is a documentation of life and
culture through motion pictures.
● Cinema is the term used worldwide for
films.

12. PHILIPPINE CINEMA
● Has a strong western background
● Started from silent movies, Komedya and
western-influenced action movies.

13. MOVIES
● The early cinema is known colloquially
as MOVIES.
● FILMS are effective media which feature
documentary, animation, experimental
and other kinds.

14. PHOTOGRAPHY
● Photography is the method of making
pictures
● It is based on the principle of light,
optics and chemistry.
● Comes from the Greek words photos
means light and graphos which means
drawing.
● Literally, photography means drawing
with light.

15. Japanese Print-making
●
The Japanese developed woodblock prints
to illustrate books.
●
The process of Japanese woodblock
printing involves skill, endless care and
patience.
●
HANGA- is a picture made using
woodblocks. Hanga artists draw, carve,
choose the color and print their works.

16. By:
Mary Antonette C. Magtanong
MAPEH Department