Cultural Unit: Musical Theater& the Penafrancia Fluvial

FestivalNaga City, Philippines

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Small GroupsYou will work in small groups to come up with a musical theater performance, capitalizing on the talents of each member, collaborating with each other to create positive, healthy dynamics, and challenging each other to stretch in growth areas.

Short StoriesEach group member will be responsible for reading a short story from Santos’s collection, filling in a graphic organizer, and coming back to the small group having identified a major theme to share and discuss.

Presentation

And Cultural ContextAs part of the small group performance, presentation and cultural context must be well-planned and expertly implemented. Our two sources of inspiration are the Penafrancia Fluvial Festival and Santos’s short story collection.

River Spirits and Virgin & Child

The WOW FactorPrepare to wow each other with the

fabulous, well-organized, well-rehearsed, spectacular small group work

you’ll perform! Some of these, and/or parts of some/all of these, will be

implemented into Filipiniana; others or all will be performed at the December

ensemble recital. The creative process will reveal more about the possibilities

as we go along. Sorry, folks—no Disney allowed; let’s expand our musical

theater repertoire into other realms.

TimelineSeptember 6th – short story read and graphic organizer completed

September 13th – musical theater piece chosen and basic performance structure set

September 25th – rough draft in-class performances with peer and teacher feedback

October 2nd – 2nd draft in-class performances with peer and teacher feedback

October 9th – final assessed performances in class

October 25th – Filipiniana

December 11th – Ensemble Recital (5 p.m., LT)