Mixed Media and Local Art Materials

• Collage refers to both the technique and resulting artwork where paper, photos, fabric, and other items are arranged and stuck onto a surface.
• Décollage is the opposite of collage: images are created by removing pieces of an original image.
• Land art, also known as Earth art, environmental art, and Earthworks, emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly in Great Britain and the United States, but also in other countries..
• Digital art uses digital technology as an essential part of its creative process.
• Printmaking transfers images from a matrix onto another surface, often paper or fabric.

Local Materials Used in Creating Art

• Abaca fiber from the banana family has a natural luster, ranging from pure white to dark brown.
• Bakbak is the outermost layer of the abaca stalk, a flat, thick, durable sheath used as twine or braided to make furniture.
• Bamboo is a raw material for construction, textiles, musical instruments, weapons, and more.
• Pandan is a tropical plant processed into splints that are used as raw materials.
• Rattan belongs to the palm family, including high or low climbers and single-stemmed or clustered species.

Philippine Festivals and Rituals

• Festivals are a common collaborative art in every region of the Philippines.
• Philippine festivals honor patron saints, give thanks for harvests, commemorate events, or pay tribute to special occasions or local specialties.
• The Sinulog Festival in Cebu is held every third Sunday of January to honor the Sto. Nino de Cebu.
• The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo, held every fourth Sunday of January, honors the Sto. Nino and commemorates the arrival of Malay settlers in Panay.
• The Ati-Atihan in Kalibo, Aklan, honors the Sto. Nino on the third Sunday of January with a parade of drumbeating Ati-Atihans.
• The Pahiyas of Lucban, Quezon, is held annually on May 15, honoring San Isidro Labrador. Houses are decorated with colorful kiping (rice dough with a leaf-shape design).
• Moriones Festival features an outdoor theatrical performance that reenacts the story of Longinus.
• The Pamulinawen Festival in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, honors Our Lady of Peace on February 10th.
• The Sambali Fiesta in Piat, Cagayan, honors Our Lady of Piat in a week-long festival during the last week of June.
• The Hermosa Festival in Zamboanga (Fiesta Pilar) is a month-long festival in October, honoring the image of Our Lady of the Pilar.
• Panagbenga in Baguio City is the festival of flowers, which was started to revive the city's industry after an earthquake.
• The Pattaraday Festival in Santiago City, Cagayan, commemorates the city's founding anniversary and the joining of ethnic groups.
• The Maskara Festival of Bacolod City pays tribute to the sugar industry and is celebrated every third week of October..

Philippine Contemporary Arts

• Experimentation is a creative process using trial and error methods, resulting in original and innovative outcomes.
• Production Team: a masterpiece requires a master.
• Writers collaborate on creating the concept and script for a performance.
• The director is the overall supervisor, turning the concept and script into reality.
• The choreographer designs and arranges dance steps for performers and envisions the ensemble as a whole.
• Actors/performers follow the director and choreographer's direction but may improvise.

Materials and Techniques

• Materials: Artists use physical materials to make their feelings / thoughts visible.
• Techniques : Creation can be defined as 1) the process or method of material use or 2) the artist's skill to create a desired effect.
• Choreography techniques involve human movement and form within time, space, and shape, as well as energy in a nonverbal and emotional context.
• The two fundamental dance methods in choreography : the first method; movements are planned vs the other method; improvisation.
• The Backstage Crew manages show logistics, including acting as prompters, handling props, testing lights and sounds, and checking stage sets and makeup.