React from the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the Ballet Philippines  (This is just an excerpt of a two hours dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina)
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🕺     MEN used split-dance pants as their trousers to create visual effect on dance movements and to achieve an impression of lightness and flight. They also used fitted clothes and see-through top to show power and masculinity.

💃    WOMEN’s color selection is appropriate and creates a modest and innocent impression. They also innovated the typical tutu dress into modern elegant dress. On the other hand, they did not use a ballet shoes instead, they performed on barefoot – which somewhat creates a lapses. Since they are barefooted, they didn’t execute foot position (en pointe technique) flawlessly during the travel time. (3:33 – 3:42)

A.      PROPS – Kudos to the director and choreographer who administered La Revolucion Filipina 2014; for being avant-garde on using the ensemble itself to be a theatrical property. They did not only interpret the entire revolution but the props as well. See (4:33 – 4:37) as an example, instead of a chair they used performer as a counterpart that creates a strong sense of creativity and ingenuity. 

B.      SETTING – The La Revolucion Filipina 2014 was held and conducted at Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Pasay City. Which is a brilliant idea to honor and commemorate heroes during Philippine Revolution. According to history, Pasay produced numerous heroes during the Philippine Revolution. Andres Bonifacio was from Pasay, he led the Katipunan and spearheaded the revolution. It is also an explanation why Fort Bonifacio lies in the city of Pasay and Taguig.

INTERNAL CRITICISM 🧠
A.      STYLE – La Revolucion Filipina 2014 is an interpretative dance through contemporary ballet. It is a contemporary ballet because it incorporates the elements of both classical and modern ballet. Contemporary ballet represents a departure from the restraints of traditional classical ballet technique and traditional rules of composition. In a nutshell, the history Filipino Revolution is interpreted in a ballet style. 

B.      CHOREOGRAPHY – The choreography was tight and compact – but not as perfect as I mentioned the lapses earlier. However, it is still manageable and not noticeable at all. The choreography is also unique, in somewhat I sensed a little bit of Philippine cultural steps the way they do the “HAGOD” (3:51 – 3:56).

C.      EMOTIONS – The emotions and delivery were fine as perfect. A balanced expression through line deliveries was quite magnificent, and it is not exaggerated at all. A well-mannered for the performer who act as Apolinario Mabini which shown great conviction and highly commendable.

D.     THEME – Definitely the theme was not cliché. It is a great way to remember our heroes and for what they have done and sacrificed to achieve Philippine independence.  It is also a great opportunity to promote an educational advocacy for us to learn how to preserve this history for the next generation. 

React from the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the Ballet Philippines  (This is just an excerpt of a two hours dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina)
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La Revolucion Filipina is a ballet entirely choreographed by Agnes Locsin a former artistic director and resident choreographer of Ballet Philippines. The story revolves around the sublime paralytic Mabini and his role in the revolution. 
La Revolucion Filipina is its use of neo-ethnic style—a combination of Filipino ethnic and folk dance. 

The first thing that I've noticed are the ways they performed it, the way they performed it lies on the physical theatre. Physical theatre is a type of performance were physical movement is the primary method of storytelling. Next are the physical appearances of the performers like their costumes. On the excerpt, the male performers used pants with wide and slit ends while the female performers has elegant dresses which I think are kind of modern Filipiñana. 

There are also some short dialogues on the performance wherein they narrate some lines from the La Revolucion Filipina. Facial expressions, gestures, postures and gait were present also in the dance performance. All in all, I can say that the Ballet Philippines perform very well, telling some part of our history through dances especially ballet is one of a kind. 

React from the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the Ballet Philippines  (This is just an excerpt of a two hours dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina)
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As I watched the video, I can conclude that La Revolucion Filipina is a combination of Physical theater and Dance theater because they used both physical movement with some dialogue and dance such as ballet to convey the message of the story. Theaterical styles and forms are also present in La Revolucion Filipina such as Naturalism because we all know that this story are really happened on our country about many years ago, Expressionism because of the power and the tone of voice from one of the performer that append to express the real emotion of the character and for us to deeply understand the essence of the story. And of course, Modernism because La Revolucion Filipina is a story based from reality but it performed more timley to connect with the audiences through their movements, costumes and the addition of ballet dance. 
Even though I am not into historical theater performances, after watching this one it gives me goosebumps because of the lines that can be a calling for us (filipinos) to always fight for what is right and for our rights just like how our heroes fought for our country to attain the freedom we are all experiencing right now.

With the performance, it was truly amazing as you can observe how they are really committed in the context of the show. The actors and actresses transformed themselves as one of the people of 1986 to clearly portray and convey the message of the story to the audience.  The use of facial expressions was somehow catchy as it really shows the emotions of every character. One thing also that I observed, is the use of dialogue. Ways back then, I see ballet as a type of dancing where it uses your physical body to perform a show however this La Revolution Filipina used some dialogue to add some conciseness in the eyes of the viewers. Personally, the use of dialogue add some spice to the performance as it gives some tension to the mood and setting of the whole performance.

Overall, it is a must watch performance as it well open your mind to the history and pride of Filipino.  

React from the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the Ballet Philippines  (This is just an excerpt of a two hours dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina

After watching the La Revolucion Filipina, I was really impressed how they executed their performance. I thought it's just a simple ballet performance but, it blew me away when they gracefully executed their performance. I didn't expect how they creatively performed the historical 1896 revolution. They really made us feel what happened back then through their emotions. While watching it I noticed the stage wherein they performing, I didn't expect it because it looks like just a simple lobby but, they transformed it into a creative stage which where they performed tremendously. I also noticed the costume they have used it's very traditional and it gives more nostalgia in their performance. 

Overall, I was really impressed with their performance because it pays tribute to our history and to our fellow countrymen who's been part of La Revolucion Filipina. Also it strengthen and preserve our culture and traditions.
This also give an inspiration to all the aspiring ballet dancers. I hope this kind of performance will continue and prosper in the next generations.

React from the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the Ballet Philippines (This is just an excerpt of a two hours dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina

After watching the dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina, I’m quite shocked because it’s very often to use ballet or physical theater to execute this kind of story, it’s very hard to express this story through dancing and slightly used of dialogue. But then, I amaze how Filipinos are very talented. They execute very well the story, even though it’s quite different but the essence of the story is still in there. To a simple performance, they turned it into a creative and wonderful performance. I also conclude that actor or dancers on how they execute well the dance steps, how gracefully they are and having extravagant movements are have a big role in this kind of performance, because the dance itself tells the story. Costumes also have a big part in this kind of performance as well as the gestures and facial expressions.

This kind of performance is also a big part in contributing of modern theater, to makes the historical stories more modern to make it more entertaining and fun to watch. 

React from the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the Ballet Philippines  (This is just an excerpt of a two hours dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina

After watching La Revolucion, I’m surprised on how they performed. To be honest, it was not a typical ballet dance I know. It interprets the historical view of 1896 revolution that clearly portray the message to the viewers. The performance gave me something to remember as it is shown how talented Filipino Artists is. They ensure to give the right amount of emotions that will fit to their performance along the way. This is an example of Physical and Dance Theater since they used movement in portraying the performance as whole. Overall, I’m amazed on how they performed gracefully.

React from the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the Ballet Philippines  (This is just an excerpt of a two hours dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina

 

               After watching La Revolucion Filipina I cannot deny the fact that Filpinos are indeed very great and talented. It may not be the typical ballet performance or play we all know but it was indeed very enjoyable to watch. As the performers was able to give us a good performance which is very important because some may not appreciate this kind of play or performance but the way they act or performed was very catchy. Honestly speakin, watching them makes me feel like I am also performing, it is not just their body who speaks and tells us what they are trying to show us and make us understand but also their eys which is I think very helpful. 

React from the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the Ballet Philippines  (This is just an excerpt of a two hours dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina


               After watching La Revolucion Filipina I cannot deny the fact that Filpinos are really talented and very dependable when it comes to doing art, specifically acting and doing plays like La Revolucion. I was really amazed on how they showed on how they're really prepared when it comes to doing such a big and major plays like that. It will really give us a viewing on how can your effort can pay off if you really put yourself in it. Also, filipinos are naturally good at things like this. The way the perform the play will give you a nostalgic feeling because they're so traditional.

React from the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the Ballet Philippines  (This is just an excerpt of a two hours dance theater production of 1896 revolution entitled La Revolucion Filipina

 This performance were intensified by body movements  that allowed the performers to even more emphasize what they were trying to portray during the play. I had the chance to watch theaters from before but this one is atypical. For a person who loves theatrical arts and its forms, it was fascinating how uncommon movements were made to be meaningful and deep. 

Also, reciting script while executing this type of performance were quite hard for it entails a large amount of body movements (vigorous). Being immersed with the script is an advantage in interpreting the story itself. 

A great performance will indeed leave a great memory to the spectators and I can say that performers exhibited the right amount of passion and action in the showpiece. The creative way of informing people with historical events are very effective.

1. The overall concept and plot of their piece sprouted the records of the ever undying resistant of the Filipinos against the oppressors in the past in which an efficient and creative method to pass down such remarkable events of the country to the future generation.

2. Performance wise, the amount of effort exerted in each moves is definitely visible to the eye. The emotions and the gestures matched exactly a single routine that neither one of it was out of the place. 

3. In the visual and props aspect; the stage neither felt empty nor packed. Perhaps because their physical routine alone could serve the whole performance from its starting cue to its ending. 

4. The subtle lines that accompanied few of the moves were also delivered firm and clear; its conciseness directly instilled the thought of the performance which is also a nice method to further extend and or convey the underlying message of the piece. 

Nevertheless, the whole presentation was executed far above my expectancies and the meaning alone of their piece is an enough point to commend their performance. 

React from
the form used to present the historical revolution of 1896 on stage by the
Ballet Philippines

La Revolucion Filipina is penned by Mabini which is basically an analysis of the
Filipino Revolution against Spain, the war with Americans and the Philippine defeat. Upon watching the Video, the Ballet Philippines Restaging the choreo of
Locsin’s La Revolucion Filipina actually did a great Job. 
The theme shows off
an emotion and setting that is likely portraying the history and sacrifices of
our heroes in their time, the choreography is very fitting too in the story
they are delivering to their audiences as the dancers were able to show their
hearts in the roles they are playing allowing them to express  raw emotions in a dramatic vigor in the form of ballet. 
Overall, the performance is
very impressive and a unique way of preserving and reminding us the history and sacrifices that have been made before in order for us to attain the freedom we’re living in today.