TY  - ADVS
ED  - Ayala Museum Research Team
TI  - Comedia
KW  - Theater
KW  - Cuyo, Palawan
KW  - 1972
KW  - cuyo
KW  - drama
KW  - komedya
KW  - luzon
KW  - palawan
KW  - performance
KW  - moro-moro
N1  - This is a large group of more refined and sophisticated players.  The participants are dressed as kings, princesses, emperors and soldiers.  It is a musical and verse parody of the never-ending conflict between Christians and Muslims, known as moro-moro in other places.  Their lines are said in a sing-song manner and when they want to stress a point, they raise their voices loud and clear to the accompaniment of the drums and tipanos.  The fighting sequences are long noisy , even the princesses fight it out with the soldiers.  The show lasts for over an hour and only the rich can afford to have them perform in front of their houses because the fee is high for a group of fifty.  The comedia appears only on August; print
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