| Summary: | 碩士 === 樹德科技大學 === 應用設計研究所 === 107 === The purpose of this study is to compose a dance for the people of Sitio Masulog Basak that will showcase the narrative stories of their livelihood, that is, a culture of rope weaving, into a dance presentation.
This thesis seeks to identify the relevance of dance expressionism in the Cebuano culture to the rope making culture. In order to attain this goal the following sub- problems have to be dealt with:
1. Identify the importance of Dance to the Cebuano culture through various sources,
2. explain how rope making has evolved into a market industry in Lapu-Lapu City,
3. create a dance manifestation of the rope making industry utilizing varied sources,
4. exhibit, document and evaluate the said creative dance, and
5. develop a video to showcase the dance interpretation.
This study makes a narrative descriptive of design and ethnography; 5 informants were interviewed regarding their rope making process. Dance is a universal activity, and The Philippines is no exception. Dance, religious or carnival, is an important part of Philippine culture. There are various forms and competitions of dance in The Philippines, but this study focuses on traditional dance: the music, costumes, movement, et cetera.
Furthermore, this study created a dance using the traditional rope making in Sitio Masulog Basak of Lapu-Lapu City on the Philippine island of Cebu as inspiration and as a template to base the choreography on: the particular movements of the workers as they make the aforementioned rope.
This study is comprised of two parts: a study of traditional rope making in Sitio Masulog Basak, as well as a dance composition created based on this activity. The rope making as well as the dance is visually documented with photographs as well as videography.
The results of this study is the creation of a dance, picking out the proper rhythm and dance accompaniment, documentation of the dance, and publishing this documentation on a Facebook page. Music was commissioned and composed for the dance. This music can be heard when viewing the dance on the Facebook page. It is recommended that the model for this thesis, that it, taking an everyday Filipino activity and making it into a dance, drama, musical, et cetera, should be attempted by other interested parties, as the benefits in creating activities for the participants and pride for the community as a whole are tremendous, as per the experiences of the performance of this dance.
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