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    The author attended a rerun performance of Orosman at Zafira by Dulaang UP. They were excited to see a play again after over a year. The performance exceeded their expectations. From the beginning, the music, costumes, lighting and choreography came together beautifully. The dances represented different cultures and helped the author understand each kingdom. Though the language was archaic, the great acting made the story engaging and easy to follow. The author was amazed throughout and wanted to warn the characters at some points. It was an exhilarating experience that the author understood why it was chosen to be performed again.

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    The author attended a rerun performance of Orosman at Zafira by Dulaang UP. They were excited to see a play again after over a year. The performance exceeded their expectations. From the beginning, the music, costumes, lighting and choreography came together beautifully. The dances represented different cultures and helped the author understand each kingdom. Though the language was archaic, the great acting made the story engaging and easy to follow. The author was amazed throughout and wanted to warn the characters at some points. It was an exhilarating experience that the author understood why it was chosen to be performed again.

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    Abigael Timbol Theater 12

    2009-20818 WFY

    Orosman at Zafira: The Rerun

    Dulaang UP’s rerun of Francisco Baltazar’s Orosman at Zafira was the


    first play I’ve seen since becoming a student of the university. I was excited
    because it’s been more than a year since I was able to see a play and I was
    just itching to get me some culture. I was anticipating a fun time even
    though I was going to see it alone on a Saturday. I was kind of worried that I
    might have been building too high of expectations from it, though. Friends
    who have already seen it recommended it to everyone and even mentioned
    how much they enjoyed the show over social networking websites.

    Fortunately, I wasn’t disappointed. From the time I got in Wilfrido Ma.


    Guererro Theater, the mood was immediately set perfectly by the band (and
    to think, that was just sound check) and the stage already gave me an idea
    on the theme of the production. The curtains weren’t conventional curtains
    one would see in a theater; it was made out of something obviously organic
    (I have no idea what that was) and projected on it was the logo of Orosman
    at Zafira.

    The play started and I was already blown away with the first five
    minutes. The choreography, the music, the costumes, the lights—It was all
    just perfect. The dances performed by each kingdom represented their
    culture and beliefs, I felt like I knew their way of life by just watching them
    dance. The original scores had a distinct Filipino feel to it. The costumes
    were great and the details really made each character unique. That helped
    my near-sightedness a lot. The lights helped emphasize certain details and
    set the mood for every scene.
    Balagtas’s komedya wouldn’t be something I would be interested in
    reading but watching the show kind of made me want to. There were some
    scenes, though, I that I didn’t understand completely if not for the great
    acting (and context clues) because the language was just so archaic it didn’t
    sound very Filipino at all but I couldn’t care less. Everything was just
    engaging and I couldn’t take my eyes offstage. The whole time, I could just
    sit, let my mouth open, and stare in amazement. At some point, I swear I
    wanted to stand up and warn a character of his impending doom. I was just
    so into the story. I can’t imagine anyone who wouldn’t be kilig with Orosman
    and Zafira’s love affair. Buwan man o taon ang bilangin, pag-ibig, pag-ibig,
    at pag-ibig pa rin.

    Over all, watching Orosman at Zafira was a wonderful experience.


    Every act was exhilarating and I understood why it was chosen to be staged
    again for DUP’s 35th Theater Season. It was indeed a play that is deserving of
    a second look and I wouldn’t mind seeing it over and over again.

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