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Florante at Laura

The document summarizes a 1988 musical production of Florante at Laura by Tanghalang Pilipino in celebration of Francisco Balagtas' 200th birth anniversary. It was selected to represent the Philippines at the first ASEAN Theater Festival. The musical adaptation used Filipino characters, gestures, and customs to tell the story of Florante and Laura, which was originally written by Balagtas during his imprisonment and inspired by his lost love.

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Florante at Laura

The document summarizes a 1988 musical production of Florante at Laura by Tanghalang Pilipino in celebration of Francisco Balagtas' 200th birth anniversary. It was selected to represent the Philippines at the first ASEAN Theater Festival. The musical adaptation used Filipino characters, gestures, and customs to tell the story of Florante and Laura, which was originally written by Balagtas during his imprisonment and inspired by his lost love.

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FLORANTE AT LAURA, THE

MUSICAL
 Presented by Tanghalang Pilipino at the CCP Little Theater (Tanghalang Aurelio
Tolentino) from July 7-24, 1988.
 This was in celebration of the 200th birth anniversary of the author is Francisco
Balagtas – Baltazar.
 Was selected as the official Philippine entry of the first ASEAN Theater Festival in
August 1988.

BACKGROUND
 This literacy masterpiece was written during Francisco Baltazar’s imprisonment at
Pandacan, Manila.
 Florante at Laura was said to be the outcome of Balagtas’ heartbroken situation after
losing the woman that he loved the most whom he referred to as “CELIA”. Balagtas
wholeheartedly dedicated this timeless book to Celia (Maria Asuncion Rivera or M.A.R.),
who was later married to Balagtas’ rival, Mario Capule, a rich and powerful man. It was
Capule who made false charges against Balagtas and used the power of money to put
him in jail.
 Dr. Jose Rizal (The Philippine National Hero) considers Florante at Laura to be the best
awit (form of Filipino poetry) in his time.
 The characters and the setting used were of foreign origin but the nature, gesture, and
custom are undoubtedly Filipino and the events in the story are similar to the real
incident during that period.
 It has 399 stanzas and is written in poetic form that has 4 lines per stanza and 12
syllables per line and each stanza is full of figures of speech.

PRODUCTION
 Music and Musical arrangements – NONONG BUENCAMINO.
 Book and Lyrics – TONY PEREZ
 Director – NONON PADILLA
 Production Team – SALVADOR BERNAL (set and costume design)
BOBBY ROCES (Lighting design)
CHRISTINE BLANDO (Choreography)
CHARACTERS
Lead role – BIMBO CERRUDO & RONNIE QUIZON alternating as Florante (Makata)
JOANNE LORENZANA/RINA REYES as Laura (Musa)

SYPNOPSIS

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