SARI-MANOK

ONE BIRDS DREAM, TEARS A TRADITION.  THE SARI-MANOK IS A LEGENDARY BIRD OF THE MARANAO PEOPLE. IT IS DEPICTED AS A FOWL WITH COLORFUL WING AND FEATHERED TAILS. I HAVE SEEN THAT PLAY WAY BACK 2008 WHEN I WAS ON MY FIFTH OR SIXTH GRADE.  IT IS THE LEGENDARY BIRD THAT HAS BECOME UBIQUITOUS SYMBOL OF MARANAO ART.

THE PRODUCTION NUMBER WAS GREAT! I REALLY LOVED WATCHING THEM DANCE, THEY REALLY IMITATED THE ACTIONS OF A BIRD; THE WAY THEY MOVE THEIR FEET, THEIR HANDS AND THEIR HEADS. I LOVE THEIR COSTUMES, ESPECIALLY SARI-MANOK, I LOVE THE COLORFUL DESIGN OF HER WINGS AND EVERYTHING. THE STAGE WAS GREAT; YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE EFFORT THAT THEY GAVE TO HAVE A PERFECT SHOW AND TO GET THE INTEREST OF EVERYBODY.

      WHEN THE THEATER PLAY FINALLY STARTED, I’VE OBSERVED ONE BIG PROBLEM. I THINK THEY DID NOT TEST THE SOUND OF THE MICROPHONES IF THE QUALITY OF THE ACTOR AND ACTRESSES VOICE ARE ALSO CLEAR TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE FAR FROM THE STAGE.

      WHEN YOU SAY “THEATER PLAY” IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE AUDIENCE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE STORY IS ALL ABOUT. ITS NOT JUST ABOUT HOW THEY DANCE OR SING, IT’S ALSO ABOUT HOW THEY DELIVER THE WORDS THAT THEY WERE SAYING.

      FRANKLY SPEAKIING, I REALLY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE STORY, I CAN NOT PROPERLY UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT THEY’RE SAYING.  ALL I KNOW WAS THAT THEY WERE TALKING. I AM SO DISAPPOINTING, THEY SHOULD HAVE CHECK THE QUALITY OF THE MICROPHONES TUNE, IF EVERYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND IT, OR IS IT CLEAR TO THE EARS OF THE PEOPLE ON THE BLEACHER. I WAS WONDERING IF, I SHOULD CONTINUE TO WATCH THE SHOW OR SHOULD I LEAVE? I EXPECTED A LOT FROM THE SHOW, I THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE PERFECT. I THOUGHT IT WOULD REALLY CAPTURE MY ATTENTION, BUT I WAS WRONG.  THE PERSON NEXT TO ME, AND ON MY BACK, KEPT ON MURMURING ABOUT THE SHOW, THE SAYS “ ka sayang sa akong kwarta oi, nindot man unta, wa lang jud ko kasabot” , I ALSO FEEL THE SAME. THE MICROPHONES VOLUME OF THE MAIN CHARACTER WAS REALLY LOW, WHICH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE HE/SHE IS THE CENTER OF THE PLAY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WAS JUST SO DISAPPOINTED.

       THEIR DANCES AND SONGS WERE SO AMAZING, NO QUESTIONS, NO REGRETS. I WAS LIKE WATCHING A CONCERT NOT A THEATER PLAY.