Social document, period polemic, ‘Bisrock’ fun—the Pinoy story on stage
Three productions of varying themes and styles—but all very Filipino
Three productions of varying themes and styles—but all very Filipino
With Filipino indigenous culture as their “peg,” directors Floy Quintos and Alex Cortez, under the supervision of Nes Jardin, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015’s creative director, staged “Fused,” a 40-minute after-dinner extravaganza Saturday night that showed delegates in Cebu City the best of Filipino music, dance and fashion.
With the numerous plays today celebrating Andres Bonifacio’s sesquicentennial, Dulaang UP tries a different approach with Tim Dacanay’s Palanca-award winning play, the full title of which is “Teatro Porvenir: Ang Katangi-tanging Kasaysayan ni Andres Bonifacio, Macario Sakay at Aurelio Tolentino sa Entabalado.”
Some students may regard it as a hobby until they graduate, while others see it as a bona fide drama course for a long-term career. Regardless of its practitioners’ motivations, the recent developments in university-based theater organizations have transformed campus theater into a serious training ground for students’ professional, intellectual and moral growth once they leave the academe.
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