Peta to restage its landmark production ‘Galileo’—for 3 nights only
Bertolt Brecht’s take on Galileo Galilei—when real science was considered fake news
Bertolt Brecht’s take on Galileo Galilei—when real science was considered fake news
Gantimpala Theater Foundation and Grand Leisure Corporation’s production of “Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag,” which ended its run recently at Kia Theater, Quezon City, was a valiant, earnest
September was an especially bountiful month for theater, and a good portion of the crop was overtly political, spurred inevitably by the martial law anniversary (as the similar burst
The Tag-ani Performing Arts Society production has music by Jed Balsamo and Lucien Letaba, and direction by Joel Lamangan
Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (DUP) is currently staging Shakespeare’s “King Lear” in English and Filipino, using Nicolas Pichay’s translation. Joel Lamangan and Leo Rialp play the titular character, in
Lamangan: ‘Ngayong isina-Pilipino itong ‘Lear,’ mas mararamdaman [ng manonood] ang sakit ng isang magulang’
The challenge of making a venerated work relevant, interesting and engaging to viewers born in a different time always keeps a director and his creative team on their toes. Revisionism—where the director and his creative team edit text, alter passages and make contemporary entire settings—can make the transition easier for young viewers.
Andres Bonifacio is popularly called “The Father of the Philippine Revolution.” He was a founding member and, later, Supremo (“supreme leader”) of the Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (Highest and Most Respected Society of the Country’s Children), a secret revolutionary society that fought for independence from Spanish colonial rule.
Actors Susan Africa and Spanky Manikan worked together for the first time in the Bulwagang Gantimpala production of Benjamin Pascual’s “General Goyo,” which was about the exploits of revolutionary hero Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar.
Gantimpala Theater’s special touring production of “Katipunan, Mga Anak ng Bayan,” directed by Joel Lamangan, Gantimpala’s new artistic director, and Jun Pablo, is the theater company’s contribution to the sesquicentennial birth anniversary celebration of working class revolutionary and hero Andres Bonifacio.
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