What they wish for theater in 2016
New original plays, bigger audiences, a tighter community, more regional shows in the spotlight
New original plays, bigger audiences, a tighter community, more regional shows in the spotlight
Denisa Reyes, this year’s recipient of the Gawad CCP Para Sa Sining for dance, wishes she has more opportunities to do theater productions.
(UPDATE)–With 135 sold-out shows in 2014 plus the scheduled 60 this year, the Philippine Educational Theater Association’s (Peta) “Rak of Aegis” with an estimated total of 195 shows has become
New cast members joining the rerun that begins June 19 include Lorenz Martinez, Sweet Plantado of The Company, and Renz Verano
The Philippine Educational Theater Association’s “Rak of Aegis,” a musical-comedy production about a fictional urban-poor community coping with floods that features the songs of the iconic pop-rock band Aegis, grabbed the lead in the 1st/2nd-quarter citations of the 2014 Gawad Buhay!, the Philstage Awards for the Performing Arts, with 16 citations in the performance and technical categories.
There is something about Aegis’ music that resonates with Filipinos regardless of social class. There are those who may deem such music as bakya, but in theater, where the display of emotion is the driving force of every performance, how can one not feel for a lovelorn character drenched in the rain and bellowing out, well, what else, “Basang Basa sa Ulan”?
Francisco Balagtas and Anton Chekhov will highlight the 47th season of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta), which opens in July. But first, pop-rock music will again serve as the
There’s no need for a Tolstoy, a Wilde or even a Hendrix quote to prove music’s ability to swallow a person whole.
Myke Salomon is able to break apart Celso Abenoja’s compositions for seminal rock band Aegis into fun and sometimes funny new arrangements in Philippine Educational Theater Association’s “Rak of Aegis,” which is running at Peta Theater Center until March 9.
Cris Villonco’s acting credentials are impressive for someone of her age. Barely 30 and this young woman has two Philstage Gawad Buhay! Best Actress Awards under her belt, and has had more than 30 productions with some of the leading Filipino theater companies.
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