At De La Salle Dasmariñas, a streamlined ‘Himala, The Musicale’
Having first staged “Himala, The Musicale” in 2010, director Nazer Salcedo is no stranger to its unique requirements.
Having first staged “Himala, The Musicale” in 2010, director Nazer Salcedo is no stranger to its unique requirements.
I’ve never been to any “roasting,” literary or journalistic. I have no idea what goes on at occasions of that kind.
This year, the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition marks its 10th anniversary, and this only means it has a lot in store for indie-film lovers.
It is unfortunate that the outrage that greeted the decision of President Aquino to reject the nomination of actor Nora Aunor as national artist (NA) has overshadowed and even eclipsed what should be the biggest development in arts and culture in years: the proclamation of the biggest batch of national artists since 2006.
There are those who have yet to get a life again after Nora Aunor was bypassed as National Artist. They simply can’t move on.
There is no way you can quantify the film credentials of Nora Aunor. She has won acting awards in cinema here and abroad, and the number just keeps growing.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has announced six new National Artists whose proclamations had been signed by President Benigno Aquino III on June 20, 2014.
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts stands by Nora Aunor, but also notes the legality of President Aquino’s decision to exclude the actress from the newest batch of national artists.
The fight is far from over, as far as the Superstar’s supporters are concerned. Inevitably, the noninclusion of actress-producer Nora Aunor on the roster of newly declared National Artists has resulted in numerous complaints among artists and ordinary citizens alike—with the most vehement objection coming from a National Artist and the chair of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Malacañang released the list of the new National Artists late Friday night but one name was conspicuously missing.
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