INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed filmmaker Brillante Mendoza and award-winning guitar trio Triple Fret are among the guests featured on “Art 2 Art” this August.

Produced by the Manila Broadcasting Company and hosted by prima ballerina Lisa Macuja, “Art 2 Art” is aired every Sunday, 3:30-4 p.m., on DZRH (666 khz on the AM band); cable television via RHTV; and online through DZRH Live Streaming.

Named Best Director in the 2009 Cannes film festival for “Kinatay,” Mendoza talks about film as a tool for social awareness in the Aug. 9 episode.

Joining him is PR/multimedia specialist Rene Durian, who is part of Mendoza’s production team.

Mendoza’s latest effort was the environmentally themed “Taklub” starring Nora Aunor, which had its world premiere at Cannes last May, where it won a special prize.

Triple Fret returns to “Art 2 Art” on Aug. 23 after a year that saw the group launching its debut album

“Gitara Filipina” and winning awards in Malaysia and Japan.

Members Jenny de Vera, Iqui Vinculado and Marga Abejo regale listeners and viewers anew with a mini-concert that includes a six-hand, one-guitar rendition of “Calypso.”

On Aug.16, Macuja welcomes four company artists of her own Ballet Manila.

Brian Williamson and Katherine Barkman of the US, Abigail Oliveiro of Australia, and Anindya Krisna of Indonesia recount why they decided to move to the Philippines to be part of a local dance group, and how they have adjusted to their new home.

On Aug. 30, representatives of the artistic organization Alab share their mission of bringing art, literature, music and film to a wider audience by holding open-mic events, workshops, exhibits, film festivals and conferences.

Co-founders Vins Miranda and Arah Rivadineira are joined by performers Salvador Biglaen, Jennica Mallorca, Micah Biscocho and Valene Lagunzad in this special episode marking National Heroes’ Day.

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