Despite an ominous cloud of uncertainty regarding the future of Ballet Philippines (BP), the lobby of the Cultural Center of...
It’s difficult to put Salvacion Lim Higgins’ body of work in a box. In fashion, she’s known by her...
In today’s parlance, the music score of “Cinderella” could be referred to as a “mash-up,” a blending of songs or...
Alice Reyes sits among costumes, piled high or hung, holding court discussing details of Ballet Philippines’ upcoming Christmas production, advising...
Stella Abrera arrived in the Philippines in 2014 on the heels of a ferocious storm that wiped out entire towns...
Like many an ancestral home in Negros, the house stands on the street where it was constructed almost 147 years ago, between the American Gilded Age and Progressive eras.
Before the all-under-one-roof retail mall came into being, particular areas or streets were often designated for particular items and products. In pre- and early postwar Manila, there was Carriedo for shoes, Raon for music, Divisoria for fabrics, and Central Market for fresh produce.
The past few years, the rate of destruction of heritage structures has escalated and continues to do so for a variety of reasons, leaving cultural preservation groups like Icomos (International Council on Monuments and Sites) Philippines and the Heritage Conservation Society (HCS), two of the country’s primary built heritage conservation advocates, with nothing short of dust in their hands.
Long before international ballet competitions became accessible to Filipinos, homegrown dancers with the means would go out on their own in search of further training
They are stronger. They are a joy to work with,” Effie Nañas smiles as she takes a brief break from...
