The joint exhibit of photographer Jaime Zobel and painter Igan D’Bayan, recently at the lobby gallery of Ayala Museum in Makati City, is a study in counterpoise.
The victory of young Filipino artist Rodel Tapaya in the Signature Art Prize international contest in Singapore last Thursday sends a clear message: Painting is back, and if Conceptualism has not exactly overstayed its welcome, it can really get boring and predictable sometimes.
The University of Santo Tomas Publishing House was named Publisher of the Year at the 30th National Book Awards last Nov. 12 at the National Museum. Handed out yearly by the Manila Critics Circle and National Book Development Board, the 30th National Book Awards feted the best books published in 2010.
Misha Romano will debut at the UP Balay Kalinaw Intimate Concert Series on Nov. 26, 5 p.m. He will perform works by Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven, Clementi and the Haydn D Major Concerto with his sister, Miracle, on the second piano. Miracle herself was a Namcya prizewinner at age 11.
Dulaang UP (DUP) will stage “Umaaraw, Umuulan, Kinakasal ang Tikbalang,” a children’s play based on publisher-painter-theater producer and Inquirer contributing writer Gilda Cordero-Fernando’s children’s short story “The Magic Circle.”
Japanese Ballet danseur Nobuo Fujino will play Prince Desire in Ballet Philippines’ staging of “The Sleeping Beauty” this December. He alternates with BP principal dancer Jean-Marc Cordero.
George Yang’s Klassikal Music Foundation’s (KMF) scholars will sing in all-operatic program “Opera Gala,” consisting of arias, duets and ensembles, on Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m., at Philamlife Theater.
AHA Chef instructor Philip Golding shows how to prepare and cook Coq Au Vin.
While American women were debating over whether or not Ryan Gosling should have been declared this year’s Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine instead of Bradley Cooper, Inquirer Lifestyle was busy swimming in sexiness, too.
’Tis the season to be jolly and merry and nice! And who better to jumpstart the holiday festivities than the Swatch Queen herself, Virgie S. Ramos, who chose the auspiciously numbered date, 11-11-11, to get the party going.
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