I have always been intrigued by the yearly spectacle of Filipino penitents being nailed on the cross on Good Friday in a small town in Pampanga. The practice was started by a faith healer in 1956.
Are you guilty yet unconsciously aware of what you’re doing? There are basic commandments that make up the pillars of wellness, and although we know them only too well, somehow, in the course of our busy lives, we tend to forget, overlook or compensate. Here are a few scenarios.
Janine Mari Tugonon was crowned Miss Universe Philippines during the Binibining Pilipinas coronation night Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
It’s only a ponytail that separates man from beast in ‘Jekyll and Hyde,’” went the opening line of Ben Brantley’s blistering review for the New York Times of the Frank Wildhorn-Leslie Bricusse musical when it opened on Broadway in April 1997.
David Campos, Spanish-Catalan choreographer, and Irene Sabas, Filipina partner and codirector of their exceptional company, descended into the local dance world, and transformed dance idiom into a new language, fusing the classics with the spirit and passion of the contemporary artist.
On the weekend of March 24, Manila theater goers were taken by pleasant surprise with the twin bill performances of Barcelona’s Ballet David Campos’ “Sleeping Beauty” and “Giselle.”
“PAC:K: Philippine Art Collective,” a collection of works by London-based Filipino artists Yveese Belen and Malcolm Mendones is currently exhibited at Letchworth Art Center, 2 The Arcade, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3EW, United Kingdom.
“It has been our dream to put up an arts center and build a permanent home for classical singers,” says Philippine Opera Company artistic director Karla Gutierrez. “But, of course, it is open to all artists!”
National Artist Abdulmari Asia Imao, multifaceted artist Claude Tayag and sculptor Juan Sajid Imao, three artists from three different generations come together in a special exhibit titled “Triangulo.”
For those who want to cap their post-Lenten reflection with experimental prints of art items with religious theme, the solo art exhibit not to be missed is the opening of Raul Isidro’s new exhibit “Senakulo” at Crucible starting Tuesday.
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