Virgin Labfest play to retell Marawi’s ordeal in drama and song
While the war in Marawi was ongoing, writer Tyron Casumpang joined an aid mission by Ateneo de Manila to help evacuees who had fled to a nearby town, where a
While the war in Marawi was ongoing, writer Tyron Casumpang joined an aid mission by Ateneo de Manila to help evacuees who had fled to a nearby town, where a
One year ago, on June 13, 2017, I officially assumed office as president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). I hit the ground running, that is, running after people who shared my passion for art and culture and willing to help me in my task of advancing the mission of the CCP. In the first few days, I spent half of my time being briefed on my administrative tasks, and the other half moving around, talking to people who cared to listen. As someone quipped, it was “CCP administration by legwork.” Immediately there was a tangible payoff: an anonymous patron in a nearby table overheard my spiel and told me directly that he was so moved by what I said about bringing the arts to the people that right there and then he offered to donate a brand new bus to help me put into reality what I was describing as “the CCP on wheels.” That bus is now part of CCP’s assets, being equipped and properly fitted for its cultural outreach task. By way of its built-in LED wall, it would bring world-class performances to people in neglected areas, even to slum areas, so that they too would get to know about ballet and classical music, stage plays and other performing arts.
“One may call (printmaking) the wave of the future, the medium of the general public.” The words are from art historian Purita Kalaw-Ladesma, writing in her 1974 book “The Struggle
It’s easy to get lost inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), if you don’t know your way around.
Piano titans Ingrid Sala Santamaria and Raul Sunico forged a dynamic tandem in the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s (PPO) penultimate concert for its current season series, “Romancing the Classics,” held recently
Operatic soprano Karla Gutierrez, president of Philippine Opera Company (POC), was depressed. The travails of promoting opera in this country were becoming too much, and there was not much coordination
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) continues its 35th concert season, dubbed “Romancing the Classics,” on Feb. 16, 8 p.m., at Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main
Russian Yuri Shadrin electrified the audience at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) with a performance of Lizst’s “Piano Concerto No. 1” during a concert with the Philippine Philharmonic
Philippine Ballet Theater (PBT) will mount the classic Christmas ballet, “The Nutcracker,” at Cultural Center of the Philippines on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m., and Nov. 19 at 3 p.m.
Pianist Cecile Licad reaffirmed her Chopin connection when she performed Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Vallejo Symphony of California under the baton of Marc Taddei. She got
The latest in global fashion, beauty, and culture through a contemporary Filipino perspective.
COPYRIGHT © LIFESTYLE INQUIRER 2022