Ballet Philippines, a resident company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), ends its 48th season with a beloved...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines in partnership with MusicArtes Inc., will stage Giacomo Puccini's most famous opera “Madame Butterfly” at the CCP Main Theatre for rare performances on June 22 and 23.
A mixture of drama and comedy, the Virgin Labfest 14 entry “Mga Bata sa Selda 43” takes its audience on...
When Herlyn Gail Alegre learned that her one-act-play “Imbisibol” got accepted to Virgin Labfest 9, she couldn’t believe it at once. She was at home when a friend sent her an SMS saying, “Congrats sa Virgin.” It didn’t sink in immediately. After all, “Imbisibol” was one of the 166 one-act plays submitted to this year’s festival, which opens June 26 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
A program featuring works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn and Jean Sibelius takes place on Friday, November 14 at 8 pm at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater) with oboist Reynato Resureccion Jr., clarinetist Ariel Sta. Ana, bassoonist Adolfo Mendoza and French Horn player Jay-ar Mesa performing with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Olivier Ochanine.
The Filipino’s devotion to the Sto. Niño or the Holy Child knows no bounds. Since Juan Camus, a Spanish soldier belonging to the troop of Miguel Adelantado de Legazpi, discovered the image on April 28, 1565 in a rundown house (where the Basilica de Sto. Niño now stands), the devotion has only grown and is still growing after 450 years.
The tycoon is the main patron of CCP’s resident theater company Tanghalang Pilipino–because ‘For us, people who love theater,
this will continue to be relevant’
Italian pianist Christian Leotta’s Manila recital at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) was a rare moment of intimate listening. It was virtuosity of the first order.
No tinikling, rondalla or cheesy folk songs. Instead, there were hip-hop, tribal drums and sopranos in Grecian gowns because, finally, the bureaucracy has realized the need to upgrade the entertainment offered to foreign guests.
Politically incorrect!” said a protective friend who heard that I was attempting an article on former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos’ contribution to arts and culture. “Where angels fear to tread!” cautioned another. “Basta bahala ka dyan,” she continued. “Di ka naman anghel, Darna ka.” Thank you.
