Despite heavy monsoon rains and flash floods, the 100-member Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) capped its two-night engagement at the Cultural Center of the Philippines recently, with Manila audiences giving it a shouting ovation.
It was easy to be swept away by the emotional current conjured by Juliene Mendoza and Stella Cañete-Mendoza during their Aug. 16 concert at CCP.
The musical is written by Layeta Bucoy, with music composed and arranged by Dodjie Fernandez and Upeng Fernandez. Direction is by Audie Gemora, and set design is by Toym Imao.
Here’s the magic 12 of the Virgin Labfest (VLF)—handpicked from 150 “untried, untested and unstaged” plays submitted this year.
“T’aint Opera!” is an extravaganza of familiar, easy-to-listen-to music combined with dance, acting and storytelling.
A mixture of drama and comedy, the Virgin Labfest 14 entry “Mga Bata sa Selda 43” takes its audience on a thoughtful, harrowing ride to
The Philippine PEN (Poets & Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) is hosting the Civil Society Programme Development Workshop, which will be attended by representatives of various PEN centers across Asia. The workshop, organized by the PEN International based in England, will be held July 2-6 at De la Salle University, Alfred Xerez Burgos Boardroom, Taft, Manila.
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
Since its founding in 2005, the Virgin Labfest (VLF) has had a major hand in the development of Filipino playwrights and playwriting. Its aim
“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
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