‘Himala’: A Filipino vision of the apocalypse
You want to know how the end of days might look, and feel, and sound like in this part of the world? 9 Works Theatrical and The Sandbox
You want to know how the end of days might look, and feel, and sound like in this part of the world? 9 Works Theatrical and The Sandbox
“Walang himala! Ang himala ay nasa puso nating lahat (There is no miracle, the miracle is in our hearts).” Thus cries out Elsa, who claims to see visions of the
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Only 6 productions from 4 member companies were up for consideration for the 2018 Philstage Gawad Buhay midyear citations.
In what is perhaps the most iconic scene from the 1982 Ishmael Bernal classic, “Himala,” a youngish Nora Aunor summons a multitude of villagers to a barren hilltop and
Aicelle Santos, Bituin Escalante, Neomi Gonzales, Kakki Teodoro, David Ezra and Sandino Martin lead the powerhouse cast
One grabs the soul; the other drains it
Tanghalang Ateneo opens its 38th season with “Boy,” a thought-provoking new play by award-winning American playwright Anna Ziegler, running Oct. 19-Nov. 12 at Ateneo de Manila’s Black Box Theater (Fine Arts Annex).
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