Final days of Bonifacio recalled in musical play
The towering musical play by composer Jerry A. Dadap, “Andres Bonifacio ang Dakilang Anak Pawis,” was first performed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1979 with a cast of 200.
The towering musical play by composer Jerry A. Dadap, “Andres Bonifacio ang Dakilang Anak Pawis,” was first performed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1979 with a cast of 200.
In my admittedly biased opinion, no other play, whether straight or musical, has effectively captured the passion and death of national hero Andres Bonifacio than “Andres Bonifacio: Ang Dakilang Anak-Pawis,” with music by composer Jerry A. Dadap and libretto by dramatist Dionisio Salazar and poet Rogelio G. Mangahas.
The University of the East (UE), through its Office of Cultural Affairs (UE OCA), will hold cultural presentations throughout September in connection with UE’s 67th foundation anniversary.
The granddaddy of all plays on Andres Bonifacio, whether musical or straight, is composer Jerry A. Dadap’s “Andres Bonifacio: Ang Dakilang Anak-Pawis,” with Dionisio R. Salazar, a Palanca Award-winning playwright, and leading poet Rogelio G. Mangahas, as librettists.
Since the early 1980s, the Andres Bonifacio Concert Choir (ABCC) has been regaling audiences with their highly selective repertoire consisting mostly of patriotic anthems, religious hymns, time-honored compositions, love songs, Visayan haranas, regional folk songs and—once the season sets in—Christmas carols plaintive as well as festive.
Patriotism and a love of music as part of our cultural heritage wafted through the air during the recent media conference of the Philippine Opera Company (POC) at Crowne Plaza
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