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- NewsMakers
Andrea O. Veneracion Sing Philippines Youth Choir finishes 4th in Tolosa Choral Competition
Fitch Fellowships now accepting applications for 2025 funding
Loboc Children’s Choir receives Gawad CCP Para sa Sining award
CCP Kabataang Gitarista now accepting applications for batch 12
Highs and lows of being a production manager
- Flicks
How pioneer Cinemalaya filmmakers started and persisted
12th Active Vista Human Rights Festival opens, themed ‘Espekulasyon’
Piling Obrang Vidyo celebrates 20th year, themed ‘Tayo Ang Pelikula’; showcases local culture, stories by Filipinos for Filipinos
‘CCP Cine Icons: Eddie Romero @ 100’ to highlight Nat’l Artist’s body of work
Filipino animated short film on a Maguindanao folktale wins in two international short film festivals
- Movies
Filipino animated short film on a Maguindanao folktale wins in two international short film festivals
Co-opting the OFW story via ‘We Don’t Dance for Nothing’?
That shaky attempt to tackle abortion via ’12 Weeks’
Missed opportunities via the confused ‘Ang Mga Nawalang Pag-asa at Panlasa’
Discovering dialogue-driven storytelling via ‘The Dust in Your Place’
- FilmMakers
- Celebs
The legend of Tessie Agana: Unveiling the Golden Age of PH Cinema
Sorsogon artists pay homage to Bicolano actor and stuntman, Alexander Flores Despi
How to keep your cool under stress: Tips from some of todays biggest stars
Celebrities who have been caught drink driving and what we can learn from them
Cinemalaya puts the spotlight on Jaclyn Jose
- Art Attack
CCP, Arthaland showcase ‘Kwentong Kahoy’; exhibition runs until Dec. 2
CCP opens ‘On Site: Association of Pinoyprintmakers Annual Exhibition’
MONO8 presents CCxLL, exhibit runs until 24 November
‘In Situ, Performance as Exhibition’ runs from Oct. 15-26 in Metro Manila, Los Baños, La Union
Good Days Gallery joins Gateway Art Fair 2024; celebrates diverse artistry of Quezon Province
- Making Music
Andrea O. Veneracion Sing Philippines Youth Choir finishes 4th in Tolosa Choral Competition
Grammy Award-winning cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio to perform on Nov. 15 at Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati
Loboc Children’s Choir receives Gawad CCP Para sa Sining award
CCP Kabataang Gitarista now accepting applications for batch 12
Joey Ayala receives Gawad CCP Para sa Sining
- Music Makers
- Turning Classical
PPO to celebrate Yuletide Season with Handel’s Messiah at CCP on December 16
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra serenades audiences with classical music via online Recital Series
PPO to stage fifth Chamber Music Concert on April 30
PPO’s virtual pocket performance on April 16 to focus on gospel music
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra to stage next series of online concerts on March 19
- Alternative Sounds
Satanic Togas releases split 7″ with Zoids via Goodbye Boozy Records
The Routes drops video for title track from new album ‘Mesmerised’
Simulated Youth’s debut EP ‘Just Your’ turns idea of artist and song relationship upside down
How Sick Thoughts is doing sleazy, spit-riddled punk Rock ‘n Roll right
Killer Kin sings to make Rock ‘n Roll feel dangerous again
- Fashion
For its fourth edition, TERNOCON continues mission of preserving and promoting the Philippine dress
CCP, Bench start fourth edition of TERNOCON
TernoCon 2025 presents the terno with 20th Century Philippine visual arts
Utilizing athletes to shape fashion: Learning from MNML’s approach
Minana Esports, Team Manila unveil streetwear collaboration celebrating Filipino culture
- Onstage
Fifth Wall Fest celebrates fusion of art and technology with Alexander Whitley Dance Company and Otmo
REVIEW: Staging the overdramatic Pinoy via PETA’s ‘One More Chance: The Musical’
Virgin Labfest presents 12 new plays for its 2025 season
‘Ganito Na Kami Noon, Paano Na Ngayon?’ slated on July 5-7
CCP’s ‘Tara, laro ta(y)o’ interweaves traditional games and dances
- Dance
‘Red Bull Dance Your Style’ street dance competition returns
CCP brings together dance groups to showcase the diverse Philippine dance heritage
Applications now open for selection of National Performing Arts Companies
RAMA HARI returns onstage, opens 2024 season of Alice Reyes Dance Philippines
‘Koryolab 2023: In the Round’ presents contemporary dance works by Filipino choreographers
- Plays
VLF returns to live stage with 12 new work
Sining-lahi Polyrepertory to stream ‘Mula sa Kulimliman’ on March 28, 30 and April 1
Langgam Performance Troupe premieres [KOSMOS]
Sining-Lahi Polyrepertory to hold Apprentices Batch 2019-2020’s culminating activity, ‘The Maze Trilogy’
Peta’s ‘CARE DIVAS’ streaming this November
- Musicals
PETA returns with Rody Vera’s musical farce ‘Walang Aray’
Musical-narrative series ‘Still’ ready to move viewers this year
Peta’s ‘CARE DIVAS’ streaming this November
Andrew Lloyd Webber offers free musicals via YouTube during Covid-19 lockdown
5 Reasons to consider why you should watch PETA’s ‘Rak of Aegis’
- Turning Classical
PPO to celebrate Yuletide Season with Handel’s Messiah at CCP on December 16
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra serenades audiences with classical music via online Recital Series
PPO to stage fifth Chamber Music Concert on April 30
PPO’s virtual pocket performance on April 16 to focus on gospel music
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra to stage next series of online concerts on March 19
- Tools&Goods
Canon’s top of the line EOS R system camera is geared up to ace the action
Canon launches EOS R1 as first flagship model for EOS R SYSTEM
Sony Electronics announces compact wide-angle FE 16-25mm F2.8 G zoom lens
DJI launches Avata 2
Sony releases Alpha 9 III, world’s first full-frame Image Sensor Camera with Global Shutter System
- Reviews
REVIEW: Staging the overdramatic Pinoy via PETA’s ‘One More Chance: The Musical’
Co-opting the OFW story via ‘We Don’t Dance for Nothing’?
That shaky attempt to tackle abortion via ’12 Weeks’
Missed opportunities via the confused ‘Ang Mga Nawalang Pag-asa at Panlasa’
Discovering dialogue-driven storytelling via ‘The Dust in Your Place’
NEWSMAKERS
Brace yourself, “One More Chance” is now a musical, thanks to the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). Is it good? We check!
FLICKS
As its attempt to tell a story about abortion in the Philippine context, Anna Isabelle Matutina's "12 Weeks" is, in a word, shaky. Lemme...
FLICKS
Directed by Joaquin Pantaleon with Stephan Domingo and Immanuel Canicosa, Pukpok tells the story of one Mac-Mac as he supposedly stands on the threshold...
FLICKS
Terence Krishna V. Lopez reconsiders Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, and he believes that Lino Brocka’s fearless adaptation of the brilliant Edgardo Reyes...
FLICKS
At under 20 minutes, Aiess Alonso’s "Katapusang Labok" manages to highlight how reliance on luck may not suffice, and that people need to be...
FLICKS
Written by director JE Tiglao himself, Onang tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who lives with her widowed father at the mountaintop in...
FLICKS
Adolfo B. Alix Jr.’s entry in Cinemalaya 2013, "Porno", is making waves for supposedly tackling a sensitive issue. But does it merit the intention...
REVIEWS
It is open-mindedness that Balaw-Balaw Specialty Restaurant is banking on, as it (continues to) makes waves as a small-ish venue somewhere outside of Metro...
REVIEWS
Discover Wabi-Sabi Noodle House and Vegetarian Grocery, an unpretentious place at The Collective in Makati City, offering vegetarian foods worth grabbing over and over...