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- NewsMakers
CCP wins Best Public Service Digital Ad award in CMMA 2024
CCP’s Kaisa sa Sining (KSS) program makes a mark in Mindanao
Pusoy Dos: The Philippines’ Beloved Card Game Takes the Digital Stage
‘Imagine Tondo’ provides opportunity to connect with others through creativity
Andrea O. Veneracion Sing Philippines Youth Choir finishes 4th in Tolosa Choral Competition
- Flicks
CCP launches ‘Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang: Ang Mahiwagang Bantay ng Bundok Arayat’
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
- 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
‘Imagine Tondo’ provides opportunity to connect with others through creativity
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
- Making Music
3rd installment of PPO’s 40th concert season on Dec. 6 to feature violinist Diomedes Saraza Jr.
OPM star Ica Frias captivates audiences with latest single, ‘Lagi’
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
- Music Makers
- Turning Classical
3rd installment of PPO’s 40th concert season on Dec. 6 to feature violinist Diomedes Saraza Jr.
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
- 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
CCP brings Puccini to Dumaguete
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
- 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
3rd installment of PPO’s 40th concert season on Dec. 6 to feature violinist Diomedes Saraza Jr.
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
- 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’
STAGE
In an effort to share the experience of opera with Filipinos in the provinces, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) recently brought Italian...
NEWSMAKERS
Brace yourself, “One More Chance” is now a musical, thanks to the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). Is it good? We check!
NEWSMAKERS
After mounting the critically and commercially successful holiday musical A Christmas Carol and American Idiot, Globe Live and 9Works Theatrical are calling for auditions...
MUSIC
The musical collaboration between the pop rock group AEGIS and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Herminigildo G. Ranera returns to...
Plays
Tanghalang Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Ateneo de Manila University’s Loyola Schools, continues its 38th season: De/Constructing Narratives with a production of...
Plays
Dulaang UP to stage Rody Vera’s adaptation of Wolfgang von Goethe’s ‘FAUST’, to run starting Feb. 15
Dulaang UP is staging Rody Vera’s adaptation of Wolfgang von Goethe's romantic tragic masterpiece, FAUST, which will open on 15 February (Wednesday), 7:00pm, at...
Dance
From December 2 to 11 at the CCP Main Theater, Ballet Philippines will celebrate the holidays with “Awitin Mo At Isasayaw Ko”, a new...
NEWSMAKERS
The Cultural Center of the Philippines in cooperation with the Filipinas Opera Society Foundation, Inc. launches the 4th season of the Met Opera in...
Dance
Both Ibarra and Simoun showed – for me – how “big” establishments (like the maligned CCP) CAN play a role in cultural promotion; and...
EVENTS
Subtitled “The Intergalactic Guardians of Harmony meet the Wong Kids”, the concert features characters from Lloyd Suh’s play “The Wong Kids and the Secret...
Musicals
Dalanghita Productions presents its 2016 production, “Tatlong Linggong Pag-ibig”, a three-weekend theater treat of six original one-act Filipino productions in a musical or a...
SPOTLIGHT
The annual ceremony of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature featured performances of select pieces honored with the award. For its 66th year,...