Exactly two years and three months since Covid-19 shut down all of Manila theater, the Virgin Labfest will return on June 16–26 to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), marking the reopening of in-person theatrical performances in the capital region. Or so the plan goes, according to the organizers of the 17th edition of this annual festival of “untried,...
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Virgin Labfest: ‘untried, untested, unstaged’ plays back on stage this June
Exactly two years and three months since Covid-19 shut down all of Manila theater, the Virgin Labfest will return on...
Miguel Faustmann: gentle lion of the theater
Much-heralded actor-director-production designer Miguel Faustmann, whose versatile performances had long been witnessed by audiences onstage, in local and foreign movies,...
Filipino among musical theater writers chosen for prestigious NY residencies
A Filipino composer-lyricist is among 16 musical theater writers of new musicals chosen for residencies at the prestigious Rhinebeck Writers...
National Artist Ricky Lee at the screening of the digitally restored “Labs Kita, Okay Ka lang?” —PHOTO BY MARICEL CARIAGA
Thank you, National Artist ‘Sir’ Ricky Lee
Thank you, Sir Ricky Lee. For going all the way to UPLB (University of the Philippines Los Banos) back in...
Markki Stroem as Christian, Gab Pangilinan as Roxane, and Myke Salomon as Cyrano —PHOTO COURTESY OF BAREFOOT THEATRE COLLABORATIVE
‘Mula sa Buwan’: In the spirit of defiance
When “Mula sa Buwan” returns on Aug. 26 at Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati, it will not be...
Actress Cherie Gil on her promotional poster for acting masterclass posted on her Instagram account on June 26, 2020. —INSTAGRAM SCREENGRAB
The extraordinary Cherie Gil
Cherie Gil came across in varying ways—imperious and intimidating; funny, warm and open; beguiling and sexy. Writing this, thinking about...
Alice Reyes Dance Philippines (ARDP) artists in Erl Sorilla's "Kasadya" from Visayan Suite of Dances. —PHOTO BY ARMAND B. FRASCO
Dancers rebound with Alice Reyes Dance Philippines
Because the dance world operates on rather lean subsidies provided through donations by private entities or local governments, shifts in...
From left: Carlos Dala, Gillian Vicencio, and Luis Reyes, guest artists for the Smashed Project Philippines —SMASHED PH PHOTO
Live theater, digital interaction educate teens on drinking issue
Filipinos consume an average of seven liters of alcohol every year, according to the World Population Review. While that might...