CEBU CITY — 2TinCans Philippines Inc. presents Stay a Little Longer, a full-length drama written by Sarah Mae Enclona-Henderson and directed by Shifrah Bouchikhi-Enclona on Aug. 29 and 30 at The Kabilin Center. The play follows a woman whose memory moves fluidly across the many stages of her life — a child grieving the loss...
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This artist-storyteller is more than her father’s daughter
“Unscripted, intimate, not publicized, not orchestrated. That’s the original form of theater!” says Lynette Carantes Bibal, this year’s Philippine LEAF (Live Entertainment, Arts and Festivals) awardee for Outstanding Performance Art for Heritage Practices for Storytelling. Lynette is a daughter of Geoffrey Carantes, artist, educator, statesman, and the first Ibaloi graduate of the University of the...
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On fringe and found spaces
Last February, enthusiastic ex-members of the Tanghalang Pilipino Actors Company banded together to stage a performance in what they have come to call a found space. They called the new troupe Kolaborador Co., or Kolab for short. They chose as performance space a huge lot that bore the remnants of a restaurant later repurposed as...
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An exploration of the joys and contradictions of growing up
BAGUIO CITY — What does it mean to grow up in an age shaped by online culture, inherited traditions, and ever-shifting ideas of adulthood? In her first solo exhibition, Gorls Gorls Gorls, illustrator and visual artist Ja Amores reflects on these questions and the emotional landscape of girlhood. Opening on Aug. 8 at Indigo Gallery, BenCab Museum, the exhibition...
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Ateneo Rizal Library to host Philippine launch of ‘Culturally Intelligent Storytelling’
The Ateneo de Manila University (Admu) Rizal Library, in partnership with Areté, will host the Philippine launch of “Culturally Intelligent Storytelling for Southeast Asian Creators” by author, educator and speaker Ned Legaspi on July 23 at 10–11:30 a.m. The launch to be held at Areté (The Loft) is by invitation but will be live-streamed to...
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Intersex: ‘I’ve always been Jeff’
Paete is a small town in Laguna built on woodcarving and faith. For a child growing up in the community, there was very little room for questions. Jennifer Cagandahan was born on Jan. 13, 1981, in the neighboring town of Pakil, with an “F” for gender written on the birth certificate. The child grew up...
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Her words, not simply her turn of phrase
Reading “Not Quite There” presents an experience out of the usual. The range of Chit Roces-Santos’ second collection of essays is wide and welcoming; it not only invites the reader to get a glimpse of a charmed life in this neck of the woods but also and in good humor provides leeway for the reader...
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‘Man of La Mancha’: Theater as collective meaning-making
The song “The Impossible Dream” captured the national imagination when a man lay dead on the tarmac—a tragedy precipitated by his decision to return to his homeland despite the imminent threat of political persecution. He was, after all, foremost among the fiercest opponents of the dictator who had been in power for 17 years. Days...
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‘Wrap artiste’ Ditta Sandico offers a look at the future of fashion
Ditta Sandico, “wrap artiste,” clothing designer and indigenous fashion advocate, discusses her 40-year journey in the fashion industry in the recently launched book, It’s A Wrap: Unraveling the Future of Fashion. Published by Far Eastern University, written by Francine Medina Marquez, and edited by Gayle Zialcita, It’s A Wrap draws inspiration from indigenous communities, most...
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Reclaiming connection in seemingly ordinary moments
Irene Laturnas Velasco and I are both from Negros Oriental. She grew up in the town next to mine, and long before we became close we already shared many common friends and stories. She is friends with my older brother and cousins, too. But strangely enough, it took adulthood for us to really find each...