2TinCans Philippines and The Kabilin Center present Ang Kawatan (The Thief), the second production of Kulukabildo II: Stories in Direct Light, on June 27 and 28 at The Kabilin Center, Eduardo Aboitiz Street, Tinago, Cebu City. Directed by 2TinCans Theatre Company member Vanessa Fe and written by journalist and playwright Maverick Avila, Ang Kawatan is...
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‘La Grazia,’ ‘Elisa’ and other acclaimed works at Italian Film Festival 2026
The Italian Film Festival returns to Manila on June 26-July 1, presenting six acclaimed contemporary Italian films including the latest works of renowned directors Paolo Sorrentino (“The Great Beauty,” “Youth”) and Paolo Genovese (“Perfect Strangers”). Organized by the Embassy of Italy in Manila in collaboration with Elephant Pictures, Cineforum Robert Bresson, the Philippine-Italian Association, and...
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‘Disc.cussion,’ or artists reimagining discarded CDs through printmaking
The exhibition dubbed “Disc.cussion” brings together a diverse group of artists to explore alternative approaches to printmaking by using discarded compact discs as matrices for drypoint. Transforming a once-ubiquitous medium of digital storage into a site of tactile image-making, the artists reflect on material reuse, obsolescence, and the evolving relationship between digital and physical forms. Working...
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Letters and rare artifacts provide a glimpse into the life work of Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino
“Pasts Revisited: An Exhibit on a Usable History and the Romance of Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino” opens at 3 p.m. on June 11 at Y Space, the main area of the Yuchengco Museum in RCBC Plaza, Makati City. Presented by the Constantino Foundation, the exhibit will run until July 11. The Yuchengco Museum...
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‘From Mozart to Mahler’: Manila Symphony Orchestra’s 2nd concert in its Centennial Season
Led by Venezuelan conductor Joshua Dos Santos, the Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) continues its Centennial Season with a concert that moves from the Classical style to the late Romantic symphony. “From Mozart to Mahler” will be presented on May 30 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Proscenium Theater in Makati by the MSO Foundation Inc....
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Arthur Espiritu headlines all-‘kundiman’ fund-raising concert on May 14
Internationally acclaimed Filipino American tenor Arthur Espiritu takes center stage in his first-ever concert of “kundiman,” or Filipino love songs, on May 14 at Gallery MiraNila in Quezon City. Award-winning soprano Stefanie Quintin‑Avila and celebrated pianist Najib Ismail are also featured in the one-night-only “Mga Awit ng Pag-ibig at Kundiman,” which honors the legacy of...
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International Chopin Competition laureate Kate Liu performs on May 2
The pianist Kate Liu, a winner at the International Chopin Competition, makes her Philippine debut on May 2 at the Ayala Museum, where she will perform the works of Chopin, Schumann and Brahms. This production by Veniccio.com in partnership with MA Piano Academy continues the effort of bringing internationally acclaimed artists to Philippine audiences. Liu...
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Good Earth Day Festival highlights link between good governance and environmental protection
The Samahang Sining at Kultura ng Pilipinas (SSKPIL) invites everyone to take part in the Good Earth Day Festival, which opens today, April 24, at Liwasang Balagtas in Pandacan, Manila. The main program starts at 7 p.m. The festival is aimed at uniting local government officials, barangay leaders, cultural workers, environmental advocates, and community residents...
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FEU presents the Pundaquit Virtuosi of Zambales in Haydn’s ‘The Seven Last Words of Christ’
Far Eastern University, through its FEU Center for the Arts, continues its Tutti Concert Series with Tutti Strings, featuring the Pundaquit Virtuosi of Zambales in a special Holy Week performance of Joseph Haydn’s “The Seven Last Words of Christ.” Admission is free at the concert to be presented in partnership with the FEU Campus Ministry...
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Manila Symphony Orchestra joins forces with Ballet Manila in a season opener
The Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and Ballet Manila are opening their respective centennial season and 40th performance season with Ballet Manila’s “Sleeping Beauty” on March 13, 14 and 15, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky presented live by the MSO under the baton of conductor Alexander Vikulov and choreography by Lisa Macuja Elizalde. This staging...