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There’s more than dance in ‘Juan Tamad’ by Alice Reyes Dance Philippines
John Ababon as Pagong and Renzen Arboledo as Juan Tamad rehearsing a scene —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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November 4, 2024November 4, 2024Dance

There’s more than dance in ‘Juan Tamad’ by Alice Reyes Dance Philippines

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Near the rear of the Metropolitan Theater as you turn left from Dr. Basa Street in Ermita, Manila, there’s a long, wide studio with open windows facing a wall of mirrors. The dancers of Alice Reyes Dance Philippines (ARDP) are trying on their animal costumes for the first time. Krislynne Buri, playing Paboreal (peacock), gets...

The heritage house, the choreographer, and the ballet
The living room of MiraNila features a library and an amazing winding staircase. —PHOTOS BY LIANA GARCELLANO
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May 17, 2024May 17, 2024Culture

The heritage house, the choreographer, and the ballet

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Archivist Purissima “Petty” Benitez-Johannot and her team have been looking after Helena’s house, cataloguing its contents since 2018. The house on Mariposa, Qùezon City, is MiraNila, ancestral home of the Benitez family; Helena is Helena Z. Benitez—educator, former senator, and founder of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company of the Philippine Women’s University (PWU). Helena was...