Bridge to the Future - The Philippines and Japan Friendship Concert @ UP

The University of the Philippines College of Music and the KTCM Music Education Laboratory Foundation, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines and the Japanese Embassy of Commerce and Industry in the Philippines will present a memorable collaborative concert titled "Bridge to the Future" on August 8, 2013, 6:30 pm at the AbelardoHall Auditorium in UP Diliman, Quezon City. The concert is part of the "Towards AHA@50 Concert Series,” 1st semester 2013-2014.

Mark Bautista - The Sound of Love @ the Music Museum

It's not February but Mark Bautista will bring love in the air! The singing champion opts for a more relaxed style of singing in his upcoming concert, The Sound of Love. Watch Pop Heartthrob Mark Bautista on August 9, 2013, 8.00 PM at the Music Museum!

Contact Details:

For ticket inquiries please call (63 2) 721-0635 or (63 2) 721-6726.

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Schedule/Venue

Music Museum
Greenhills Shopping Complex

Theatre Mall, Greenhills Shopping Center
Ortigas Ave., Greenhills
San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines

Friday August 9, 2013 8:00 PM

Gantimpala Theater Presents Florante at Laura

Gantimpala Theater opens its thirty-sixth (36) season with Francisco Balagtas' “Florante at Laura”, the Filipino literary masterpiece considered by many as poetic art that examines the nature of justice, truth and commitment to fairness, made into a theater production  by award-winning and respected playwright Bonifacio Ilagan, with director Roeder Camañag presenting it as akomedya,

Director Camañag says, “Boni Ilagan\s script highlights on the many facets of love - from the purest to the most damaged. He understood the words of Balagtas so well thus we see on stage Florante's encounters with love - love for knowledge, parental love, brotherly love he shares with best friend Menandro. Laura, his beloved , and love for Albania.”

Fall Out Boy Live in Manila for Save Rock and Roll

After a four-year hiatus, Fall Out Boy is back in full force and ready to rock out in front of a Filipino crowd, with an August 8 concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Pinoy fans can expect to hear classic favorites like “Sugar, We’re Going Down”, “Dance, Dance”, “Thnks fr th Mmrs” and “I Don’t Care”, as well as fresh new hits “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark” and “The Phoenix”.

Beauty and the Sweet at the Music Museum

Head to Music Museum on August 2 & 3, 2013, 8:00pm and catch BB Gandang Hari and Sweet Lapus in "Beauty and the Sweet" directed by Phillip Lazaro.

Contact Details:

For ticket inquiries, please call Music Museum at (63 2) 721-6726.

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Schedule/Venue

Music Museum
Greenhills Shopping Complex

Theatre Mall, Greenhills Shopping Center
Ortigas Ave., Greenhills
San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines

Friday August 2, 2013 8:00 PM - Saturday August 3, 2013

Ballet Manila Presents Lola Basyang

Ballet Manila presents three new enchanting tales from Philippine literature's most iconic storyteller when it opens its 18th season next month with Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang.

This is the much-awaited follow-up to its all-Filipino extravaganza Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang which premiered in 2008 and has since become a blockbuster seen by over a hundred thousand viewers.

A New Theater Company To Watch - Red Turnip Theater

Five actors. Five friends. Today, Topper Fabregas, Jenny Jamora, Ana Abad Santos, Cris Villonco, and Rem Zamora together announced the formation of their new theater company: Red Turnip Theater

“It’s an idea we’ve been talking about off and on the past three years,” Zamora said. “We were beginning to notice that not many productions of contemporary, straight plays were being staged. We love musicals but don’t want to see the straight play go away. So we thought, why not just do it ourselves?” The company pools together the talents and experience of the five performers, who have received acclaim for their performances and, in Zamora and Abad Santos’ case, their work as directors.

Voices In Harmony Orientation Seminar 2013

The Voices in Harmony 2013 season begins!

Start it right! Be part of the Orientation Seminar on August 10, 2013, 1:00 to 5:00 PM, at the NCPAG Building, University of the Philippines Diliman.

Address all your queries here. Meet new and old friends, and witness as we unveil everything that ViH 2013 has in store for you this season.

Nomer Onstage - A Benefit Concert @ Greenhills Promenade

Take a trip down memory lane and enjoy a night of sweet songs and soulful music as Nomad Events Productions bring you NOMER ONSTAGE, a benefit concert featuring all-time favourite Broadway classics and Filipino love songs that you will surely sing along to.

NoMad Events Productions is a new company in the industry that provides an avenue for young and upcoming performers. The company also intends to take part in our country’s cultural preservation of musical heritage.

Katy! The Musical Rerun

Actress-singer Isay Alvarez leads the cast in Spotlight Artists Centre’s revival production of the iconic Filipino musical, “Katy” at the Cultural Center of the Philippines from July 26 - August 4 at Meralco Theater.

The musical, which is based on the life of Bodabil Queen Katy de la Cruz, also features Tirso Cruz III, Dulce, Lou Veloso, Gian Magdangal, Tricia Amper-Jimenez and Epi Quizon in special roles. Nestor Torre directs, with music by Ryan Cayabyab, story and libretto by Jose Javier Reyes.

Fifty Years of Korean Contemporary Printmaking Exhibit @ the Metropolitan Museum of Manila

 
The Korea Foundation, in cooperation with the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea (MMCA) and the Metropolitan Museum Manila launches the “Fifty Years of Korean Contemporary Printmaking” exhibit on August 1, 2013.

The exhibit is part of the ongoing 2013 Korea Festival in ASEAN.
The exhibit, which previously had its run in Indonesia, consists of 81 works sourced from MMCA from varied periods, starting from the 1950s down to the 1990s in an effort to introduce the history of Korean Printmaking tradition to the Filipinos.

Philippine Independent Film Festival - Cinemalaya 2013 (July 26 - August 4, 2013)

Stars of the Philippine mainstream movie industry headline some of the newest crop of films in the 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition slated on July 26 to August 4, 2013 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Ayala Cinemas in TriNoma, Greenbelt 3 and Alabang Town Center.

Vilma Santos is the lead star of Jeffrey Jeturian’s Ekstra; Eugene Domingo of Leo Abaya’s Instant Mommy; Gretchen Barretto of Christopher Ad. Castillo’s The Diplomat Hotel, and Alessandra De Rossi of Gil M. Portes’ Liars.

Scriptwriting Contest for Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival 2013

 

The Film Development Council of the Philippines calls for entries to its nationwide scriptwriting contest in connection with Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival for June 2014. The festival focuses on ‘genre’ filmmaking with 12 entries exploring the possibilities of an entire spectrum of cinematic types with vast domestic and global appeal. The genres included are confined to: action, comedy, fantasy, horror, thriller, futuristic and a hybrid of any two or three.

PAMANA - A Father, A Mother, A Nation - A Docu Musical

“ PAMANA” --- A DOCU-MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO NINOY AND CORY AQUINO SET TO OPEN ON AUG. 21

By Joselito Toots O. Tolentino

The NINOY AND CORY AQUINO FOUNDATION, INC. (NCAF), INDIE.GO MEDIA and THE PETA THEATER CENTER proudly present the gala world premiere of " PAMANA ” --- an original docu-musical written by noted playwright RODY VERA and music by Fr. Manoling Francisco and Ryan Cayabyab.

Kapeng Barako Club : Samahan ng mga Bitter?

 

BITTER ka ba? 

 

In collaboration with ACASIA and Dulaang ROC, we present Kapeng Barako Club: Samahan ng mga Bitter?

Kapeng Barako Club is  a 2010 Palanca-Award Winning Play written and directed by Juan Ekis. It tells us a story about a group of friends and their bitter love life. Kapeng Barako Club: Samahan ng mga Bitter?" will be staged at Telengtan Hall, 5/F ACB, University of Asia and the Pacific, Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Show dates are on July 22(Monday), 23(Tuesday), 26(Friday) and 27(Saturday) at 7:30 PM.

BADONG: Salvador Bernal Designs the Stage

The Cultural Center of the Philippines honors the late Salvador F. Bernal, National Artist for Theater Design, in a retrospective exhibit that highlights his various design projects in ballet, opera, theater, and film from the 1970s until the time of his passing in 2011.

BADONG Salvador Bernal Designs the Stage will be held at the Bulwagang Juan Luna (Main Gallery), which has been transformed into a veritable black box, and at the Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino and Pasilyo Juan Luna (the 3rd floor hallway galleries). 

Jazz In Love @ the CCP

Baby Ruth Villarama’s Jazz in Love will open the 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition on July 26, 2013 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Jazz in Love, based on a true story, is about Jazz, a gay Pinoy, who prepares for the visit of his German boyfriend by taking the qualifying language exam at the Goethe Institut for fiancées who plan to apply for a visa to Germany.  The film presents a portrait of a couple very much in love. The German visitor, though, is overwhelmed by Philippine realities that may not end happily for Jazz.

Repertory Philippines Presents Alice In Wonderland

REPERTORY PHILIPPINES’ THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCESSET TO UNVEIL “ ALICE IN WONDERLAND ” ON AUGUST 17

 

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Joselito Toots O. Tolentino

Tumble down an enchanted rabbit hole with Alice into a world with talking animals and objects and whimsical wordplay for a fantastical new adventure from Repertory Philippines’ Theatre for Young Audiences 2013 offering with the staging of ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

Njel de Mesa Night LIVE @ the Conspiracy Garden Cafe Visayas Ave. QC

Multi-awarded singer-songwriter, launches his long-awaited collaborative project with VIVA’s Kimverlie Molina (WCOPA Champion 2009) at Conspiracy Bar this coming August 6, 2013(8pm).

Njel de Mesa’s new radio single, “Don’t Ask Me ‘Cos I’m Not Sure” revolves around the conflicted emotions of two lovers not ready to take the big leap as a couple - and is expected to be a massive dance fusion-electro track to hit the local airwaves.

National Music Competions for Young Artists Celebrating Its 40 Years

 

NAMCYA is 40! The National Music Competitions for Young Artists shall be celebrating its forty years of existence with a concert CELEBRATING THE HARVEST, a fitting title and a homecoming of sorts of previous competition winners.

The concert, in collaboration with the Cultural Center of the Philippines, shall be held on August 25, 2013at the CCP Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo at 8:00pm.

NCCA Anniversary Concert Showcases Eight Filipino Living Cultures

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has proven that Filipino culture is definitely alive as it showcased eight living Filipino cultures during its anniversary concert titled “Mga Kulturang Filipino… Buhay na Buhay” last June 26 (2013) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

ArtWearAble Exhibit @ Yuchengco Museum

Contemporary artists see the human body as a canvas for expression as well as for adornment. By creating pieces for the body, such as jewelry, baubles, ornaments, and regalia, they blur the line between functionality and embellishment, storytelling and shock appeal, and design and aesthetics.

Cinemalaya 2013 Unveils 25 New Indie Films

Cinemalaya 2013 unveils 25 new indie films; Vilma Santos makes her first Cinemalaya appearance

Stars of the Philippine mainstream movie industry headline some of the newest crop of films in the 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition slated on July 26 to August 4, 2013 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Ayala Cinemas in TriNoma, Greenbelt 3 and Alabang Town Center.

NCCA Conducts Tracer Study of Alumni of Writing Workshops

To the Writing Fellows of the NCCA-funded writers workshops, regional and national, from 1994-2010 based in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao:

The National Commission for Culture and Arts-National Committee on Literary Arts (NCCA-NCLA) is glad to inform you that it is conducting a Tracer Study of all Alumni of writers workshops funded by the NCCA from 1994-2010.

NECROLOGICAL RITES FOR LATE NATIONAL ARTIST ANDREA VENERACION AT CCP

 

The late National Artist for Music Arts Andrea O. Veneracion was given a tribute by family and friends in a necrological ceremony held on July 14 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater), followed by an interment held at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Veneracion died on July 9, 2013 at the age of 84.

Scriptwriting Contest for Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival

The Film Development Council of the Philippines calls for entries to its nationwide scriptwriting contest in connection with Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival for June 2014. The festival focuses on ‘genre’ filmmaking with 12 entries exploring the possibilities of an entire spectrum of cinematic types with vast domestic and global appeal. The genres included are confined to: action, comedy, fantasy, horror, thriller, futuristic and a hybrid of any two or three.

Great Works For Flute and Piano - Antonio Maigue & Rudolf Golez

Two distinguished Filipino artists, flutist Antonio Maigue and pianist Rudolf Golez, will perform great works for flute and piano in Abelardo Hall Auditorium on Wednesday, July 17, 6:30pm. The concert is part of the special series of the UP College of Music as it celebrates its 50th year in UP campus.

Dionne Warwick Live at the Manila Hotel Tent

Calling all true-blue music fans! The one and only Ms. Dionne Warwick will perform at the Manila Hotel Tent on the 20th of July 2013 (Saturday).

She will be supported by other noteworthy musical acts like the smooth quartet Tavares, Angelos, Joey Lina and Carla Guevara-Laforteza. The show will directly benefit the Missionaries of Mary Mother of the Poor (MMMP).

Ode To The Filipino People

The University of the Philippines (UP) College of Music presents a rare concert featuring UP Symphonic Band, under the baton of Prof. Rodney Ambat, playing an all-Filipino music repertoire originally composed for symphonic band.

National Artist for Music Andrea O. Veneracion Passed Away

National Artist for Music Andrea Veneracion, 85

By Totel V. de Jesus
INQUIRER.net

National Artist for Music Andrea O. Veneracion, 85, passed away Tuesday evening, Cultural Center of the Philippines vice-president and artistic director Chris Millado told INQUIRER.net shortly after Wednesday midnight. 

“Tita Andy had been comatose for many years,” Millado said.

Veneracion was founder and former choirmaster of the world-acclaimed Philippine Madrigal Singers or Madz. She founded Madz in 1963. 

Her death came just a month before the CCP is about to hold the first Andrea Veneracion International Choral Festival. 

InstaGig at Bonifacio High Street Taguig City

Radio Republic in partnership with Kopiko and Bonifacio High Street proudly present Instagig In High Street

Imagine yourself standing in an open space, in a huge crowd feeling the warm to unbearably hot air clinging to your skin, taking in the sights and sounds of bands performing from atop a parked stage truck.  Imagine the weaving of melodies to musical bliss from some of the best acts in the country.

Philippine Stagers Foundation Presents "Bonifacio: Isang Sarswela"

In July 2013, Philippine Stagers Foundation (PSF), the theatre company that brought three BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) Philippines awards for their banner 2012 season production, will bring a new musical titled ‘Bonifacio: Isang Sarswela’.

The said presentation is written and directed by Vincent M. Tañada and is in commemoration of the 150thbirth anniversary of one of the brave heroes of Philippine history—Andres Bonifacio y de Castro (30 November 1863 – 10 May 1897).

UMPIL ( Unyon ng Manunulat sa Pilipinas) to Hold Annual Convention and Andres Bonifacio Conference for Teachers this August

To celebrate the Andres Bonifacio sesquicentennial and as an important part of its annual convention, the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) will hold the “Andres Bonifacio As Writer Conference for Teachers” on 29-31 August 2013 at the Leong Hall Auditorium, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

KOReoKAPELA: KORUS, KOReografi & A KAPELA by UP Concert Chorus

2012 Aliw's Lifetime Achievement Awardee, University of the Philippines Concert Chorus (Korus), with conductor Prof. Janet Sabas-Aracama, is scheduled to perform in a concert billed "KOReoKAPELA: KORUS, KOReografi & A KAPELA" on Friday, July 12, 6:30 pm at the Abelardo Hall Auditorium, Quezon City.

PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) Holds Teaching Literature Workshop in Cagayan de Oro

The Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) will hold “For Love of the Word: Workshops on Teaching Philippine Literature in High School and College” on August 12 (Monday), from 8:30 to 4:30 pm, at the University Conference Hall, Capitol University, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental.

Award-winning writers and professors of literature Ricardo de Ungria and Timothy Montes will be the resource speakers/facilitators.

Ateneo Blue Repertory Presents A New Brain

Ateneo Blue Repertory presents a new take on the off-broadway hit A New Brain as it’s 22nd Season Premiere.  

A New Brain follows the story of a disillusioned yet talented songwriter named Gordon Schwinn who is diagnosed with a rare medical condition that sends him into a coma and could potentially end his life.

Mig Ayesa In Rock of Ages - The Repeat Run

Featuring classic rock songs from the 80s like We Built This City, Every Rose Has Its Thorn, I Wanna Rock, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, and Don't Stop Believin', ROCK OF AGES  tells the story of Drew and Sherrie, two young dreamers who meet on the Sunset Strip and find that sometimes, when your dreams get dashed, you end up with a gift far more precious than that which you set out to find.  All that in a face-melting, laugh-a-minute, rocking show!

Migs Villanueva 4th One Woman Show - Paraphrasing Memory

The art practice of Migs Villanueva encompasses the intersections of nostalgia and memory. Through the development of a career based on the celebration childhood innocence, the Palanca Award-winning writer and acclaimed visual artist has built a distinguished oeuvre that captures the naiveté of youth.

Even more intriguing, her evolution as an artist condenses a new perspective that sees her progress beyond an adherence to minimalist aesthetic. From the withheld subtlety of her last exhibition, we find Villanueva eager to push the boundaries of whimsy.

PhilMusic.com Community Meetup @ SM Aura Premier

A rare chance for the PhilMusic.com web community to come together, the PhilMusic.com Meetup 1.0 is the first of a series of meetups that brings together the admins, moderators, community members of the Philippines’ biggest online music industry community. 

Biyaheng Diliman: An Evening of Philippine Music

As part of it’s 50th Anniversary Concert Series of the Abelardo Hall Auditorium, the UP College of Music presents Biyaheng Diliman: An Evening of Philippine Music on July 10, 2013 at 6:30 pm. The concert features visiting Filipino American artists from Boston, Massachusetts, USA , the Boston Iskwelahang Pilipino Rondalla Ensemble.