Archive - Arts & Culture

BY PABLO A. TARIMAN
ONE of the newsmakers in the recently concluded Cinemalaya film fest was musician Diwa de Leon who won the Best Original Music Score citation for Raymund Red’s “Kamera Obscura.”

By PABLO A. TARIMAN
A little over a month before the opening of the season concerts of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO), CCP’s resident music director Olivier Ochanine is busy studying scores for Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite No. 2, Nielsen’s Incidental music to Aladdin and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances.

PLACED on red alert by weather and disaster officials since Monday night, Metro Manila turned into a “waterworld” on Tuesday as the southwest monsoon unleashed torrential rains nearly nonstop. A record rainfall of 10 to 30 mm per hour was recorded in the metropolis.

By PABLO A. TARIMAN
IF the proliferation of teleseryes in the three leading TV networks is of any indication, they confirm the observation that there is a big market for budding but good, sensitive actors.

By PABLO A. TARIMAN
THE most visible Filipino soprano these days is Rachelle Gerodias and so far, she is one of the few local singers with international exposure.

Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA
FOG, chill, almost non-stop rain--it's that time of the year in Baguio City when hotels and inns offer off-season prices. For some it's a good time for an R & R without the lowland crowd of holiday seekers jostling you at the usual tourist spots. For the foodie undaunted by dour weather forecasts, any time is reason for a trip north.

By PABLO A. TARIMAN
CONDUCTOR Gerard Salonga was in his usual high spirits when he announced the formation of the ABS CBN Philharmonic Orchestra.

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
Video by MARIO IGNACIO and MARIO ESPINOSA
YOU will know it’s Zumba time at Fitness First Southmall every morning of Monday and Tuesday because women are in their stylish gym attires as if they are going to a party. And, it’s not just any party. Usually it is a themed party.

Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA
WHEN one reaches the seventh decade, there is much to look back on but visual artist Junyee would rather look forward and beyond. Born Luis E. Yee Jr. and raised in Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte, he found himself at Grade One with several "Junior" namesakes so to make him stand out from the others, a classmate contracted his nickname to Junyee, and it stuck.

BY PABLO A. TARIMAN
VICE-PRESIDENT Jejomar Binay called for more opera diplomacy to improve and sustain friendly ties between the Philippines and Italy.

By MYLAH R. ROQUE
EVEN as the country reels from the killing of Dutch aid worker Wilhelmus JJ Lutz Geertman, a gSwiss couple who has lived and worked among Manila’s urban slum dwellers for over 10 years returns to share their story.

  Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA “GIFTED” is an understatement in describing the scope of Joy T. Dayrit’s works. She was a writer of short stories and poetry, a painter, a children’s art teacher and friend to many writers and artists. She was an admirable woman for whom a disability was no cause for