Archive - Arts & Culture

By MYLAH REYES ROQUE  I was diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine laboratory check-up last August. I was not expecting it; I did not see any signs and never felt any symptoms. But we acted quickly. Within two months, my husband and I consulted doctors, had more tests, and thought long and hard before

    By ELIZABETH LOLARGA Photos by ANNA LEAH SARABIA FRANCESCA “Chiqui” Mabanta, one of the women in turquoise tops at the Winner Foundation Inc.’s recent silent auction of art, antiques and collectibles, once visited the Arroceros Forest Park in Manila with her then British boyfriend. She found genteel ladies holding a picnic under the

  By PATRICK KING PASCUAL OVERCOMING obstacles and turning them into opportunities won for businessman Ben Chan the Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines award for 2013. “The biggest challenge of my business turned out to be the most rewarding,” Chan, chairman of the board of Suyen Corporation,  shared his experience relating how he rebuilt his

  Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA MARK Sablan is that type of guy who’d walk a mile or more to satisfy his food cravings. Now the general manager of Marquee Mall in Angeles, Pampanga, he  travels far and always find it worth the trip in the company of friends and family. When in Angeles,

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN FILIPINO baritone Joseleo Logdat won second place in the opera category of the 14th Osaka International Music Competition in Osaka, Japan last Sunday. The complete list of winners of the opera category include first prize winner Stefan Hadzic from Serbia ( Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien), second prize

By ELIZABETH LOLARGA  ALL it took was for him to hear, at age five, an older sister play Chopin’s “Minute Waltz” on the piano, and Matthew Calderon was well on his way. Calderon, 16, lone winner of the International Mozart Piano Competition in 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand , in Category B (age 13-17 years old),

By PABLO A. TARIMAN THEY are no doubt about it, the best in their respective artistic fiefdom. What happens when they share the stage for two nights? Metro Manila got a most-needed respite from scams and scandals when Cecile Licad, Lea Salonga and Lisa Macuja Elizalde — along with the ABS CBN Philharmonic under Gerard

  Text and photos ELIZABETH LOLARGA BILLED as “the most anticipated artistic/musical event of the year, ” the show “Pers Lab” carries the advertising profession’s glib hyperbole. Nevertheless, the six artists (Nelson Cruz, Dennis Garcia, Dennis Magdamo, Bong Pedro, Fernando Modesto and Myra Portillo) pleasantly surprise and lend substance to their claim. Opening night at

By KARA SANTOS If brewmaster Paul Stuart del Rosario is to be believed, there’s a revolution brewing in the country these days: a craft beer revolution. With such names as Kalayaan Amber Ale, Liberation Pale Ale, and Indio Pale Ale, these beers are manufactured by a handful of craft breweries in the country, and could

Text and photo by ELIZABETH LOLARGA CHILD experts haven’t emphasized enough how “first years last forever” to mean that the years zero to six are crucial to a child’s physical, mental and emotional development. In fact, it is part of the United Nations Children’s Fund mandate to protect and nurture those years. With its “Auction

  Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA FOR a head of an office that encourages overseas Filipino workers to come home and be part of a dynamic sector called “the creative industries,” Ambassador Jose Maria A. Cariño has to work with a budget of one million pesos, not a centavo more. He said the amount

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN DISTINGUISHED Filipino baritone Andrew Fernando takes his first crack as Padre Damaso in the Felipe Padilla de Leon opera, “Noli Me Tangere” in New York on October 4, 5, 6 at the Kaye Playhouse of Hunter College in New York. Last heard as Germont in La Traviata, Sharpless in Madama

   Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA TWO years in the making, “Appasionata” at Altro Mondo has at last seen light. This light is beamed at the works of Rosario “Charito” Bitanga, Imelda Cajipe Endaya, Lenore RS Lim, Marivic Rufino and Susan Fetalvero Roces. Curated by Deanna Ongpin-Recto, the show underscores how even the most

    By PABLO A. TARIMAN “METRO MANILA” — which is UK’s official entry in the Oscar foreign language category in Hollywood — opens in the city October 9 with Filipino actors among them,  John Arcilla and Jake Macapagal. Just like in his last Hollywood film, “Bourne Legacy,” Arcilla plays the role of a security

  Text and photos by ELIZABETH LOLARGA HER resume may be short, but people who have thrilled to the voice of lyric soprano Myramae Tapia Meneses agree that she’s small but wonderful. Scheduled for a solo recital on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Ayala Museum as part of the Manila Chamber Orchestra (MCO)

By PABLO A. TARIMAN A film like “The Guerilla Is a Poet” can be viewed on many levels. For those who were not yet born anywhere near the declaration of martial law, the film is an apt introduction to the Marcos era of the 60s and the early 70s and how the political and social

By NORMAN SISON UPON entering the gallery, museum visitors are immediately greeted by a huge painting, prominently displayed in a rotunda at the end of the hall. Completed in 1886, the oil-on-wood painting “España y Filipinas” (“Spain and the Philippines”) is the crown jewel of the Lopez Museum & Library’s collection of 41 paintings done

  By JUSTINE OBANDO and HAZEL P. VILLA COSPLAY (short for costume play) has recently become a popular hobby among Filipino anime, manga (Japanese comics) and games enthusiasts. For many fans of established characters, there is great appeal and fun in transforming themselves and portraying the characters they love. However, while it is common for