Archive - Arts & Culture

Children start their reading journey with mythical monsters like Medusa, Scylla and Charybdis, and Cerberus in Greek mythology. A Filipino child’s early reading list is completed by the pantheon of Philippine mythological creatures — the aswang, manananggal and tikbalang.

The Gospel of the Beast is a grim portrait of rural young men drawn into violence by poverty.

Called the “B: Show,” the exhibit of prints hanging on the second-floor atrium of Bonifacio Residences, Baguio also includes printouts of slogans supporting the medium that the artists espouse.

In this era of fake news and assorted scams, there is a need to document certain events affecting people’s lives.

Offering an invaluable insight into the lives of working women, the revised edition of Working Women of Manila in the 19th Century by Ma. Luisa Camagay. University of the Philippines Press, 2024 reminds us that Filipino women represent a formidable pool of talent and capability whose full potentiality remains untapped to this day.

The gigantic, 16-foot tall Alice sculpture took around seven months to complete. She said she chose to execute it on “a grand and grey scale to capture the overwhelming emotions associated with grief and to make a bold statement that can’t be ignored.”

In Sacred Shores, Dengcoy Miel reflects on the idea of ownership, sovereignty, and territory amidst Filipinos’ seeming apathy to the issue.

One of the exciting highlights of Cinemalaya 2024 is the screening of the remastered version of the 1998 landmark film Jose Rizal by National Artist for Film Marilou Diaz-Abaya.

Bullying is ubiquitous worldwide yet it seems to be associated with South Korea as its celebrities, athletes, and others of their ilk are regularly called out for bullying.

Zenaida “Nedy” R. Tantoco -- patron of the arts and one of the moving spirits behind above-mentioned landmark musical events -- will be given a special musical tribute on her 78th birthday on July 20, 2024, 7:15 p.m. at the CCP Black Box Theater.

Moro is another well-nuanced look at a typical Muslim family plagued by both family feuds and the recurring conflict between rebels and the military.

In Elmer I. Nocheseda’s first solo exhibit titled Serendipity Flukes: Kutkutan Diaries at Mono8 Gallery in Greenhills until July 18, 2024, mixed media works on paper are full of intricate designs and patterns overlaid with a kaleidoscopic array of colors.