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.

Vloggers or bloggers, famous or infamous, are the new celebrities of the country’s media landscape.

Filipino painters have often painted the rural landscape in bucolic settings: a nipa hut by a stream, coconut trees and bamboo groves, carabaos and their mud baths, or the planting and harvesting rice. They have also honored the Filipino farmers in their works.

In a recent lecture, historian Ambeth Ocampo challenged his audience to look at Emilio Aguinaldo -- “the hero we love to hate,”-- in a different light as he discussed the Philippine flag, the national anthem, and a narra table

The music news of the week is that Filipino-Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski as the 9th and the youngest music director designate of the Hong Kong Philharmonic (HK Phil).

Just a few days after their sendoff concert in Manila last June 27, the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO) under the baton of Jeffrey Solares was awarded the gold prize plus the Grand Prix in the 13th Bratislava International Youth Music in Slovakia July 4.

The Covid-19 pandemic deepened the dire straits of Filipino nurses, which is why comedy skits parodying their working conditions or even their provincial accents add insult to their plight

Island painter Alma Ang from Virac, Catanduanes is in two art exhibits in Metro Manila.

Remember when a government entity in 2021 had the idiotic idea to standardize Filipino adobo, with sinigang, lechon, and sisig to follow?

Many dance memories come to mind as National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes prepares for the restaging of Carmina Burana June 14 and15 at the Samsung Theater for Performing Arts.

Evocative and atmospheric, Rosario Bitanga's works draw upon the natural world, the four elements of Earth-Fire-Water-Air, into abstract movements and emotions that form the core of her artmaking.

Originally published in 2014, Clinton Palanca’s My Angkong’s Noodles features over a hundred recipes for rice, noodle, seafood, meats, vegetables, and snacks and desserts for everyday eating and celebrations.

Jonathan Best offers a distinct visual approach into the rich culture and heritage of the peoples of the Cordilleras from 1860 to 1930 in his book, Philippine Colonial Photography of the Cordilleras (1860-1930). Quezon City: Vibal Foundation, Inc. 2023., 112 pp.