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Category: Arts & Culture

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    Project Hulmahan: Shoe molds that now last and last

    By Elizabeth Lolarga  |  Mar 26, 2023 8:37 PM

    The molds or shoe lasts, hulmahan in Filipino, from the Marikina shoemakers were headed for their last journey as firewood or panggatong. But largely through the initiative of civic-spirited Zena Bernardo, the shoe lasts reincarnated into lasting artworks in the fund-raising exhibit “Hope Lasts” (until April 15 at the fourth level, east wing of Estancia Capitol Commons in Pasig City).


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    Indio-Genius: Kidlat Tahimik subverts Philippine colonial history

    By R.C. Ladrido  |  Mar 15, 2023 8:58 PM

    Kidlat Tahimik unleashes the full force of his creative energy in a massive exhibition, INDIO-GENIUS: 500 Taon ng Labanang Kultural (1521-2021), at the National Museum of Anthropology until June 2023. The major installations are from his exhibition in 2022, Magellan, Marilyn, Mickey Mouse & Fr. Damaso: 500 Years of Conquistador RockStars, at the Palacio de Cristal in Madrid organized by Museo Sofia Reina.

    Kidlat Tahimik

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    Julie Lluch’s ‘tattoos’ on sculpture are her protest against the drug war

    By Elizabeth Lolarga  |  Mar 11, 2023 7:30 PM

    In her latest exhibition “Chronicles on Skin” at Galerie Stephanie, sculptor Julie Lluch combines sculpture with painting, incorporating “tattoos” in acrylic on her coldcast marble creations. That is not an easy feat because the marble is so smooth the paint slides off. The artist had to keep at it for the paint to adhere.

    Chronicles on Skin, Jullie Lluch

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    Filipino gets silver in classical guitar competition in the Netherlands

    By Pablo A. Tariman  |  Mar 09, 2023 1:46 PM

    The year 2023 is turning out as a very good year for Filipino classical guitarists.


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    A meaningful night with Brahms and Piazzolla at UPV

    By Pablo A. Tariman  |  Mar 06, 2023 8:55 PM

    The latest chamber music treats from the University of the Philippines Visayas in Iloilo City featured pianist Rudolf Golez, violinist Sara Maria Gonzales and cellist John Paolo Anorico.


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    Fierce! Wawi Navarroza’s self-portraits

    By R.C.Ladrido  |  Mar 04, 2023 5:45 PM

    Wawi Navarroza considers herself as an artist who uses photography to explore her art practice. Her current exhibition, As Wild As We Come (until April 5, 2023, Silverlens Galleries) was first exhibited in London last year, and at the recently-held Art Fair Philippines 2023.


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    Jonas Kaufmann in Fanciula del West March 7 in CCP-MET series

    By Pablo A. Tariman  |  Mar 01, 2023 12:17 AM

    German opera star Jonas Kaufmann is Dick Johnson in Puccini’s Fanciulla del West with the Minnie of Eva-Maria Westbroek in the closing season offering of the CCP-Met HD cultural partnership.


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    An auspicious debut of Chinese conductor at the Met

    By Pablo A. Tariman  |  Feb 26, 2023 10:22 PM

    The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under guest conductor Haoran Li showed its inner, if, subtle temperament playing a repertoire devoid of instantly recognizable bravura qualities Friday night (Feb. 24) at the Manila Metropolitan Theater.

    Diomedes Saraza, Haoran Li

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    Oras de Peligro: A simple story truthfully told

    By Pablo A. Tariman  |  Feb 22, 2023 8:17 AM

    Oras de Peligro is a simple story of a Filipino family caught in the maelstrom of history as the new presidency beckons with the 13th and the first female president of the republic.

    Joel Lamangan, Oras de Peligro

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    Ninoy as Everyman according to Vince Tañada

    By Pablo A. Tariman  |  Feb 20, 2023 7:59 PM

    Ako si Ninoy isn’t just about the late martyr senator. It is also about the Filipino Everyman and his struggles to survive in his own country.

    Ako si Ninoy, Pipo Cifra, Vince Tañada

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