MANILA, Philippines — Yesterday, the country remembered the birth anniversary of National Artist for Dance Ramon A. Obusan. Born in 1938, Obusan was both a graduate of Marine Biology and Cultural Anthropology from the University of the Philippines. In 1964, he became one of the dancers of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company. Unable to contain…
Sayaw Pinoy is about to get bigger. Now on its 10th year, the longest-running Arts Month flagship project organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, is aiming to enjoin some 35 Philippine dance groups to participate in the event and beef up audience numbers. Considered as “one of the most-attended, widely successful,…
The American contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project (TMP) has conducted master classes in ballet, modern dance and technical direction in Manila and Iloilo City, including interactions with the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Dance Troupe. These workshops and performances were part of DanceMotion USA program of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural…
The Silliman University Cultural Affairs Committee opens its 50th cultural season with the Philippine Opera Company’s Ang Bagong Harana on June 29 and 30 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Ang Bagong Harana, directed by acclaimed playwright Floy Quintos, takes off from the success of the Philippine Opera Company’s musical review Harana, which showcased the best of…
By choosing to head out late for the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) yesterday, April 21st, I missed the best parts of its Earth Day Celebration. Tough luck for me –I wanted to skip only the early morning Fun Run because I’m not physically fit for such an activity. I learned that right after…
A scene from “Bahaghari (Rainbow),” which will be staged by the Philippine troupes, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group and the Sanghiyas Pangkat Mananayaw, at the National Theater of Korea, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 By Cathy Rose A. GarciaStaff Reporter A troupe from the Philippines will showcase the rituals and practices of the country’s indigenous tribes…
Beautiful native design being set up in preparation for WEF dinner hosted by private sector at Ayala Triangle in Makati. INQUIRER PHOTO The Ayala triangle and Ayala Tower One lobby have been spruced up in time for Wednesday night’s welcome reception for World Economic Forum on East Asia delegates. The opening gala, hosted by the…
“GARY V Presents” will have a repeat on Dec. 15. For Gary Valenciano, being one of the performers at the gala dinner of the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, which was attended by 21 economic leaders, is another feather in his already decorated cap. Gary shared the stage with a formidable roster of…
Taking off from the rousing success of its 1980s-theme Boracay beach party in May for delegates of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) 2015, the Philippines once more proved at another recent Apec dinner, this time at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, that if there’s one thing Filipinos know, it’s how to throw—and entertain at—a party. “Fused!”…
The artists invited to perform at the gala dinner Wednesday evening for the economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) were among the country’s best. That is, according to musician and events/concert director Paolo Valenciano, who mounted Wednesday evening’s program at the welcome reception at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.In this photo posted…