PETA Presents C Mo Si Direk

This November, get a chance to get up close and personal with Soxie Topacio, Maryo J. Delos Reyes and Joel Lamangan.Philippine Educational Theater Association proudly presents C MO SI DIREK Featuring:Soxie Topacio's Ded Na Si Lolo on November 13Maryo J. Delos Reyes' ...Kamoteng Kahoy on November 14Joel Lamangan's Fuschia on November 15All films start screening at 7:30PMat the PETA Theater Center#5...

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11th Cinemanila International Film Festival Winners

11TH CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNERSMain Competition - 11th Cinemanila International Film FestivalBest Actor - Alfredo Castro in Tony Manero (Chile/Brazil)Best Actress - Tsilla Chelton in Pandora's Box (Peru/Spain)Grand Jury Prize - Tulpan by Sergey Dvortsevoy (Germany/Kazakhstan /Switzerland/ Russia/Poland)Lino Brocka Grand Prize - Hunger by Steve McQueen (UK/Ireland)SEA Competition - 11th Cinemanila International Film FestivalBest SEA Short - Focal Point by Alizera Khatami...

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Onus by Mervin Pimentel @ Blanc Gallery Makati

ONUS by MERVIN PIMENTELOctober 26- November 13, 2009Blanc Gallery MakatiThe onus is on us, as Mervin Pimentel suggests abruptly in this installation of paintings in oil at the Blanc Gallery in Makati City. But as to what is and wherefore that responsibility lies, Pimentel assembles a layered and tangled narrative as ground for this vital question.Onus easily appeals to our sight and sensibility, placing...

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IGPAW: Artists’ Action Towards Recuperation from Calamity

IGPAW: Artists’ Action Towards Recuperation from CalamityAlmost a month had passed and we are still in the stage of relief and recovery. Communities are still flooded, some still covered in mud, corpses from landslides and floods are still being recovered, people are still living in evacuation centers and piles of garbage are increasing in numbers as the victims try to clean their abodes. The combined forces of natural disaster and systemic crises had left the Filipino people in a state...

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Sagip Sining: Art2DRescue

Subject: What to see, do and give at the SAGIP SINING: Art2DRescueWhat to see, do and give at the SAGIP SINING: Art2DRescue on Oct25 Sunday 9:30am-12midnight CCP venuesThe Eye(ball) of the Storm: Opening Activity9:30am-10amCCP Front RampPartner organizations, audiences, relief workers and volunteers launch the day long art fest with music and games. Featuring the Taytay Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Angono Chamber Orchestra conducted by Nonoy Diestro. Game Masters Vim Nadera and Dr. Luis...

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The Best of Philippine Textiles in Likhang Habi: Market Encounter 2

The Best of Philippine Textilesin Likhang Habi: Market Encounter 2Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Yuchengco Museum, and Lopez Memorial Museum host local indigenous textiles bazaar on October 23 to 24The best of homegrown textiles are up for grabs in Likhang Habi: Market Encounter 2. The two-day event is hosted by Yuchengco Museum on October 23 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the courtyard of RCBC Plaza (corner of Ayala and Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenues, Makati).With 30 participating...

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Textiles by Dr. Norma Respicio

October is Museums and Galleries month. During this month, the National Museum organizes various activities as its contribution to the celebration.On the 22nd, also in celebration of the International Year of the Natural Fiber, a lecture on Philippine Textile will be delivered by Dr. Norma Respicio. The 4th Commemorative Lecture, which Director Corazon S. Alvina established as a mechanism for continuity,...

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Likhang Habi: Market Encounter 2 Postponed

In response to the difficulties experienced by participating communities due to the onslaught of tropical storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng, Likhang Habi: Market Encounter 2 bazaar has been postponed to October 23 & 24.The best of home-grown textiles will be up for grabs in this 2-day event from 10am to 7pm hosted by the Yuchengco Museum at the RCBC Plaza Courtyard in Makati City. The market encounter will bring a mélange of traditional and contemporary indigenous textiles from weaving...

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Lola Opens 11th Cinemanila International Film Festival

LOLA OPENS 11TH CINEMANILAStarting things off with a bang, the 11th Cinemanila International Film Festival showcases Brillante Mendoza’s latest work, Lola, as its opening film. Director Mendoza’s latest work, Lola was preceded by his film Kinatay (The Execution of P), which earned him the prestigious Best Director Award at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival last May 2009. Lola is slated as the Philippine surprise entry in the 66th Venice Film Festival, (Main Competition) which counts acclaimed...

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Yamug 2: National Museum Month & Indigenous People's Month Celebrations

YAMUG 2: NATIONAL MUSEUM MONTH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S MONTH CELEBRATIONSXavier University and Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts will hold YAMUG 2 on October 2009, in Celebration of the National Museum Month and Indigenous People’s Month. YAMUG’s flagship program is the Mindanao Folk Literature Expo and Conference on October 24 at the Little Theater. YAMUG also includes a Talaandig Art Exhibit and Painting Exhibit by Museo de Oro’s resident artists – Nonoy Estarte and Bet Vamenta...

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