Datu Hiraya Guagua’s revolting call for Ég[g]alité

Performance artist Datu Hiraya Guagua headlined the opening night of “Magpapakilala lang po Kami: A group art exhibit celebrating diversity and inclusivity” with a live performance art at Kondwi in Makati City on Saturday, 13 May. Eggalitarian Revolt is a three-act show that conflates creation mythology, familiar elements of Philippine culinary tradition, and egg as a …

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¡Feliz Día Del Libro 2023!

Instituto Cervantes brings to Manila, once again, the romantic tradition of pairing books with roses at the annual Día Del Libro. Originally celebrated every year on April 23, the 2023 Día Del Libro (Book Day) hosted fun activities that involve hand copying Cervantes’ literary masterpiece and a long calle with stalls of publishers selling books …

The poetry that is ‘The Nutcracker’

While the ballet is not based on a poem, it is poetic nevertheless. It is, in fact, a loose adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann’s 1816 story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. First performed at St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre in December 1892, The Nutcracker has become a Christmas classic over the years, transporting audiences …

Protagonists and/in Paintings: The “Light” collection of the Vargas Museum

Protagonists are characters whose presence is the very reason why there is a story to tell. When there is a plurality of perspectives, that of the protagonist is often the first layer. In describing the artworks in this article, I focused on one character–the one I believe is the “hero” of the scene. These paintings …