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PELÍCULA Spanish Film Festival celebrates its 21st edition; returns to the big screens in Manila, Malaysia and Australia

From Oct. 5 to 16, the 21st edition of PELÍCULA-Spanish Film Festival will return to face-to-face screenings. After two years of having a virtual...

Noticing Makati from underneath the sky

My feet were nailed for a while to the ground after seeing what was happening before me: The half-human half-horse creature, a tikbalang, was...

Glancing at Ermita: From Rizal Park to Solidaridad

Rosario arrived in Alabang at 2 o’clock in the morning. We needed to wait for the dawn before travelling to our destinations for the...

Lukáš Sommer performs in the Philippines to remember Czech Liberation Day

Melodies of each note echoing in the room, the intricate finger style that transposes from one note to another and the passion burning in...

Decoding K-pop Fandom Lingo—From Stan to Sasaeng (and Everything In Between)

Lost in Translation? Not Anymore! When you first enter K-pop fandom, it can feel like learning a new dialect. Suddenly everyone’s saying things like “omg he’s my bias, but her aegyo is killing me, ISTG!” and you’re scratching your head. Don’t worry, naiintindihan namin. We’ve...

Archipelago Abroad: An exhibit of Philippine diaspora in Belgium

Exhibition Dates: 17 January – 1 March 2025 The Museum of Migration in central Brussels hosts “Archipelago Abroad,” a temporary exhibit on Philippine diaspora in Belgium. Organized by the Philippine Art and Culture Exchange (PACE), the exhibit is a poignant narration of the many roads...

Prize-winning Russian pianist debuts with PPO on Nov. 17

Prize-winning Russian pianist Nikolay Khozyainov will debut with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra as soloist in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto  No. 2, Op. 18 on Friday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.Cm.  at the Samsung Theater for Performing Arts in Circuit Makati. Newly designated PPO music director Grzegorz...

Handel’s Messiah at the CCP on December 16

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra  celebrates the Yuletide Season with Handel’s Messiah at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) main theater on Dec. 16. With a mammoth choral ensemble composed of 200 singers from various choirs, Handel’s Messiah will once more re-assert itself as...

Fondly Remembering Spain: An exhibition by painter Phyllis Zaballero

Instituto Cervantes presents “Fondly Remembering Spain," an exhibition of Phyllis Zaballero’s Spanish paintings. It will be on view at the Instituto Cervantes' Intramuros branch from Nov. 10, 2022 to Jan. 22, 2023. This collection of paintings, including those from private collections and those from...

CALL FOR LITERARY AND ART CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CCP’S ANI 42

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Intertextual Division is now accepting additional literary and art submissions for the 42nd edition of Ani, the official literary journal of CCP. The latest volume will now feature multilingual literary works on COVID-19, Enhanced Community Quarantine, Lockdown,...

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