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Juan Arellano: Framing the Theatrics of Space

Juan Arellano’s corpus of work as an architect and a visual artist is suffused with a theatrical quality in which spaces are framed to embody spectacle and device of drama. This exhibition—“Framing the Spectacle of Space”—at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila probes the creative...
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Portrait of the National Artist as a musician

The pinnacle of artistic achievement in the Philippines is when you are named a National Artist. This is the reward given to the best...

Dolpee Alcantara’s stylized pointilism

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Weaving the tapestry of life

  Tingguians, they are called. She of the sub-group Illaud. Her name: Norma Agaid Mina, 78. And she has spawned generation after generation of loom...
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“Karne” Review: FEU Theater Guild’s take on Roald Dahl plays with the four senses

FEU Theater Guild’s Karne is a “kettle play,” boiling and boiling, whistling to a cathartic climax that leaves the audience morally gray. The audience could...
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