BP’s Tales of The Manuvu
IN celebration of its 40th Anniversary, the Maryknoll/ Miriam College Alumni Association (MMCAA) is sponsoring a special matinee show of the restaging of one of Ballet Philippines’ (BP) most celebrated productions, the original rock opera, Tales of the Manuvu, on March 24. Choreographed and directed by National Artist for Dance and one of Miriam College’s Amazing Alumni Achiever Awardees, Alice Reyes, Tales of the Manuvu is based on the retelling of the origin myths of the Manuvu Tribe. The ballet will be staged at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. In this 2019 production, Francis de Veyra provides new musical arrangements while Loy Arcenas does the production design. Singing in the show are Ding Mercado, Shiela Valderrama, Lorenz Martinez, Poppert Bernadas, Aicelle Santos, Lara Maigue, Nar Cabico, and Reuben Laurente, along with the UP Concert Chorus and the Radioactive Sago Project. Proceeds from this benefit show will go to the Lumad Bakwit School Manobos and other Lumads, and the MMCAA’s Project MMaria (Quick Response to Emergencies) Initiative. Ticket prices range from P300 to P3,000 and are available via TicketWorld and the MMCAA office,
where an exclusive 4+1 (Buy 4 get 1) 40th anniversary promo on P3,000, P2,500 and P1,500 tickets is available. For details, e-mail alumni@mc.edu.ph or call the MMCAA office at 930-6272 loc. 1187.
Women’s Month at CCP
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) celebrates the Women’s Month this March with film screenings, theatrical readings, and a publication fair. The Arthouse Cinema, a project under the CCP Film, Broadcast and New Media Division, will feature cinematic works by women filmmakers, and films tackling women and gender issues. To be screened is Kip Oebanda’s Liway on March 14, 2 p.m., at Tanghalang Manuel Conde. Liway, which received the Audience Choice Award and Special Jury Commendation in the Cinemalaya 2018, is based on a true story about a young boy who lives with his parents inside Camp Delgado, a makeshift prison inside a military camp for both rebels and criminals. The screening of Liway will be followed at 5 p.m. by Women in Shorts, featuring Cinemalaya’s best short films including Mater by Annemikami Pablo (2015), Pusong Bato by Martika Escobar (2015); Wawa by Anj Macalanda (2015); Pektus by Isabel
Quesada (2016); Manong ng Pa-Aling by E del Mundo (2017); Lola Loleng by Che Tagyamon (2017); and Yakap by Mika Fabella and Rafael Froilan (2018). On March 28, there will be a back-toback screenings of Anna Francesca Espiritu’s Pan de Salawal (2018) and Inna Miren Salazar Acuña and Dos Ocampo’s Ang Bagong Pamilya ni Ponching (2016). The screenings will be 2 and 5 p.m., respectively, at Tanghalang Manuel Conde. Meanwhile, in partnership with the Women Playwrights International Philippines, there will be a Readathon of Women Plays on March 15 and 16, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the CCP’s Silangan Hall. On March 16, there will be a whole day fair featuring books, zines, and artworks created by women artists and authors called the Gandang Ganda Sa Sariling Gawa (GGSSG) Zine Fair, co-organized by the Gantala Press. All events are free and open to the public. For inquiries on film screenings, call the FBNMD at 832-1125 local 1702/1704. For the Readathon on Women Plays, call the Intertextual Division at 832-1125 local 1707.