ARTS

Rock opera ballet ‘Rama, Hari’ deserves to be called a national treasure

First conceptualized in 1979, this theatrical collaboration between National Artists is still pulsing with life

UP Vargas Museum opens after-hours for an art-rave party this Sept. 30

Taking cues from Jorge B. Vargas’s hosting residence Kawilihan, the university museum will open its doors past regular hours for a night of art, experimental rock, and electronic dance

You can watch the award-winning play ‘The Life of Pi’ in this local cinema this month

Eight other plays from UK’s National Theatre will be screened once a month until 2024

More than fate, ‘Past Lives’ is about choices

While the film’s premise hinges itself on the Korean idea of destiny or “inyun,” the choices the characters make based on the cards they’re dealt is an equally significant factor in how things play out

Lone copy of Ishmael Bernal’s controversial 1985 film ‘Gamitin Mo Ako’ screens for the first time in years

The movie by the National Artist for Film based on the screenplay by National Artist for Theater and Literature Rolando Tinio will be shown on Sep. 18 at Cinematheque Manila

September and October productions for every kind of theater-goer

Take your pick from original Filipino work, Broadway blockbusters, to thought-provoking pieces

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On turning 30 and coming of age through ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’

Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical speaks loudly to this generation of creatives

‘Iti Mapukpukaw’ is a story about /real/ love. Aliens be damned

Tenderness, compassion, humanity, and /real/ love trump alien abductions in director Carl Joseph Papa’s animated film, “Iti Mapukpukaw”

Micaela Benedicto’s art are stories and acts of remembering

The architect, artist, and musician talks about her recent move to a new studio, the stories behind her converging art practice, and how memory ties all of these narratives together

Eva Noblezada will star as Daisy Buchanan in the new ‘Gatsby’ musical

Paper Mill Playhouse’s highly anticipated production of the iconic American novel will run from Oct. 12 to Nov. 12