ARTS

isabela by kaisa aquino book review
Kaisa Aquino’s debut novel articulates why a woman’s place is in the struggle

“Aquino’s language is at once lush, profound, and intimate, allowing the reader to access as though in close contact the genesis of the wounds troubling her torrent of characters”

theater june to august
Happening June to August: 10 theater shows to watch this season

The late Floy Quintos’ swan song, new unstaged one-act plays, reruns of some of the most talked-about productions, and more are on stage this quarter

bar boys musical
‘Bar Boys’ original musical: Remarkable beyond reasonable doubt

Although adapted from a 2017 Cinemalaya film of the same title, “Bar Boys” stands on its own with a balanced production that proves to be one of the best shows running this season

Marina Cruz Rodel Tapaya artists at Istorya Studio in Bulacan
Artists Marina Cruz and Rodel Tapaya find a new canvas for creation in books with IsTorya

IsTorya Studios in Bulacan is not just Cruz and Tapaya’s creative respite; It is also a platform for artists who want to tell stories beyond the canvas, and a boost for small independent creators who want to amplify the voices of others

Parokya ni Edgar musical
The trippy, theatrical spectacle that is the Parokya ni Edgar musical

The newest jukebox musical is an amalgamation of comedy with commentary, women empowerment(?) with crass jokes, crazy randomness with a story that somehow works but also… does it?

9 works theatrical rent musical manila 2024
‘Rent’ in 2024 is a reminder to spend the days you have with love

“No day but today” is musical theater’s YOLO, and it’s telling us to go out to live life, and love

one more chance popoy and basha
Popoy and Basha’s love story gets the theater treatment in ‘One More Chance’ musical

Expanded characterizations and scenes, backed by Ben&Ben’s songs make the musical a fair 2024 update

This upcoming book features the lesser known creatures of PH mythology

“Mythica Obscura” is a compendium of creatures and gods in Philippine mythology who would otherwise be left in the shadows

greenbelt 1 when it was first opened as greenbelt square designed by leandro v. locsin
Greenbelt 1 is not the first Locsin building demolished in Makati and it will not be the last

Before he was a National Artist for Architecture, Locsin’s prolific body of work began with a few buildings along and around Ayala Avenue—where most of it also met their fall

‘Miss Saigon’ makes a spectacular return to Manila

More than two decades since it was staged in Manila, “Miss Saigon” returns with more Filipinos in its cast, a testament to the heritage of talent it has fostered over the years