They do not depend on government, because they are its mere pawns. Theater is not just something you see on stage, especially in the Philippines and Asian country, it reflects highly on our culture and our lives. ... based on his English play "Fathers and Sons," based on his short story "Three Generations" ... TWENTY-FIRST SEASON - 2007 to 2008. They struggle every day, and find that they survive. Working with local hiphop cultureâs roots in speaking out against oppression and creating a community, and inspired by the songs of Gloc-9 and its ability to critically engage with issues that are important and relevant, Kleptomaniacs is the story of our common and current struggle against the need and hunger that corruption breeds. Our society is currently bereft with all these news about Napoles and the other lawmakers have done in our country. By then the revolutionary forces for Philippine Independence was being conducted in three key fronts. When teenage girls were discovered “trying to conjure spirits,” fear surrounded the villagers of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. House lawmakers debate commission to investigate U.S. Capitol riot, Tanghalang Pilipino stages Filipino play based on John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’. The play, first performed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and then at the Theatre Le Rond Point in Paris by Tanghalang Pilipino, forces us to take a closer and more critical look at our sense of nationalism. Just like all of Layeta Bucoyâs play, expect that in Kleptomaniacs she had been more daring and has level-up even more if I say so myself.  It is indeed a new and unique way to expose the “cancer” of our society. Lam-ang is his first lead role and first stage play in Tanghalang Pilipino. ( Log Out / Tanghalang Pilipino's Himala the Musicale has been chosen to represent the Philippines in the Asian Contemporary Theater Festival in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, this November. If you think Rap is just simply saying a beat, well it’s not – there’s lots of “rapping-style”, and Tanghalang Pilipino has them all in this play – Rap and fliptop, local hiphop, and everything in between. Considered as Noriega’s most famous work, this play was premiered by Teatro Pilipino in 1975 under the direction of Rolando Tinio, and has since been staged many times by Bulwagang Gantimpala, Tanghalang Pilipino and by other theater groups, under the direction of Tony Espejo, Pio de Castro III, and Anton Juan Jr., among others. Discover how Carlos and his equally brilliant creative team of Nonoy Froilan (choreographer), Chino Toledo (musical director), Katsch Catoy (lighting designer and technical director), Tuxqs Rutaquio (set designer) and an exceptionally talented ensemble of actors-singers-dancers, transform the 110-year old Sarswela of Severino Reyes (Lola Basyang), first performed in Teatro Libertad in Manila in 1902, into a 2012 musically and visually delightful, heart-rending timely play … Kleptomaniacs runs until July 27 2014, at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. This is about Taboâs world crumbling before him, and his decision to rise to the occasion as unlikely hero. Credits to Jojit Lorenzo via JC Santos. Actor JC Santos will play Lam-ang in a musical to be staged by the CCP’ Tanghalang Pilipino. Honestly speaking, that’s really pathetic. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Star of stage and screen Irma Adlawan won her first Gawad Buhay, the annual Philstage Awards for the Performing arts – April 28, 2016. Katsuri (Visayan for “mouse”) features the struggle of sugar plantation workers in Negros, a province where farmers are killed over land conflicts. Tickets are available at the CCP Box Office, Ticket2Me, Bliimo and all Ticketworld outlets. The narrative makes sure this production has its feet so deeply rooted in the ground, where the importance of its message is one thatâs not thrown in your face, or is forced down your throat. Ang Pag-uusig, a Filipino translation of the Tony Award-winning play “The Crucible” by world renowned playwright Arthur Miller is the second production of Tanghalang Pilipino (TP)’s 31st season. She was honored as Outstanding Female Lead Performance in a Play for Tanghalang Pilipino’s MGA BUHAY NA APOY. The musical begins at the turn of the 20th century when the Philippines was newly under the control of the American colonials. Opening the 28th Season of Tanghalang Pilipino, the official theatre company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines,  Kleptomaniacs is the first ever rap musical that will surely stings with the many truths it parlays. We’ve seen it all…Not! “It hopes to be catalyst of empathy and social action,” says Guelan, who shares staging credits with the members of the Tanghalang Pilipino Actors Company (AC). Call TicketWorld at 891-9999 or contact 0917-750-0107 for more details. Tanghalang Pilipino Actors Company alumnus Tex Ordoñez-de Leon marks her return within the CCP realm to play Baglan, the storyteller of the said musical. I was one of the bloggers who had a small sit-down talk with Tata Nanding and a handful of of the trad media and a blogger and talked casually regarding the premise of the play. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. L-R – Yvonne Ricaro, John Sanchez, Brian Ramos Synopsis.  The play is also great for the youth, the beat and take is so contemporary that students and young people should definitely watch this. Opening on July 11 and runs until July 27 2014, at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, I really ask  people to do watch this. On its 42nd Theater Season, Adaptation | Pagbabanyuhay: Bagong Anyo ng Buhay, Tanghalang Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools, will be presenting password: 03d1pu5_R3x, a present-day adaptation of Sophocles’ first play from the immortal Oedipus trilogy.The production is one that will make use of Rolando S. Tinio’s Filipino translation of the play… Tanghalang Pilipino is the leading exponent of Philippine theater and the resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Cast of "Ang Sinungaling" 2002: 1ST SEASON 1987-1988. We all suffer in the hands of Kleptomaniacs. Lam-Ang’s lead actor JC Santos had also admitted that he’d been away from the theater stage for too long and re-learning the discipline of acting on stage has been difficult for him. Tanghalang Pilipino’s (TP) second offering for their 33rd season is a years-in-the-making staging of “Of Mice and Men,” adapted into Filipino—both in language and context—by Bibeth Orteza and directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna. We’ve seen it all…Not! Liongoren for STUDIO111 from the Tanghalang Pilipino Facebook page First among them is Batlog, who slays the young Oryol's friend Opon, a gigantic boar, … Want more Coconuts? It is directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio, composition and arrangement by Jose Carlo L. Frios and Nina Virgin, musical direction and co-arrangement by Jed Caballero Balsamo, choreography by Nestee Mamaril Gamilla, costume design by James Reyes, and lighting design by John Batalla. This theme tackles the instability of the human personality that eventually leads to ramifications such as illnesses, psychological and social imperfections, and tragedies. Ticket prices start at PHP800 (US$15) each, and are available on Ticketworld’s website. Tanghalang Pilipino’s “Katsuri” runs from October 4 to 27, at the CCP Tanghalang Huseng Batute. Instead the surface is enough to enthrall you with simplicity: this is a community that struggles every day and lives to tell the tale. The play will also pay tribute to a slain activist in Negros Occidental, who was killed at the onset of the increased military deployment in the said province. Tanghalang Pilipino envisions raising Philippine theatre to heights of professional and artistic excellence, dedicated to developing and training actors, playwrights and designers with special emphasis in the production of original Filipino plays. Click here for more stories like “Katsuri by Tanghalang Pilipino: A Review”. In this carefully rendered musical play of José Rizal’s novel, Noli Me Tangere, Tanghalang Filipino makes a brave dash into the delightfully unexpected: a gripping performance of the comedic and the profoundly dark in the national hero’s telling of the Filipino tale under Spanish colonial and religious rule.It appears that Gemora was only too pleased to … For more information, group sales, sponsorships, special performances call Ms. Cherry Bong Z. Edralin, TP’s marketing manager, 0917-750-0107 or 0918-959-3949, or e-mail: cherry_edralin888@yahoo.com The stage wasn’t as complex as compared to some of the previous productions but it worked well with how extra the movements and blockings were done by the actors. Solid piece of storytelling, yes — but the whole displaced-ranch-workers-during-the-Great-Depression premise doesn’t exactly give us island dwellers on this side of the hemisphere much to relate to. Tanghalang Pilipino explores the world of Filipino myths and legends with a dance-theatre musical interpretation of the Bicolano epic, “Ibalong”. Adapted for stage by playwright Rody Vera, the play is directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio with musical direction by Carol Bello and choreography by Alden Lugnasin. Layeta Bucoyâs Kleptomaniacs opens Tanghalang Pilipinos 28th Theater Season on July 11 2014. The various productions presented in the upcoming season are not here to dishearten anyone but TP’s aim is to stay … I have a huge feeling that “Kleptomaniacs” would have a powerful effect on the audience as the play could never be more timely as it should. ), OUINE’S EVENTS COORDINATION RATES AND PACKAGES, Follow SPOTLIGHT THEATRE on WordPress.com. Ms. Bibeth changed the Of Mice and Men’s original character’s name from Lenny to Toto to honor the fallen Bayan Muna candidate who was supposed to be their point-person on all research in Negros for the play, as … Local theater company Tanghalang Pilipino, however, is bringing Steinbeck’s story a little closer to home by staging a performance of Katsuri, which gives the original novel a localized flavor and twist. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account.  The worst part is they treat this as if it is just a game, they can get away with it, and treat it like a star vehicle. Sign up for our newsletters! I’m not saying this because I love theatre and even studied it, I’m saying this because it has a message and a transformative realization that will make audience to truly talk about it after each show has been done. It’s a play that is distinctly Pinoy and I personally could vouch for that as there’s that certain “angas” but with heart. Hearing what Tata Nanding had to say about the germinal idea about this and relate it to the society is quite disturbing honestly, and to sum-up these information in a nutshell would not be enough. By Nicanor Tiongson. This is definitely for this generation of young ones who are familiar with rap icons like Gloc-9 and very much swooned to Fliptop champ Abra. For more information, visit Tanghalang Filipino’s Facebook page. Past shows of Tanghalang Pilipino Compiled by WALTER ANG . But Napoles etc,  who are already rich and  still have the gall to “steal” they are the major kleptomaniacs of the society. Honestly, don’t they have any conscience? In the press release, entitled âKleptomaniacsâ and the promise of the first rap musical I do agree with them in all angles. This adaptation’s original cast include theater darlings Jonathan Tadioan and Marco Viaña, as well as Antonette Go, Lhorvie Nuevo, and Manok Nellas, along with performers from the Tanghalang Pilipino Actors Company. Read more Coconuts Manila articles here. This play, which aims to rediscover a significant portion of Philippine culture and heritage, is inspired by the published Ilocano version of Isabelo delos Reyes and Tagalog translations of Angel Acacio and Ariel Tabag. Tanghalang Ateneo is the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University.The company weaves into its work the theatrical traditions of the University's sesquicentennial past: the devotion of the salon de actos at the Escuela Municipal, the eloquence of the Ateneo Dramatics Guild, the joie de vivre of the Ateneo Players Theater, and the … Gatchalian’s past plays include “Ambon ng Kristal” (1994 First Prize Palanca Award for One-Act Play) and “Ang Tiririt ng Ibong Adarna,” both staged by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta). Remember the 1937 John Steinbeck novel about vagabond ranch workers in California looking for work during the United States’ Great Depression? ( Log Out / It will be staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) Little Theater from Oct. 4 to 27. The 11-strong cast of Himala the Musicale will perform the play using Tagalog prose and lyrics while English and Chinese translations will be screened overhead for the sake … This is our story. John Sanchez portrays Jose E. Marco/Matandang Lalaki and Yvonne Ricaro as Asawa PHOTOS COURTESY OF TANGHALANG ATENEO The play closes the 27 th Theater Season from February 21 to March 9, 2014 at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino. Lam-ang is an ethno-epic musical that re-imagines and reinterprets Biag ni Lam-ang, the oldest among the folk epics of Luzon. This article, Tanghalang Pilipino stages Filipino play based on John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ , originally appeared on Coconuts , Asia's leading alternative media company. Katsuri’s main actors are Tanghalang Pilipino Actors Company’s senior talents Marco Viaña who plays George and Jonathan Tadioan as Toto. It has successfully presented hundreds of productions over more than 30 theater seasons, earning numerous awards and citations while generating one of the best attendance records among the CCP's resident companies. Rap they say is the language of identity and to have done in this play that speaks of people searching  for those people who are at a lost to look at people to look up to. Tickets available at all TicketWorld outlets. For more information, visit Tanghalang Filipino’s Facebook page. Another admirable about this production, they ingeniously use the different styles of rap in this play. The play, first performed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and then at the Theatre Le Rond Point in Paris by Tanghalang Pilipino, forces its audience to take a closer and more critical look at their sense of nationalism. Tanghalang Pilipino envisions raising Philippine theater to heights of professional and artistic excellence, dedicated to developing and training actors, playwrights and designers with special emphasis in the production of original Filipino … In this world, kleptomania is the reason for hunger and want. The underlying theme of this Bicol epic is about taking… The Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) the resident drama group of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is very excited as they goes experimental with the upcoming musical stage play “Batang Mujahideen” written by Malou Jacob- a Dramatist and a Cultural Provocateur, SEAWRITE, CCP Gawad Sining and Gawad Balagtas Awardee, dramaturgy by Dominique La … ( Log Out / This article, Tanghalang Pilipino stages Filipino play based on John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company. The stage adaptation will be helmed by esteemed entertainment industry OGs, the husband-and-wife duo of writer Bibeth Orteza and director Carlos Siguion-Reyna. Texts by: Elmar Ingles Photos courtesy of: me With four major awards each, the Philippine Educational Theater Association’s Skin Deep and Tanghalang Pilipino’s Golden Child and Kudeta won the most number of production, technical and performance awards in the 2008 Gawad Buhay, the PHILSTAGE Awards for the Performing Arts, held last night (February 18, … ( Log Out / Kleptomaniacs is about this world where people donât only speak of resilience, they actually consciously live it. It is the inexplicable violence of corruption in government that creates this community in dire need. Tanghalang Pilipino formally opens its 28th season dubbed as DIS/EASE. Those who are familiar with the  local hiphop culture, you would see that the dance and movement that are part of this storyâs telling is distinctly of the present, even as it refuses to fall into the trap of foreign mimicry. While, I don’t agree that when a poor man steals money for his sick wife or starving children because the end does not justifies the means – but I can personally say, I understand them and where they are coming from. 1 PILIPINAS CIRCA 1907. Similar to the original novel, the play will cover issues of inequality, and how human relationships on the micro level can end up affecting a larger group of individuals’ lives, and society itself. The following is part of the  press release from Tanghalang Pilipino that provides rich and in-depth information about the play, I personally do not want to change it as it is well written and I believe it must be read as its words truly strikes a punch. Local theater company Tanghalang Pilipino, however, is ...This article, Tanghalang Pilipino stages Filipino play based on John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men', originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company. Tanghalang Pilipino (Philippine Theater) is the leading exponent of Philippine theater and the resident drama company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines since its organization in 1987. The story, the words and the way it is said does not flinch, and yes, all songs are in the form of the rap song, all dialogue happen like a fliptop battle.  In fact, I wish there would be some focus group discussion after every performance of Kleptomaniacs. Just like always Tanghalang Pilipino is bound to bring us something old (our cultural roots), something new (first-ever rap musical), something borrowed (in this case, borrowed from Dailies and News), and something true (world-class talents with an objective to transform our society and its citizens to be true to their country). Movie and TV actor JC Santos is going back to his roots and first love, the theater, to play the lead role of Lam-ang in a musical to be staged by Tanghalang Pilipino at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). “Batang Mujahideen” taps artist, playwright and Tanghalang Ateneo’s Artistic Director Guelan Luarca to helm the play. This is a world where government is but a shadow that people live against, and without. Jacob's play, "Batang Mujahideen" will be staged by Tanghalang Pilpino starting February 22 (with only 3 p.m. performance) until March 8, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Little Theater. This is the story of the simpleton that is Tabo, who finds hope in love, and finds reason in the midst of ruin. The military was under Gen. Macario Sakay, The labor sector was under Dominador Gomez. He has also translated Nick Pichay’s “Almanac for a Revolution” (“Ang Dalawang Buhay ni Plaridel”), also staged by Peta. "Mujahideen" in Arabic is the plural form of "mujahid," which means someone engaged in a "jihad," or a war against the enemies of Islam. Just like always Tanghalang Pilipino is bound to bring us something old (our cultural roots), something new (first-ever rap musical), something borrowed (in this case, borrowed from Dailies and News), and something true (world-class talents with an objective to transform our society and its citizens to be true to their country). Change ), WORKSHOPS (Basic Visual Arts , Acting, Directing etc.
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