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Greta Lood’s love affair with Central Park
By Cristina DC Pastor Imagine a trio of women enjoying a scenic boat ride in a Claude Monet painting. Artist Greta Lood did not just imagine it; she made it happen. She invited two of her Filipina friends to go rowing under Central Park’s Bow Bridge. Instead of wearing summer hats, each one cradled a […]
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Roberto Villanueva’s BalaSole to present 4th anniversary dance concert July 18-19
Roberto Villanueva, founder and executive-artistic director of BalaSole Dance Company, presents the 13th concert season of BalaSole in Melange, a new program of 10 dancers/choreographers in a broad range of styles, music choices and artistic voices, on July 18 & 19 at Ailey Citigroup Theater on West 55th Street. In only four short years, BalaSole […]
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How a globalized world can lead to the erosion of cultural traditions
By M. Teresa Lapid Rodriguez Born and raised in the Philippines — growing up in the town of Guagua in Pampanga province — I face the fundamental issues of cultural identity every day on simply looking at food on the table: from Chinese noodles, to Spanish paella, American burger, or Filipino ‘kare-kare.’ One definition of […]
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Maya Angelou tells her florist: ‘Oh, I love Filipinos.’
By Cristina DC Pastor There was never a tangled Christmas tree light in the many years – since 1998 – that florist Dennis Josue had been decorating the Harlem home of Maya Angelou. But one time was embarrassingly memorable. Dennis of Fantasia Floral Design on the Upper East Side, was called back to Angelou’s house. […]
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Siblings Lia and Jeffrey Cirio are principal dancers at Boston Ballet
The Boston Ballet has announced its New York Tour June 25th to 29th. Two of their principal dancers, Filipino American siblings Lia and Jeffrey Cirio, will be performing with the company at the Lincoln Center. The Cirio siblings are such outstanding dancers, they have been featured in Boston’s leading publications and dance magazines. It all […]
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3 artists to perform in May 17 concert ‘Affair to Remember’
“An Affair to Remember” concert, featuring a pianist, a tenor and a visual artist, will be presented on May 17 at 6 p.m. at The Church of the Epiphany at 375 Second Avenue in Manhattan. The concert features pianist Xingjia Yao; tenor Rogelio Peñaverde Jr.; and oil pastel artist, according to organizer, La Comunidad de […]
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Many claimants to Imelda Marcos’s paintings; she could be one of them
By Cristina DC Pastor At least three entities have competing claims over Claude Monet’s water lily painting, believed to be owned by former First Lady Imelda Marcos, and the proceeds from its sale to a London gallery. There could be more, according to the District Attorney of New York (DA) in court documents obtained by […]
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Portrait of a diplomat as an artists’ model
By Cristina DC Pastor The usually unflappable Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. sat all by himself on a long, lonely sofa. He was not entertaining CEOs or world leaders. Instead, he was facing a coterie of artists sizing him up with their oils and watercolors. “This is something different,” de Leon said, smiling as […]
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Domestic worker offers artwork to raise funds for the PHL
“Banyuhay” — or metamorphosis — is the theme of Mona Lunot-Kuker’s exhibit of paintings. It also describes her artwork, her personal life and what she believes her typhoon-decimated country of origin, the Philippines, should look forward to. The exhibit will be on November 30th at the Mountain Province Café, 234 Union Avenue in Brooklyn, from […]