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A look back: Nick Joaquin’s N.Y. ‘Portrait’ in 1997
By Tony Joaquin Nick Joaquin loved to read The New Yorker magazine and even imitated Broadway musicals that featured Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Nick would have enjoyed New York City — Manhattan particularly. But when he was awarded a travel grant by the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, he had no time but just a brief […]
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Edgy theater exhibit debuts in the U.S.
A national exposition of American sociopolitical theater under the sign of President Barack Obama, is making its U.S. debut in Long Beach, Calif. Entitled “From the Edge,” this USITT Design Exhibition has returned from Prague and will be on display March 28 to 31 at the USITT’s 52nd annual Conference & Stage Expo at the […]
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A dance company where size, shape do not matter
By Cristina DC Pastor When you watch a BalaSole Dance Company performance, it would be easy to get momentarily distracted by some sort of physical misalignment. For example, not all female dancers are slender, and not all male dancers are taller than the women. But that kind of “diversity” is what Roberto Villanueva’s two-year-old company […]
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Why are Asian Americans invisible on N.Y. stage? Feb. 13 town hall to confront underrepresentation
By Randy Gener The Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) released on January 30 a slew of statistics which they argue constitute the smoking gun that Asian American performers are not part of “the trend toward more inclusive casting” in New York theater. In a prepared statement, the coalition states that: • “Asian American performers […]
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Fish and florals by Ricky Montilla
“Montilla in New York” from February 27 to March 9 presents artist Ricky Montilla’s collection of 15 oil paintings at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. Montilla, who took up Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas, has had several solo shows and participated in group shows in the Philippines and throughout Asia. He […]
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Conductor debuts at storied Carnegie Hall
By Lydia V. Solis Nové Deypalan becomes the first FilAm conductor to perform at storied Carnegie Hall with the premiere of “Dream of a Hundred Flowers” on February 3. “I will be conducting for Saxophone Quartet (PRISM Quartet), percussions and four Chinese instruments by a terrific composer, Fang Man,” he said. The New York Times […]
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A Taza de Oro reunion with H.R. Ocampo
By Cristina DC Pastor On a gloomy overcast morning, H.R. Ocampo’s abstracts gazed at a street digging on W 20th, with Malang’s screen print and Bencab’s etching seemingly keeping them company. How the Taza de Oro masters got together at the MH Art and Framing Gallery off Fifth Avenue, credit goes to one of its […]
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‘Balagtasan’ at the Bowery Poetry Club Oct. 12
Poets Vim Nadera, Mike Coroza, and Teo Antonio will be performing a ‘balagtasan’ at the Bowery Poetry Club on October 12. Balagtasan is the tradition of poetic joust featuring extemporaneous debates in verse. The term got its name from prominent poet Francisco Balagtas noted for his “Florante at Laura” literary epic. Think of it as […]
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Queens authors, dancers in Oct. 11 translation performance
Queens in Love with Literature – or Quill — presents a creative translation event featuring performances by members of the Quill Artist Advisor Committee in collaboration with local choreographers at Green Space Studio in Long Island City on October 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Featured author/translators, including FilAm writer Luis Francia, Panagiota Lilikaki […]