{"id":9579,"date":"2016-11-14T13:27:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T05:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=9579"},"modified":"2016-11-14T13:27:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T05:27:21","slug":"the-tempest-reimagined-a-filipino-adaptation-of-a-shakespeare-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/11\/14\/the-tempest-reimagined-a-filipino-adaptation-of-a-shakespeare-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tempest Reimagined: A Filipino Adaptation of a Shakespeare Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9585\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/5-temp.jpg\" alt=\"5-temp\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/5-temp.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/5-temp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/5-temp-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>A scene from the premiere of The Tempest Reimagined<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Tempest Reimagined play had opened last November 11 at the PETA Theater in Quezon City, and it left people in awe with great stage design, well-written script and unparalleled acting, with a mix of action, romance, and drama.<\/p>\n<p>The gala night started at 6 p.m. with cocktails served and opening remarks from Nicholas Thomas, Liza Magtoto, Nona Shepphard and British Ambassador to the Philippines, Asif Ahmad before the show started at 8:30pm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9586\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/2-temp.jpg\" alt=\"2-temp\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/2-temp.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/2-temp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/2-temp-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The British Ambassador to the Philippines, Asif Ahmad greets audience in Tagalog and shares his experience related on \u201cThe Tempest\u201d play<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Audience have witnessed a great performance directed by Nona Shepphard and impeccable story line made by the multi-awarded writer Liza Magtoto, who is also famous for her hit comedy musical, Rak of Aegis and Care Divas. The stage was designed by British designer, Marsha Roddy and decided to put on a minimal and productive use of the wood display. There may have been some technical glitch in the first 20-minute of the show but it continued with great and brilliant acting nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9587\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/9-temp.jpg\" alt=\"9-temp\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/9-temp.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/9-temp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/9-temp-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The stage was designed by British designer, Marsha Roddy. He makes use of the wood and painted it white,\u00a0bringing in a catastrophic vibe in the set<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9588\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/4-temp.jpg\" alt=\"4-temp\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/4-temp.jpg 850w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/4-temp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/4-temp-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><em>The Tempest Reimagined fuses together three cultures to tell the real stories of Yolanda survivors through the fantastic lens of the world\u2019s greatest playwright<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The play has fusion of east and west which uses Filipino and English language. Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cThe Tempest\u201d has very well narrated the lives of the Yolanda survivors and at the same time, still incorporates the original play. The moral of the story had encouraged the cast to reflect again on the meaning of power and loss; and portrays the bright side after the tragedy; hope and survival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What:\u00a0The Tempest Reimagined: A Filipino Adaptation of a Shakespeare Classic<\/p>\n<p>When: November 11-December 4<\/p>\n<p>Where:\u00a0PETA Theater Center\u00a0, No.5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City<\/p>\n<p>Ticket details:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\">WEEKDAYS (Wed &amp; Thu)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">P 1,408.08<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">VIP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">P 1,173.40<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Orchestra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">P 938.72<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Balcony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\">WEEKENDS (Fri, Sat, Sun)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">P 1,760.10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">VIP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">P 1,408.08<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Orchestra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">P 938.72<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Balcony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>For tickets and show schedule, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketworld.com.ph\/Online\/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&amp;BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=84EA6001-7D28-4620-8766-B23AA43B5A94\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A scene from the premiere of The Tempest Reimagined The Tempest Reimagined play had opened last November 11 at the PETA Theater in Quezon City, and it left people in awe with great stage design, well-written script and unparalleled acting, with a mix of action, romance, and drama. The gala night started at 6 p.m. with cocktails served and opening remarks from Nicholas Thomas, Liza Magtoto, Nona Shepphard and British Ambassador to the Philippines, Asif Ahmad before the show started at 8:30pm. The British Ambassador to the Philippines, Asif Ahmad greets audience in Tagalog and shares his experience related on \u201cThe Tempest\u201d play Audience have witnessed a great performance directed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[852,427,851],"class_list":["post-9579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-the-tempest","tag-the-tempest-reimagined","tag-the-tempest-reimagined-a-filipino-adaptation-of-a-shakespeare-classic"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/4-temp-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9589,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9579\/revisions\/9589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}