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UNTRIED, UNTESTED, UNSTAGED. Virgin Labfest shows the best of unpublished stage plays by the country’s playwrights. Photo courtesy of Cultural Center of the Philippines official website. Virgin Labfest is a laboratory festival that showcases new plays written by both up-and-coming and established playwrights. The festival aims to give Filipino playwrights a venue to present their unpublished, unstaged, untested, and untried works to theatergoers. This year’s Virgin Labfest will showcase 12 new works, 3 audience favorites from last year’s festival, 5 staged readings, and fragments from 3 new plays presented as site-specific performances. A new feature, called From Stage to Screen, showcases film screenings of outstanding stage plays that […]
The Cultural Center of the Philippines, in cooperation with Caruso Ristorante Italiano, Rustan’s Commercial Corporation, and the Philippine Italian Association (PIA), brings to the country one of Italy’s best sopranos, Elena Monti, for a one-night only concert on May 28, 2016 at the CCP Little Theater. ITALIAN SOPRANO ELENA MONTI graces the CCP Little Theater for a one-night only concert. Event poster courtesy of Societa Dante Alighieri. Born in Milan, Elena Monti has debuted in some of the most prestigious Italian and international theaters. She has appeared in Haendel’s Partenope, Haydn’s Orlando Paladino, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She has performed in various concerts all over the world […]
Markdown Madness, one of the biggest sale events in town, is back this May! Jumpstart your back-to-school and rainy day preps by ticking off shoes and apparel from your shopping list! Get as much as 70% off discount from May 11 to 15, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the MARKET! MARKET! Activity Center. Participating brands include: Skechers, Merrell, Sperry, Keds, Pony, Polo Ralph Lauren, and No Fear. Markdown Madness is one grand sale event you wouldn’t want to miss! Mark your calendars and be sure to get the hottest deals in town! For more information and updates, visit Markdown Madness on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MarkdownMadness.
The humble carabao, kalabaw, or water buffalo has been the country’s beast of burden for many generations. They have worked tirelessly with farmers, plowing rice fields before planting and carrying harvested rice as soon as they are sown. To honor their efforts, the town of Pulilan, Bulacan celebrate the Kneeling Carabao Festival. THE TRADITION CONTINUES. Event poster courtesy of Kneeling Carabao Festival Facebook page. The Kneeling Carabao Festival is celebrated every 14th of May. It honors both the hardworking water buffalo, considered as the country’s unofficial national animal, and San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. Festivities are highlighted by a street dancing competition, the carabao race, […]
