{"id":28947,"date":"2020-04-23T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T03:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=28947"},"modified":"2020-04-23T15:56:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T07:56:53","slug":"the-virgin-labfest-2020-streams-online-this-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2020\/04\/23\/the-virgin-labfest-2020-streams-online-this-june\/","title":{"rendered":"The Virgin Labfest 2020 Streams Online This June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">While the COVID-19 threat has seen the cancellation of many concerts, festivals, and theater shows\u2014The Virgin Labfest will be bringing their theatrical productions to the theater-going public in a unique way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Slated to happen on <strong>June 10 to 28, 2020<\/strong>, this year&#8217;s <strong>Virgin Labfest<\/strong> will be going fully-digital as a way to empower the public through these challenging times and deliver the necessary stories that we all need to witness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28952\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-Copy.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-Copy.png 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-Copy-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-Copy-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thevirginlabfest\/videos\/157057802299619\/\" target=\"_blank\">video announcement<\/a> made by JK Anicoche, the festival&#8217;s director and curator, it was revealed that this year&#8217;s festival is titled &#8220;<strong>Virgin Labfest 2020: Lab in the Time of COVID<\/strong>&#8221; with the theme \u201c<strong>Kapit<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This lockdown edition of the festival will feature <strong>nine (9) new works<\/strong> as their <strong>main performances<\/strong>. These works are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Blackpink&#8221;<\/strong> by Tyron Casumpang with the direction\u00a0of Jethro Tenorio<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Doggy&#8221;<\/strong> by Dustin Celestino with the direction of Roobak Valle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Titser Kit&#8221;<\/strong> by Jobert Grey Landeza with the direction of Adrienne Vergara<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Mayang Bubot sa Tag-Araw&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0by Mark Norman Boquiren with the direction of\u00a0Mark Mirando<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Multiverse&#8221;<\/strong> by Juliene Mendoza with the direction of\u00a0Fitz Edward Bitana<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Gin Bilog&#8221;<\/strong> by Luis Nario with the direction of James Harvey Estrada<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Dapithapon&#8221;<\/strong> by Jay Crisostomo with the direction of Sig Pecho<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Pilot Episode&#8221;<\/strong> by Floyd Tiogangco with the direction of Giancarlo Abrahan<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Papaano Turuan ang Babae Humawak ng Baril&#8221;<\/strong> by Daryl Pasion with the direction of Erika Estacio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28965\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/65145057_2216812378355300_7054745785274990592_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/65145057_2216812378355300_7054745785274990592_o.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/65145057_2216812378355300_7054745785274990592_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/65145057_2216812378355300_7054745785274990592_o-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>&#8220;Fangirl&#8221;\u00a0by Herlyn Alegres with the direction of Charles Yee from VLF 2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Additionally, this year&#8217;s Labfest will also feature <strong>six (6) new works<\/strong> that will be broadcasted as<strong> stage readings<\/strong>. The new shows are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Jenny Li&#8221;<\/strong> by Buch Dacanay with the direction of Nour Hooshmand<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Dominador Gonzales &#8211; National Artist&#8221;<\/strong> by Dingdong Novenario with the direction of Bunny Cadag<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Mongoiloda&#8217;s Casa de Pun&#8221;<\/strong> by Claro de los Reyes with the direction of Guelan Varela-Luarca<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Bagahe&#8221; by Nicko de Guzman with the direction of Joel Saracho<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Lady Masters&#8221;<\/strong> by Rouchelle Dinglasan with the direction of Joy Cerro<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Matira Matibay&#8221;<\/strong> by Bernice Dacara with the direction of\u00a0 Alon Segarra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you haven&#8217;t seen previous Labfest productions, fret not because this year&#8217;s festival will be revisiting <strong>three (3)<\/strong> of their previous works for virtual staging, namely:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Anak Ka Ng&#8221;<\/strong> by UZ Eliserio with the direction of Maynard Manansala<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Wanted: Male Boarders&#8221;<\/strong> by Rick Patriarca with the direction of George de Jesus<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>&#8220;Fangirl&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0by Herlyn Alegres with the direction of Charles Yee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28966\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/65227476_2223449147691623_8701054093256294400_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/65227476_2223449147691623_8701054093256294400_o.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/65227476_2223449147691623_8701054093256294400_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/65227476_2223449147691623_8701054093256294400_o-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Anak Ka Ng by UZ Eliserio with the direction of Maynard Manansala from VLF 2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Other activities to watch out for at VLF 2020 include <strong>four (4) roundtable discussions<\/strong> for directors, stage managers, production managers, and designers. There will also be a <strong>Playwrights Fair<\/strong> and a <strong>writing fellowship program\u2014<\/strong>all of which will be conducted online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>For more information, you may visit The Virgin Labfest&#8217;s official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thevirginlabfest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Details<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>What:<\/strong> Virgin Labfest 2020: Lab in the Time of COVID<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0June 10 to 28, 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Where to screen:\u00a0<\/strong>TBA<br \/>\n<strong>Registration:<\/strong>\u00a0TBA<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Images grabbed from The Virgin Labfest&#8217;s official Facebook page.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slated to happen on June 10 to 28, 2020, this year&#8217;s Virgin Labfest will be going fully-digital as a way to empower the public through these challenging times and deliver the necessary stories that we all need to witness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[293,65],"tags":[11116,11118,4830,11117],"class_list":["post-28947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-performance","category-theatre-plays","tag-the-virgin-labfest","tag-the-virgin-labfest-2020","tag-virgin-labfest","tag-virgin-labfest-2020"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28947"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28968,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28947\/revisions\/28968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}