by Ace Miel | Aug 29, 2024 | Press Release
Dead Man Walking, a contemporary opera by Jake Heggie, begins and ends with a murder. Based on the nonfiction book of the same title on the recollection of events that happened in 1982 by Sister Helen Prejean, Heggie’s Dead Man Walking is a harrowing yet beautiful...
by Ace Miel | Aug 27, 2024 | Press Release
The “love letter to theater” of Academy Award, Tony Award, and Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes, The Motive and The Cue, has been dispatched to the Philippine cinema through the CCP National Theatre Live program. Screening on August 27, 2024, 6pm, at Greenbelt 3 cinema,...
by Ace Miel | Aug 21, 2024 | Press Release
Carrying out its mission to support Filipino artists and make their works accessible to the broadest public, the Cultural Center of the Philippines shares its digital resources free of charge to readers and literature enthusiasts. CCP launches its Digital Products,...
by Ace Miel | Aug 17, 2024 | Press Release
The Cultural Center of the Philippines in partnership with the BenCab Museum launches two new exhibitions: Visions on Paper and Chronicles in Ink: Philippine Printmaking through the Decades, opening at the BenCab Museum’s Sepia Gallery and Gallery Indigo,...
by Ace Miel | Aug 16, 2024 | Feature Release, Press Release
The shoes that late Zenaida “Nedy” Tantoco wore were too big to fill, especially with her contributions and support to Philippine arts and culture. Her support had profoundly impacted the growth and support of the arts and cultural activities in the...
by Ace Miel | Aug 14, 2024 | Press Release
Hot on the success of the recently-concluded Cinemalaya Bente: Loob Lalim Lakas, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. have already set the artistic stakes even higher with the 10 new full-length finalists who will be competing in...
by Ace Miel | Aug 12, 2024 | Press Release
The docufiction film on the plight of the Ati community in Sitio Karabankalan brings home the prestigious Balanghai trophy for Best Film in the 20th edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. Directed by Iloilo-based filmmakers Arlie Sweet...
by Ace Miel | Aug 10, 2024 | Press Release
Immerse into the enchanting melodies of traditional Korean musical instruments in a special concert event, The Forest Music Band Dung Dda Koong, on August 18, 3pm, at the Tanghalang Ignacio B. Gimenez (CCP Blackbox Theater). Ideal for children over three years old,...
by Ace Miel | Aug 8, 2024 | Press Release
Cinemalaya Bente culminates its run with the digitally restored classic film on August 11. After its successful run at the Cannes Film Festival, classic Filipino Bona returns home to the Philippines and closes the 20th edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent...
by Ace Miel | Aug 7, 2024 | Feature Release, Press Release
In 2005, the Philippine film industry seemed to be on a decline. The cost of producing films was too high, while digital technology and new methods of filmmaking were on the rise. The Philippine cinema could not keep up with the changing times. Stories that were not...
by Ace Miel | Aug 6, 2024 | Press Release
On August 10, 3pm, it will definitely be a night of nostalgia as Japanese conductor Yoshinao Osawa returns to the Philippine stage and once again conducts the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in a special concert, titled Nostalgia: Music from MOVIE MUSICALS and More!...
by Ace Miel | Aug 5, 2024 | Press Release
Engage with filmmakers and other industry leaders at the Cinemalaya Bente: loob, Lalim, Lakas, happening until August 11, at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay Japan Town. Now in its 20th year, Cinemalaya has always included educational components and other engagements to...
