If you can’t read music Then reflect on the sounds And figure out What they are trying to say. If you can’t read music Then learn how to appreciate silence…
Category: Arts and Culture
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
STAR-STRUCK!
(Article below is one of the essays in the forthcoming book, ENCOUNTERS IN THE ARTS by Pablo Tariman. To reserve copies, call 09065104270 or email: artsnewsservice@gmail.com) To what extent…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
BACH, FREUD, EROS AND THE ARTS
(Editor’s Note: The following article will appear in the book, “Encounters in the Arts” by the columnist. To order copies, text 09065104270 or email: artsnewsservice@gmail.com) Long before I started…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
2023 MMFF BEST ACTOR AWARDEE IS CEDRICK JUAN
In the first advanced screening of GomBurZa at Gateway cinema, Paul Cedrick Juan, who played Padre Jose Burgos, was just initially checking out how technically good the movie was. But…
THE BEST OF 2023 IN THE ARTS
It was the year the performing arts came back with a vengeance after the uncertain years of 2020, 2021 and 2022. The year also saw the changing of the guard…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
FINDING CHRISTMAS & HOPE FOR THE NEW YEAR (For Mae Paner, Precious Leano and Alex Baluyut)
I didn’t find Christmas in shopping malls in festive tables groaning with food even in endless parties where you hear distilled cocktail laughter even as children cry for relief in…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
CHRISTMAS AND COOKING
FILIPINO holidays are mostly about family and friends gathered around a dining table. And with the Christmas holidays just a few days away, I can’t help reminiscing about memorable dinners…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
MALI by Pablo A. Tariman a strain of Shostakovich and you remember a daughter and son in law figuring out what’s left of their abridged lives behind bars …
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
‘LET’S AVOID PAROCHIAL CHOICES’ – CCP CHAIR JAIME C. LAYA
Filipino talents now abound and being cheered not only in native shores but also in Europe and USA. Thus, said CCP chair Jaime C. Laya as he urged cultural workers…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
THE 2023 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: MORE OF SAMEOUTPUT?
The 49 th edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival is all set to unfold December 25 2023 with ten films vying for assorted festival prizes and awards. It used…