National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes is into her early 80s and still preoccupied with dance as she invites one in the restaging of one of her acclaimed works, Carmina…
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1973 MISS UNIVERSE AS CCP PRESIDENT, AUTHOR AND AS FRIEND OF SALVADOR DALI
At 70, Margarita Moran-Floirendo (known to friends as Margie Moran Floirendo) can rightfully say she has done everything she needs to do after the glory of being Miss Universe 1973.…
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ARTHUR ESPIRITU DEBUTS AS POLLIONE IN NORMA
Filipino tenor Arthur Espiritu debuts as the Roman consul Pollione in the opera Norma by Bellini at Oper Klosterneuburg in Austria July 6 to August 4, 2024. The other lead…
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GREAT CONCERTS IN MAY
The first week of the humid and infernal month of May yielded outstanding performances and great soloists involving two orchestral ensembles and an all-Bach cello recital. Friday night (May 3)…
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WHEN BOTH MUSIC TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INSPIRE
The most curious thing in the music world is the student-teacher relationship. The world of the aspiring musicians almost always begins with his or her first teachers. The first impressions…
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THE DANCE ADVOCACY OF SHIRLEY HALILI-CRUZ
When the country’s dance community observed International Dance Day last April 27, it was also perfect time for dance advocates to get together and celebrate the unifying power of dance…
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EYES
I believe My grandson has magic eyes When his looks wipe away The look of heavy burden In my psyche. It’s a miracle A day of ennui Turns into…
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TWO POEMS
ELEGY. I am trying to catch the best of Life as lived with my grandchildren I am trying to comprehend death When I see humans good as dead As…
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‘CECILE LICAD SHOULD BE NAMED NATIONAL ARTIST FOR MUSIC’ – PRINCESS NEMENZO
Even as the good reviews are pouring in from both audience and cultural cognoscenti, National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario did a unique tribute to Cecile Licad with a poem…
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ROCK STAR RECEPTION FOR CECILE LICAD AT THE MET
A day after she received double standing ovation at the Manila Metropolitan Theater, Cecile Licad agreed to answer assorted questions from the media. The questions are mainly on how she…