Your Weekend Guide (September 16, 2016)
EXHIBITS
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts presents Sound of Silence: Remembering Martial Law, which runs until Sept. 30 at the NCCA Gallery, G/F, NCCA Building, 633 General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila. The exhibit features works of artist Edgar Talusan Fernandez.
Pablo Fort is running an exhibit titled The Pastilan Dong! featuring works by a four-man band who are all visual artists based in Manila — Kaloy Olavides on guitar/vocals, Pow Martinez on guitar, Stanley Ruiz on bass and Vin Zafra on drums. The show will be up until Sept. 17.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines invites comics and art enthusiasts to Mars Ravelo Reinterpreted, an exhibit of works by 13 visual artists, curated by Dean Zuberi Africa, at the Bulwagang Juan Luna (Main Gallery) and Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino (3F Hallway Gallery) of CCP. Exhibit runs until Nov. 13.
Nixxio and Ovvian Castrillo, sculptors and children of the late Eduardo Castrillo, have chosen to anchor their practices to that of their father. The two sculptors have a joint exhibition titled Anchor: Homage to Eduardo Castrillo on view until Sept. 30 at Galerie Joaquin, 371 P. Guevarra Street, corner Montessori Lane, Addition Hills, San Juan.
The Yuchengco Museum, in partnership with the Embassy of Mexico, opens Mexican Modernity: 20th Century Paintings from the Zapanta Mexican Art Collection on Sept. 17, 5:30 p.m., at the Yuchengco Musuem, RCBC Plaza, in Makati City. There will be a talk and a guided tour by guest curator Gregorio Luke before the official opening. The exhibit will be on view until Nov. 24.
ArtInformal presents Prelude to A Billion Years by Constantino Zicarelli, on view until Oct. 8. ArtInformal is located at 277 Connecticut St. Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City.
Joven Ignacio’s Aliw-iw is on view at the Lobby Lounge Luxe of Makati Shangri-La Manila until Sept. 18.
Blanc Gallery has three ongoing exhibits: Epjey Pacheco’s Self-inflicted Madness, JJ Zamoranos’ Full Metal Plastic, and Egg Fiasco’s Realms. Blanc is located at 145 Katipunan Ave., Quezon City.
Galeria Duemila presents There, Not There and On The Way, by Australian artist Tony Twigg, until Sept. 30. Galeria Duemila is located at 201 Loring St., Pasay City.
Studio 1616 artists Lendl Arvin, Kiko Urquiola, and Gian Miroe Surban come together in a painting exhibition titled Immerse, at Secret Fresh Gallery in Ronac Art Center, San Juan, Greenhills.
A first solo show for a Malaysian contemporary artist at the Ayala Museum, the landmark exhibit of Yee I-lann titled Yee I-lann: 2005-2016, is on view until Oct. 2.
Kaida Contemporary presents Biophilia, a solo exhibition by Mark Dawn Arcamo, until Sept. 19. Kaida Contemporary is located at 45 Scout Madriñan St., South Triangle, Quezon City.
The Goethe-Institut Philippines presents Club Berlin: Electronic Music and Photography, an event to engage both sight and sound, curated by Heiko Hoffman and Alfons Hug, featuring photographic works of Berlin’s 1990s club scene by Martin Eberle and portraits by Berghain club member Sven Marquardt. The exhibit will also feature rare footage from the Boiler Room, an underground platform. The exhibit runs until Sept. 23 at Pineapple Lab in Rockwell, Makati City.
Nona Garcia’s Fall Leaves After Leaves Fall is Silverlens Gallery final show in its first Pasong Tamo Extension gallery, before it moves in Lapanday Center, also in Makati. Exhibit runs until Sept. 17.
Mountain Top by Dansoy Coquilla is on view at the Gallery Indigo of BenCab Museum in Baguio until Oct. 9.
Vinyl on Vinyl has three ongoing exhibits: Brown Dada by Manuel Ocampo, Argie Bandoy, Bjorn Calleja, Jigger Cruz, Don Dalmacio, Neil Dela Cruz, Beejay Esber, Edric Go, Jayson Oliveria, Joel Quinones; Kamundo by Blic; and Pleated Reveries by Reynold dela Cruz.
Ana Verayo’s second solo exhibition titled Badlands is on view at Light and Space Contemporary, West Fairview, Quezon City until Oct. 1.
Raymundo “Ray” Albano’s career is the subject of A Time to Unlearn, at the Sphere section of the Metropolitan Museum of the Philippines’ permanent exhibit Philippine Contemporary Art: To Scale the Past and the Possible. The Met is located at the Bangko Sentral Compound, Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila.
PERFORMANCES
To remember the excesses of the Marcos regime, a festival consisting of nine one-act plays will be staged in time for the anniversary of the 1972 declaration of Martial Law. Never Again: Voices of Martial Law opens Sept. 21 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Amphitheater in Quezon City. The festival runs from Sept. 23 to Oct. 16. For the schedule of performances, visit the Never Again: Voices of Martial Law Facebook page, and for tickets, call 0917-804-7191.
The Blue Man Group, a comedy, theater, rock concert and dance party all rolled into one, has performances at The Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resort & Casino, 1 Aseana Ave., Entertainment City, Parañaque from Sept. 16 to 25. Tickets are available at TicketWorld (891-9999, www.ticketworld.com.ph).
Noel Cabangon stars in a concert called Traffic Jam on Sept. 16, 8 p.m., at the Music Museum, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan. Ticket prices range from P824 to P2,575, and are available at TicketWorld (891-9999, www.ticketworld.com.ph).
The Manila Symphony Orchestra concert season continues with a concert of Sept. 17, 8 p.m., featuring guest conductor Alezander Vikulov. The show will be at the Power Mac Center Spotlight, Circuit Lane, Circuit Makati, A.P. Reyes Ave., Makati City. Tickets range in price from P679 to P1,306, and are available at TicketWorld (891-9999, www.ticketworld.com.ph).
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines and Ma-Yi Theater Company present The Wong Kids in The Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go! on Sept. 16, 21 to 23 at 10 a.m.; Sept. 15 to 18, 22 to 25 at 2 p.m.; and Sept. 15, 17, and 24 at 8 p.m., at the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. For inquiries, contact the CCP Marketing 832-3704/3706 and Tanghalang Pilipino at 832-1125 loc. 1620-1621.
Ako si Josephine: A Musical Featuring the Music of Yeng Constantino, produced by Cornerstone Entertainment, Inc. and ABS-CBN Events, has performances until Oct. 9 at the PETA Theater Center, 5 Sunnyside Dr., New Manila, Quezon City. Tickets are available at TicketWorld (891-9999, www.ticketworld.com.ph).
Ballet Philippines’ Bagong Sayaw has performances until Sept. 18 at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Culturla Center of the Philippines, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. Ballet Philippines 2’s young dancers are featured in all-new choreographic works by exciting creators that push the boundaries of dance in the intimate setting of the CCP’s experimental theater. Tickets are P618 through TicketWorld (891-9999, www.ticketworld.com.ph).
Repertory Philippines presents Hansel and Gretel until Dec. 15 at Greenbelt 1, Makati City. A musical adaptation by Erwin Fajardo and Sach Castillo, it is directed by Joy Virata. For details, call 843-3570 or TicketWorld at 891-9999, or visit www.repertoryphilippines.ph.
EVENTS
Now on its 37th year, the Manila International Book Fair is the country’s biggest and longest-running book fair with the largest and most varied collection of literature for leisure and academic reading, from best-selling novels to textbooks, graphic novels to religious publications, and stationery and school supplies. More local and international publishers are joining this year’s MIBF, and will be simultaneously hosting two co-located events. The book fair is ongoing until Sept. 18 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. For details, call 896-0661 or 896-0682, e-mail bookfair@primetradeasia.com, or follow @ManilaBookFair on Twitter.
FILM
Now on its third year, Asia On Screen Film Festival will feature 14 award-winning and critically acclaimed films representing 11 Asian countries. The film festival runs from Sept. 15 to 18 at the Ayala Greenbelt 3 Cinemas in Makati. It will be featuring the following films: Tanna (Australia), A Tale of Three Cities (China), Airlift (India), In the Absence of the Sun (Indonesia), Miss Hokusai (Japan), Frontline (Korea), The Journey (Malaysia), Above the Clouds and Taklub (Philippines), 7 Letters (Singapore), Teacher’s Diary and Heart Attack (Thailand), and On the Peaceful Peak (Vietnam). For the complete guide, visit the link: http://cinemabravo.com/2016/08/19/guide-asia-on-screen-film-festival-2016/.
SM Cinema’s Family Movie Day returns this September with Japanese TV series-turned-film, Ultraman Ginga S The Movie. Buy two tickets and get two free tickets from Sept. 17-18, plus meet the Ultraman Ginga S in person. The film is a follow up to the 2014 TV series Ultraman Ginga S and features ten Ultraman warriors from past TV series.
