EXHIBITS

Marija Vicente, Tanya Villanueva, and Gail Vicente’s Dark White Chakra, an exhibition of paintings, photos, and objects, is on view at MO_Space in BGC, Taguig City until Feb. 5.

Waste a While by Jordan Isip and Zero Point of Nothing by Louie Cordero open on Jan. 21 at the Blanc Gallery, 145 Katipunan Ave., St. Ignatius Village, Quezon City.

Agnes Arellano’s Born of the Moon is a mini retrospective and a “combine-inscape” featuring all her works that celebrate the Moon, from the 1983 Temple to the Moon Goddess to the more recent erotic sketches. The exhibit is on view at the Altro Mondo in Greenbelt 5, Makati City.

Feelings by Con Cabrera is on view at the Drawing Room Contemporary Art in Karrivin Plaza, Makati City, until Jan. 31.

Aliens vs. Robots, an exhibit featuring works by Clarence Chun, Patrick Cruz, Jon Cuyson, John Fortes, Pow Martinez, Marcius Noceda, Carlo Ricafort, and Cos Zicarelli, runs until Feb. 4 at the ARTERY Art Space in Cubao, Quezon City.

Chalk Zaldivar’s Stress in Numbers is on view at the Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery on Chino Roces Ave., Makati City.

Silverlens is running two exhibits — Translacion, curated by Gary Ross-Pastrana and featuring Silverlens’ artists, and Echo by Gregory Halili — both on which are on view until Feb. 4 at the gallery’s new location, the Lapanday Center on Chino Roces Ave . Ext., Makati City.

The Ateneo Art Gallery presents #LUZ@90, curated by Ambeth R. Ocampo, which runs until April 8. Featuring recent and early works, the exhibition celebrates the 90th birth anniversary of Arturo R. Luz, National Artist for Visual Arts. The gallery is located at the Rizal Library at the Ateneo University campus along Katipunan Ave., Quezon City.

The Cultural Center of the Philippines celebrates the birth month of National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco via the exhibit Homebound: A Survey of Recent Developments in Angono Contemporary Art which is on view until Feb. 12.

The Homecoming of Tie a String Around the World, a re-staging of the Philippines’ official exhibition at the Venice Art Bienalle in 2015, is on view at the UP Vargas Museum’s 1F and 3F Galleries. The show will present works of Manuel Conde, Carlos “Botong” Francisco, Manny Montelibano, and Jose Tence Ruiz. The museum is within the UP Diliman campus in Quezon City.

PERFORMANCES

Spotlight Artists Centre’s Dirty Old Musical returns for a limited run on Jan. 19 to 28 at the Music Museum, San Juan. Starring John Arcilla, Nonie Buencamino, Bo Cerrudo, Carlo Orosa, and Robert Seña, also featuring Ima Castro, KitKat, and Fred Lo. Directed and choreographed by Dexter Santos. Tickets are available at Ticketworld (891-9999, www.ticketworld.com.ph).

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) presents Concert V of Timeless Classics, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s 34th Concert Season, on Jan. 20, 8 p.m. at the Main Theater of the CCP. Music Director Yoshikazu Fukumura conducts the orchestra in a program featuring Mozart’s Symphony No.28 in C, Elgar’s Enigma Variations, and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Violinist Diomedes Saraza, Jr. is the featured performer. Tickets range in price from P309 to P1,545 and are available at the CCP Box Office and at TicketWorld (891-9999, www.ticketworld.com.ph)

Ephesus Theatron presents the comic musical Once Upon a Mattress from Jan. 20 to 22 at the Tanghalang Yaman Lahi Theater, Emilio Aguinaldo College in Ermita, Manila. Tickets are available at Ticketworld (891-9999, www.ticketworld.com.ph).

Repertory Philippines opens its 50th anniversary season with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike on Jan. 20 at the OnStage Theater, Greenbelt 1, Makati City. This comedy, directed by Bart Guingona, features veteran actors Cherie Gil, Michael Williams, and Rosalyn Perez as argumentative siblings, with Joaquin Valdes playing the boytoy Spike. Show runs until Feb. 12. For tickets, call TicketWorld at 891-9999 or Rep at 843-3570.

Sa Wakas, a Filipino rock musical featuring the songs of OPM band Sugarfree, returns to the stage, with shows until Feb. 5, at the Power Mac Center Spotlight in Circuit Makati, Makati City. The bittersweet love story written by Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan and Marian Abuan revolves around three characters and tells how a relationship ends and begins. For details and ticket reservations, visit Sa Wakas’ Facebook page.

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GENGHIS KHAN, a film by Manuel Conde and Carlos “Botong” Francisco, is playing at the UP Vargas Museum until February at the 1F West Wing Gallery. For the complete screening schedule, visit the UP Vargas Museum Facebook page.

FILMS

CinemaOne Originals goes to UP Diliman, screening selected films at the Cine Adarna, UP Film Center from Jan. 13 to Jan. 24, with shows at 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are P150. For details and screening schedule, go to Cinema One Originals’ Facebook page.

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