Fly Me to the Moon
ARTIST PLAYGROUND presents Fly Me to the Moon, a play written by Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Hall of Famer Rody Vera and directed by Jake Paule, from Oct. 13 to 22, at Arts Above, Artist Playground aII, 112 West Venue Bldg., West Ave., Quezon City. The play follows Melanie who goes to Japan to help her family, boarding a ship full of flesh-hungry sailors, and there she finds comfort in Jo, a karayuki-san who longs for her one true love Ibrahim. There will be 8 p.m. performances on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and 4 p.m. shows on Saturdays and Sundays.
Guided tour
VISITORS to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) can attend a guided tour of current exhibit Low Pressured Areas on Oct. 6, 5 p.m. The exhibit by KoloWn explores the various spaces of the CCP and includes site specific interventions. Those unable to attend the tour or are outside of Manila can visit the Web site bruce.kolown.net to ask questions about the exhibition. Low Pressured Areas is on view until Oct. 22. Currently running at the CCP is Attitude of the Mind, celebrating the centennial of National Artist Jose Maceda, which is on view at the Main Gallery until Dec. 3. Upcoming is Tahigami Music by Datu Arellano from Oct. 10 to Dec. 10 at the CCP’s Small Gallery.
Group show at MO_Space
MO_SPACE X presents Over Photography, a group exhibit featuring the works of Clara Balaguer, Jed Escueta, Czar Kristoff, koloWn, Cocoy Lumbao, Cris Mora, Mawen Ong, Nicole Tee, The Weather Bureau, and MM Yu, curated by Ringo Bunoan. The exhibit, which explores the limits of photography and visual representation, runs from Oct. 14 to Nov. 12. Over Photography is part of MO_Space X, a series of shows that celebrates the gallery’s 10 years of activities since its opening in 2007. The gallery is located at the 3rd level, MOs Design, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.
PPO and cellist Wang
THE Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO), under the baton of its music director Yoshikazu Fukumura, continues to romance the classics in their second concert of the 35th season on Oct. 13, 8 p.m., at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Main Theater. For this concert, cellist Ray Wang – a founding member of the Hong Kong Virtuosi, the Canzone Trio, and the New Art String Quartet in Hong Kong – will perform with PPO. The program features W.A. Mozart’s Symphony No. 32 in G, E. Lalo’s Cello Concerto in D minor, and I. Stravinsky’s Petrushka (the complete ballet). For inquires, call the CCP Marketing Department at 832-1125 local 1806, the CCP Box Office at 832-3704, or TicketWorld at 891-9999.
Registration for Fringe
SINCE ITS first iteration in 2015, Fringe Manila has opened the Philippine arts scene up to new forms of theater, literature, music, dance, visual art, film, cabaret, performance art, spoken word, circus, and every genre in between. An open-access, uncensored arts and community festival, Fringe Manila focuses on showcasing fresh, daring, groundbreaking new work by emerging and established artists from the Philippines and from all over the world. It has, for the past three years, produced over 300 events, showcased the works of over 2,000 artists, and has attracted over 50,000 attendees. Now on its fourth year, Fringe Manila has opened Artist and Venue registrations for its 2018 festival. Artists of all types and backgrounds are welcome to apply for a spot in this year’s festival. Venues are also invited to register – be it a theater, gallery, bar, alleyway, suburban household, or toilet stall, all spaces are welcome to join in Fringe Manila’s month-long celebration of the arts. Artist and Venue Registrations for Fringe Manila 2018 are now open with a deadline of Nov. 10. Fringe Manila will take place from Feb. 7 to 25, 2018. To register, go to www.fringemanila.com, click artist registrations, fill out the online form and submit. To learn more, visit hello@fringemanila.com.
Langrish at Pineapple Lab
PINEAPPLE LAB presents Tides, artist Philippa Langrish’s appreciation of the Filipino woman and the different stages of their lives. These images, on rubber cut prints and plates reproduced on maps, symbolize the endurance and capability of women to adapt to their environment and be able to thrive and flourish. Running in parallel to this is the artist’s collection of dry-point, monotype, and collograph prints which in turn portray the seascapes and ocean life of the Philippines. As part of the exhibit, there will be a rubber cut workshop for children on Oct. 7, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. which is free of charge for children ages 12 to 18, and another rubber cutting workshop for adults on Oct. 12, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., where participants will learn the basics of rubber cutting, inking, and printing. The workshop fee is P1,500. The exhibit is ongoing at Pineapple Lab, 6071 R. Palma St., Poblacion, Makati City.
2 at Vinyl on Vinyl
NEW YORK-based artist Pinky Ibarra Urmaza works with aged materials, mostly vintage books, paper ephemera, and other flea market finds in her art. For her first solo show, These Days are Long the Years are Short, slated to open on Oct. 18, the artist creates visual poems of childhood memories and vignettes about parenthood. Also opening on that day is Kelli Maeshiro’s As I Wait for You. She starts with the concept of ohirom, a Japanese form of book binding daring to the 9th century, and creates an open-ended narrative of her journey. The gallery is at 2241 Pasillo 18, La Fuerza Compound I, Chino Roces Ave., Makati City.
Takatak workshop
FROM WOOD carving to papier-mâché, and down to its decorative painting, this popular Filipino toy reflects the simplicity and creativity of local artists. Learn more about Takatak Project and how Laguna’s taka horses got a fresher and more contemporary look in this talk-workshop by Mary Velmonte on Oct.7, 1:30 p.m., at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. Registration starts at 1 p.m. This talk-workshop is organized in conjunction with the Distinct Refinements: Painting from the Provinces exhibition, on view at the MET until Oct. 28. The lecture-workshop fee is P700, inclusive of museum admission, workshop kit, two taka horses, and exhibit guided tour.
