West Gallery exhibits
THE gallery has a number of exhibits on view until Jan. 4. There is the group show To Scale, featuring works by Francis Bejar, Gino Bueza, Don Dalmacio, Neil DC, Nicole Tee, and Marija Vicente. To Scale brings together six of West Gallery’s favorite young artists in a show that seeks to highlight the ethos of their work, tied together by one physical element: size. Yes, But Bigger, an exhibit of works by Isabel Santos. Here as Elsewhere by Carina Santos is about transitions and that liminal space where home is both “here” and “not here,” where your body does not quite connect with the space you inhabit, but neither does it, entirely, to the space it has left. In Raw Material by Soler Santos gathers imagery from his personal encounters and filters them through his own particular lens. Upcoming exhibitions at West Gallery will feature works by Mariano Ching, Wire Tuazon, Lec Cruz, Gerry Baguio. The exhibitions will open on Jan. 16, 2020. The gallery is located at 48 West Ave., Quezon City.
A gift of theater
GIVE a gift of theater for Christmas — season passes to Repertory Philippines’ show. With a season pass one can watch shows for up to 30% off, and as a special holiday treat, you can buy four season passes and get one for free. Next’s season’s lineup includes the Broadway musical Carousel — touted by TIME Magazine as the greatest musical of the 20th century. REP’s new season has a lot in store for audiences, what with Liesl Batucan on her first year as Rep’s Artistic Director. The season opens with The New York Times’ Critic’s Pick, Stage Kiss, which runs from Feb. 7 to March 1. A witty romantic comedy, it stars Missy Maramara and Tarek el Tayech along with Robbie Guevara, Jamie Wilson, Andres Borromeo, Justine Narciso and Mica Pineda, and is directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna. From March 13 to April 5, there is the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Anna in the Tropics, a tale of intrigue and passion set in 1929 at a cigar factory in Florida. It is directed by Joey Mendoza and stars Joshua Spafford, Skyzx Labastilla, Paolo O’Hara, Brian Sy, Gab Pangilinan, Gie Onida and Madeleine Nicolas. The Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical Carousel runs from May 1 to 24. Directed by Toff de Venecia, Carousel will feature a star-studded cast led by Nikki Gil in her theater comeback, and Gian Magdangal. The REP Theater for Young Audiences’ musical next year is Snow White and the Prince. A fun and colorful retelling of the classic fairy tale, it will run from Sept. 12, 2020 to Jan. 31, 2021. The children’s musical is directed by Joy Virata. With the Gold Pass, the theater goer can get premium seating in orchestra center for P4,200. One can also watch all three shows plus Snow White and the Prince for P4,900. The Silver Pass offers open seating on the orchestra side and the three Rep shows for P3,150. One can also watch all three shows plus Snow White and The Prince for P3,700. For show-buying, block-buying, and ticket inquiries, contact Rep at 8451-1474 or 0966-905-4013. Purchase tickets by calling TicketWorld at 8891-9999, or through www.ticketworld.com.ph.
