CAST presents Lemons5
THE COMPANY of Actors in Streamlined Theater (CAST) PH will stream a production of Sam Steiner’s Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons at ticket2me.net on July 17, 24, and 31 (7 p.m.). The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in their lifetime. But what if there were a limit? Two people are about to find out. Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons imagines a world where we are forced to say less. Directed by Nelsito Gomez and Bejamin Jimenez, it stars Mr. Gomez and Gabby Padilla. Tickets are priced at P200. For tickets, visit https://ticket2me.net/e/33401.
Young at Art brings together generations
YOUNG at Art, a web series where two different generations of artists talk about their shared passions, premieres on July 14, with each episode aired every Wednesday (6 p.m.) via the CCP YouTube Channel. Season 1 will have 18 episodes. Directed by Karl Alexis Jingco, the project features a series of conversations between young children and veteran artists, where the older generation talks about their passion on arts and culture.
3 exhibits at Silverlens
SILVERLENS has three exhibits showing concurrently until July 24. They can be viewed online and at the gallery. “Share Location” is a show by Filipino-American light and media artist, James Clar. It is Mr. Clar’s first solo exhibition as a represented artist of the gallery. Developed over the last year while transitioning his studio from New York to Manila, Mr. Clar’s new body of work derives its title from the GPS communication function of digital devices. It is a way of letting your presence be known, shared, or tracked. The works question ideas of presence, connection, and identity in a globalized world recently forced into a fifth space, where the rift between network time and solar time is ever increasing. Meanwhile, Luis Antonio Santos’ “Threshold” marks the artist’s 4th individual presentation with the gallery. He creates hyper-realistic renderings of draped canvas, allowing us to think about liminal spaces, and the meanings we imbue in innocuous materials. Finally, there is “Volume” by Micaela Benedicto, which extends the artist and architect’s exploration of the spatial dimensions of memory and loss. Working at the intersection of photography and sculpture, Ms. Benedicto exploits the alchemical properties of metal and paper to construct pieces that register never-to-be-completed processes of becoming and ruination. The gallery is at 2263 Don Chino Roces Ave. Ext., Makati City. Gallery visits are limited and by appointment only, from Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To view the exhibits online, go to www.silverlensgalleries.com.
Instituto Cervantes presents LGBTQ+ short films
THROUGHOUT July, the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel will host the short-film series Te estoy amando locamente (Falling in love with you madly), featuring eight different LGBTQIA+ stories told by various Spanish filmmakers. The series kicks off on July 7 with the screening of the 10-minute documentary Una dedicatoria a lo bestia (2019) by Nucbeade. It is a testimony about a rehabilitation center for women between 13 and 21 years old that was in operation in a town near Madrid for four decades. The short film will be available for 48 hours through this link: https://vimeo.com/557671872. The film series will continue on July 10 and 11 with Después también (2019) by Carla Simón, a short film about HIV. The movie will be accessible through this link: https://vimeo.com/557676690.
Bahay Pukyutan Playground readied
THE MUSEO Pambata Foundation, Inc. blessed its new playground space on June 24, Manila Day. The Bahay Pukyutan Playground features living and learning spaces for children and adults that emphasize the connection and importance of our environment and the natural world. Last year, Museo Pambata started working on the outdoor spaces of the museum. Its design was inspired by the late National Artist for Architecture, Francisco “Bobby” T. Mañosa who made an original wooden structure in the old Parks and Wildlife Bureau in Quezon City (now called Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife). Patterned after the geometry of the honeycomb, the interconnected hexagonal shapes of the Bahay Pukyutan provide a multi-level play space. The space will be open to the public once coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions are lifted and Museo Pambata can reopen.
Retired diplomat publishes protocol guidebook
RETIRED Ambassador Monina Estrella Callangan Rueca has just come out with a Guide to Protocol, Social Graces and Etiquette, a manual for behavior, courtesy and related matters in and out of the diplomatic world. The 280-page softcover compendium features the modern-day decorum insights she amassed through her career as a diplomat and a lecturer. Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos wrote the book’s foreword. Ms. Rueca served in foreign posts including Paris, Tokyo, Geneva, and Madrid before being appointed as Philippine Ambassador to Hungary with concurrent jurisdiction over Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Montenegro. Prior to her retirement, she became Assistant Secretary and Chief of Protocol. Today she imparts her knowledge at the School of Diplomacy and Governance of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. For queries and orders on Guide to Protocol, Social Graces and Etiquette, contact Susan Ubina at 0917-638-6285 or susanubina@yahoo.co.uk.
CCP announces 1st winners for Kanto Canta
GROUPS from Tuguegarao City, La Union, Las Piñas City, Lanao Del Norte, and Taguig City were among the top winners announced in the first-ever online band competition Kanto Canta via live-streaming at the official Facebook pages of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and Kanto Kultura on June 30. Letrang Norte from Tuguegarao City in Cagayan was the grand winner while Abel of La Union and The Bratcave of Las Piñas City got second and third places, respectively. The fourth placer was IMCC Kapagintaw Entho-Rock Band from Lanao Del Norte, while Far East Bronxx of Taguig City took the fifth spot. The Kanto Canta grand winner will get P50,000, the Kanto Kultura Trophy, and and an exclusive management and recording contract from Widescope Entertainment. Kanto Kultura seeks to encourage Filipino talents to create artistic content that showcases innovation and creativity through this first online band competition. The live-streamed program can be viewed on Facebook, facebook.com/kantokultura.
