Filipino artist Paolo Dumlao talks about the taboos and the creative intimacy that comes from performing and baring it all out When it comes to stage fright, the oldest trick in the books is to picture your audience naked. But for performance artist Paolo Dumlao, baring himself to his viewer is the...
It looks Tiktok isn’t just for hacks, it’s also for launching a music career Angela Ken For many aspiring artists, a big break is all they need to get a foot on the door to fame. And as much as we want to believe that the ones we clapped and listened to today had theirs easy, the true story...
Believe it or not, Hannah responded! Hollywood actress Miley Cyrus celebrates the 15th anniversary of the premiere of the show that made her one of the teen idols of the 2000s, “Hannah Montana,” by writing her character a letter. In a tweet, Miley shared photos of her said letter written in...
Even in a time of public health crisis, making art is as essential as hand washing A year of fear in home isolation has put things in a different perspective. Forget the rat race we all lived in our pre-COVID time, people from all over the world are reminded of the things that are essential to...
Filipina artist Ela Andal paints a childish throwback in her latest works As much as we hate to say it, we never really part with the childish things when we grow up. Stacking Legos, though still fun, is now a way for us to meditate or channel our creative side. Learning how to eat certain...
Dante dances through hell in this experimental film An allegory of human life exhibited in a visionary trip through Christian afterlife, the Divine Comedy was written to steer a corrupt society into the path righteousness. Dante is guided by Roman poet Virgil through hell ( Inferno ) and purgatory...
ARTIST AT WORK: Finding happy With or without a mask, we are all clowns covered in the smiles of our “resiliency” while suffering from hunger and poverty in the pits of our stomachs. UNMASKING THE ARTIST Marco Banares Just like artist’s Marco Banares’ Wala man bahid ng kalungkutan. Huwad...
The ‘worst’ spy agent penetrates Chile’s retirement home The worst “spy” in history is the subject of a film noir documentary entitled, “The Mole Agent,” directed by filmmaker Maite Alberdi. The 90-minute documentary begins with a job search for a retired elderly male aged 80...
Applications now accepted It is an understatement to say that Ricky Lee is a master of his craft. He wrote some of the most iconic films Filipino viewers have ever watched. To add to that, his novels also hold storytelling experiences one should never skip. Now, if you’ve been reading his...
‘These no longer belong to me and my family. These belong to the Filipino people and the children.’ Out of the four Philippine Constitutions, it was the 1935 Constitution that was said to be the best-written one according to a story by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines...
There was a time when it was not possible to claim such titles with just the click of an ‘update profile’ button Social media has democratized content creation. Gone are the days when the ability to create content and put it out for public consumption was limited to just institutions. Sure,...
His single ‘Amen’ is something you should listen to Vincent Bueno (Photo by Roman Zach Kiesling from ORF) What do ABBA, Celine Dion, and Julio Iglesias have in common? Well, apart from being among the music industry’s brightest stars, they have all previously competed at the Eurovision Song...
