After over a decade, pianists Raul Sunico and Rowena Arrieta will be performing together again in “Ritmo at Romansa,” a duo concert to be held at the Metropolitan Theater on Saturday, Sept. 30. Sunico and Arrieta brought Filipino piano wizardry to stages all over the world. “Ritmo at...
A fire hit the Metropolitan Theater in Arroceros, Ermita, Manila on Friday morning, June 17. Photo courtesy of the Manila DRRMO According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the first alarm at 8:55 a.m. It then escalated to the second alarm at 9 a.m. The fire has been...
Restored Filipino film classics ABS-CBN Film Restoration's Sagip Pelikula continues to celebrate the rich legacy of Philippine cinema by partnering with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Manila Metropolitan Theater (MET), bringing back restored classics on the big...
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray wore different costumes to embody The Prima Ballerina, The Screen Siren, The Carnival Queen, The Classic Thespian, and The Opera Enchantress as tribute to the newly refurbished Metropolitan Theater. She shared this with fans publishing on social media an...
A stylish look at the Met’s glorious history On her 28th birthday, Jan. 6, 2022, Catriona Gray treated everyone to a feast of fashion, arts, and culture as she launched a featurette, taking viewers on a retrospective and stylish view of the newly opened Manila Metropolitan Theatre. Together with...
The 'Grand Dame' of Manila rises from its ashes They say every place has its own rhythm. The way conversations echo, the way a show encapsulates you, the way silently standing objects influence the poetic motions of living beings—the sum of these things, and more. To say the least, the Manila...
Editorial In 10 years, the Manila Metropolitan Theater, simply the Met, will turn 100 years old. It opened to the public on Dec. 10, 1931. From day one, it had been a cultural landmark at once local, even native, and global, an edifice built to house the Filipino proud of his place in the world. A...
The silence still roars at 15! Before all the detailed dialogue, roaring sound effects, and even 5D cinema that amplify our viewing experience, back in the “Silent Years” of 1910-1927’s, films only had picture and hold no synchronized recorded sound. A silent film follows a format invented in...
After more than two decades of closure, the Metropolitan Theater (MET) will now come back to life with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NNCA) "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" musical—the first production to be staged in the newly-conserved playhouse. Lapulapu at MET. (Photo from...
The newly-conserved theater’s maiden show will premiere on Oct. 24, 2021 A piece of Philippine history is set to unfold at the recently restored Metropolitan Theater (The MET) in Manila with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) “ Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan ,” the first...
A new musical entitled "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" is set to be staged at the Metropolitan Theater (MET) next month, the first production to be mounted in the newly-renovated playhouse. (Photo from National Commission for Culture and the Arts) National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)...
Art is encoded in our DNA. It is innate for humans to create and appreciate. Creativity has allowed us to flourish over hundreds and thousands of years. Our imagination is a defining factor for our constant evolution. Art is the materialization of human experience, and so it can be said that art is...
