A new stage for performing arts There’s a new Theater for the Performing Arts in Metro Manila. Located at the Circuit Makati, the Samsung Performing Arts Theater is a 1,500 seater that was launched on July 14. It’s a truly impressive theater, built to the latest international specifications and...
The launch of the Samsung Performing Arts Theater marks the return of live performances There’s a new theater for the performing arts in Metro Manila. Located at the Circuit Makati, the Samsung Performing Arts Theater is a 1,500-seater launched on July 14. It’s a truly impressive theater, built...
Yugyeom, member of K-pop boy band GOT7, will be coming to Manila next month for a show. Concert and show promoter Pulp Live World announced that Yugyeom is set to hold his “Yugyeom: Live in Manila” show on Aug. 19 at the New Frontier Theater. Yugyeom's Manila show will be held on Aug....
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...
Timely, provocative, relevant Streaming from April 17 to April 30, Tanghalang Pilipino’s “Doc Resureccion: Gagamutin ang Bayad” is an explosive, strongly acted, one-act play that is of special relevance to us as we’re in the middle of our national elections. Directed by Dennis Marasigan,...
Life behind the curtains at the CCP Billed as Backstage Pass: Life behind the Curtains , the 30-minute feature documentary directed by award-winning indie filmmaker Joseph Mangat covers the back-of-house activities of the CCP Theater Crew in lights, fly, and stage areas. THE Cultural Center of the...
A glimpse of the magic on stage Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” comes alive on stage, as seen in released images of the theater production of the hit Japanese animated fantasy film. And, as expected, it is whimsical. The Studio Ghibli film’s stage adaptation is led by two-time Tony-winning...
Now, that is the question Life as a student artist in college was tough. You need to juggle academics with extracurricular activities and other artistic things, depending on what medium you are practicing. In my case, it was theater. There’s something thrilling about the idea of being part of a...
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...
ANGEL THOUGHTS Nina Lee Aquino Meet an outstanding Filipino-Canadian, who has been appointed to take over as artistic director of the English Theater of the National Arts Theater in Ottawa, Canada! She is Nina Lee Aquino, in her mid-forties, Filipino-born, to parents Amelita Aquino, a retired...
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...
