NEW YORK (AP) — As Madonna sang in her 2005 hit, “Hung Up,” time goes by so slowly. But it continues to move. On Wednesday, the pop superstar announced she’ll release a new album, “Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II,” on July 3 via Warner Records — 21 years after the original....
Paglalakbay, the closing production of Ballet Philippines ' 56th season, is a triumphant celebration of Filipino creativity and talent. An original ballet, the work is inspired by the folklore of the Ivatan people of Batanes. In a creative collaboration with Sheree Chua, who provided the...
For the longest time, Filipino youth were groomed with the idea that there is no future in pursuing the arts. We are taught that finding a sustainable, fulfilling life in this career path is almost impossible. But that narrative is now changing. Many talented Filipino artists are now embedding...
BTS “Swim” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the superstar South Korean pop group’s seventh career chart-topper and their first since 2021 — the same year the septet went on hiatus. “Swim” is lifted from ARIRANG, the first studio album of BTS with original material...
BACOLOD CITY – Tribu Sicablun Quatro bagged its second straight title in the Dinagsa Festival Street Dance Competition in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Jan. 25. The winning group representing Barangays Sicaba, Luna, and Zone 4, bested eight competing tribes this year and took home...
BACOLOD CITY – Barangay 8 in this highly-urbanized city defended their title in the fifth Rum Festival Parade and Street Dance Competition on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) grounds. Powered by the energetic performance of the Vista Youth Movers, Barangay 8...
BUTUAN CITY – Police in Northern Mindanao have arrested a dance instructor for allegedly raping a 13-year-old minor in Opol town, Misamis Oriental province. Police Regional Office 10-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Joan G. Navarro said the 38-year-old suspect was the ninth...
Members of K-pop group Le Sserafim have joined TV host and comedian Vice Ganda’s “Crazy” dance challenge. Le Sserafim uploaded a video on TikTok on May 9, showing them dancing to their song “Crazy” and doing Vice Ganda’s moves. “Act like an angel and dance like showtime...
DANCING QUEEN National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes For ballet artists, Alice Reyes has become a prominent figure in the sacred art through the years. Having been conferred as the National Artist for Dance by former President Benigno Aquino III in 2016, the Miriam College alumna has since...
BACOLOD CITY – Barangay Granada bagged another grand slam after winning in the 45th MassKara Festival street dance and arena competition here on Sunday, Oct. 27. BARANGAY Granada bagged another grand slam after winning the title in this year’s MassKara Festival street dance and arena...
CEBU CITY – The two-week-long Kinabayo Festival in Dapitan City formally kicked off with the staging of one its most anticipated events – the Get Groove and Move 15 hip-hop dance competition. A GROUP performs during the Get Groove and Move 15 hip-hop dance competition at the Dapitan City...
REFLECTIONS TODAY “Leprosy” (Greek lepra) is loosely used for unspecified skin diseases (Lv 13) which were regarded not only as ailments of the body but also as forms of uncleanness which merited separation from the community and its socio-religious life (Lv 13:45-46). A leper was considered a...
