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st. louis loves dem filipinos: the musical
guerrero theater, 2nd floor palma hall
UP diliman
aug 3, 4, 10, 11 and 12 at 7pm.
tickets at P250.
call dulaang u.p. at 9261349/9205301 loc 6441
or visit them at palma hall, room 136
my high school barkada, tati abraham, is part of the musical. woot! i wonder how the extra shows went? it was supposed to just run from july 13-31. a high school friend who saw the play says the regular runs were sold out every night.
when i finish "voyeurs and savages," i'll post my thoughts on that book. what an amazing coincidence! ;-)
reviews:
philippine star: For the sake of other "clueless" readers, let me give a bird’s-eye view of what the musical is all about. The play revolves around the 1904 World Trade Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri (where, if memory serves me right, the Bells of Balangiga were brought after they were taken from a Samar town during the American Occupation). It was in that world expo where Filipino ethnic groups (the Bagobos from Davao and the Bontocs/Igorots from the Mountain Province) were put on display like objects of curiosity – you know, dem treated like monkeys wearing g-strings and living in trees (a dance sequence shows the actors dancing like monkeys).
Congratulating the Dulaang UP for opening its 30th theater season with this musical, UP chancellor Sergio S. Cao noted in his message that the event (the St. Louis World Expo) "is important in Philippine history as it legitimized the imperialist agenda of the American government in the Philippines... The musical version of the play offers a more complex view of that colonial experience... a western genre, and its appropriation by Filipino artists shows how the colonized can use art forms borrowed from the colonizers to empower themselves and overcome their subjugation." - Ricardo F. Lo [ more ]
inquirer news service: GOOD things do come true for those who wait—and persistently plod on their chosen course, regardless of disappointments. Miguel Castro, a veteran theater actor whose name somehow sounds familiar to the viewer but never seems to make it to the A-list, is experiencing a reversal of fortune. It's not just the lead role in Dulaang UP's "St. Louis Loves Dem Filipinos, The Musical" which he alternates in with fellow stage actor Arnold Reyes. At a time when many of his colleagues are packing up for greener pastures in Disneyland Hong Kong, Miguel is in a position where he can choose his parts and live a comfortable life right here in Manila. - Cora Llamas. [ more ] ¶ 8/13/2005 10:13:00 PM
UP diliman
aug 3, 4, 10, 11 and 12 at 7pm.
tickets at P250.
call dulaang u.p. at 9261349/9205301 loc 6441
or visit them at palma hall, room 136
my high school barkada, tati abraham, is part of the musical. woot! i wonder how the extra shows went? it was supposed to just run from july 13-31. a high school friend who saw the play says the regular runs were sold out every night.
when i finish "voyeurs and savages," i'll post my thoughts on that book. what an amazing coincidence! ;-)
reviews:
philippine star: For the sake of other "clueless" readers, let me give a bird’s-eye view of what the musical is all about. The play revolves around the 1904 World Trade Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri (where, if memory serves me right, the Bells of Balangiga were brought after they were taken from a Samar town during the American Occupation). It was in that world expo where Filipino ethnic groups (the Bagobos from Davao and the Bontocs/Igorots from the Mountain Province) were put on display like objects of curiosity – you know, dem treated like monkeys wearing g-strings and living in trees (a dance sequence shows the actors dancing like monkeys).
Congratulating the Dulaang UP for opening its 30th theater season with this musical, UP chancellor Sergio S. Cao noted in his message that the event (the St. Louis World Expo) "is important in Philippine history as it legitimized the imperialist agenda of the American government in the Philippines... The musical version of the play offers a more complex view of that colonial experience... a western genre, and its appropriation by Filipino artists shows how the colonized can use art forms borrowed from the colonizers to empower themselves and overcome their subjugation." - Ricardo F. Lo [ more ]
inquirer news service: GOOD things do come true for those who wait—and persistently plod on their chosen course, regardless of disappointments. Miguel Castro, a veteran theater actor whose name somehow sounds familiar to the viewer but never seems to make it to the A-list, is experiencing a reversal of fortune. It's not just the lead role in Dulaang UP's "St. Louis Loves Dem Filipinos, The Musical" which he alternates in with fellow stage actor Arnold Reyes. At a time when many of his colleagues are packing up for greener pastures in Disneyland Hong Kong, Miguel is in a position where he can choose his parts and live a comfortable life right here in Manila. - Cora Llamas. [ more ] ¶ 8/13/2005 10:13:00 PM
