Limelight

The Fiesta Folkloriada of the Philippines, a project of the Bayanihan Folk Arts Founda­tion held in partnership with the Amb. Alfonso T. Yucheng­co Foundation, is gathering a select group of five dance companies from different parts of the globe to present cultural exchanges in various parts of the Philippines, teach and learn from each other, and perform in a grand …

If there’s a word that best describes the impres­sion that Filipinos made overseas, particularly in Japan, in the last two weeks, it’s “beautiful”.

Veteran screenwriter Ricky Lee was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Scriptwriting by the Interna­tional Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) in New York.

Popular Filipino rock band Aegis and the Philippine Phil­harmonic Orchestra (PPO) will perform together for the first time in a concert, titled Aegis in Symphony, Symphonic Aegis, at the Tanghalang Ni­canor Abelardo (Main The­ater) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on November 13 at 6 p.m.

The angelic sounds of the Christ­mas season are coming earlier than usual this year when the world-famous Vienna Boys Choir performs in a one-night-only con­cert, titled The Vienna Boys Choir Live in Manila, at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Plenary Hall in Pasay City on November 11 at 8 p.m.

By Alvin I. Dacanay A little over a year after it debuted to great acclaim at the 3rd QCinema International Film Festival, Mario Cornejo and Monster Jimenez’s surfing drama Apocalypse Child is set to open in select cinemas nationwide on October 26.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) celebrated last week the historic victories scored by Filipino movies in international film festivals this year with an event that gathered the country’s top film talents and saw the formal announcement of a travel-assistance program for filmmakers whose works are picked to participate in such festivals.

For many years now, comedian and television host Vic “Bossing” Sotto has served as the trusted champion of countless products, ranging from homecare items to local beverages. His charisma and character, both on- and off-camera, have made him, and the corporations behind the products he endorses, very credible among consumers.

Talk about being the talk of the town. And to think it all began with a Facebook post. 

To mark the 120th death anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal and the 125th anniversary of the publication of his El Filibusterismo (The Filibustering) this year, Ballet Philippines (BP) will remount its award-winning Crisostomo Ibarra and present Simoun for the first time at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from Oct. 21 to 23.