Entertainment

Anything made with chocolate has a special place in the hearts of sweets-loving Filipinos. If you are one of them, let us ask you: when was the last time you actually indulged in a heavenly cake made with multiple layers of chocolate? 

Emerging arts and performance company Artist Playground begins its second season with Happiness is a Pearl, the latest one-act play by Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Hall of Fame inductee Rody Vera that is set to open on June 9.

A week after Jaclyn Jose made history as the first Filipino to win the best actress award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, many Filipinos are still gushing over her triumph and how much it means to the Philippines. She certainly deserves the adulation. 

In what’s considered a first in the history of Philippine dance, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and Ballet Philippines (BP), in cooperation with the Philippine Ballet Theatre (PBT) and Ballet Manila (BM), will jointly hold the inaugural Dance.MNL: The Philippine Dance Festival in June. 

By Filane Mikee Cervantes / Philippines News Agency In an effort to promote products made in Taiwan and give Southeast Asians, and Filipinos in particular, a fresh impression of the island-nation, the “Wow! Taiwan Selects Pop-up Store” exhibition began its tour of the region by opening at the Glorietta mall in Makati City last week. 

After showing his latest works at the Love the Earth, Heal the Spirit exhibit at the Hiraya Gallery in Manila in February, respected artist Fernando C. Modesto returns with the second part of that show at the new Hiraya Gallery at the Lobby Lounge Luxe on the mezzanine of the Makati Shangri-La Manila on June 1. 

To celebrate Filipino culture and heritage in June, top luxury hotel Makati Shangri-La, Manila is inviting guests to experience the exquisite pampering offered by “The Grand Getaway: La Filipiniana” vacation package. 

By Alvin I. Dacanay The directors of the unexpected blockbuster biopic Heneral Luna and migrant-worker drama Imbisibol emerged as the top individual nominees at the 39th Gawad Urian after highly regarded film critics’ group Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) announced its list of nominations last week. 

By Azer N. Parrocha / Philippines News Agency Regional heirloom recipes may not be as popular as current food trends, but they continue to exist, thanks to a group of Cavite province-based chefs called the “Culinary Generals.” 

Stories by Filipino speculative-fiction writers are gaining success with Czech publishers, the Czech Embassy in the Philippines reported recently.