Entertainment

After revisiting the Philippines’ Spanish colonial past with its twin ballets Ibarra and Simoun, which reinterpreted Dr. José P. Rizal’s novels Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) and El Filibusterismo (The Filibus­tering), Ballet Philippines (BP) looked back on a more recent period—the 1970s— with Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko (Sing It and I’ll Dance), a (mostly) cheerful dance musical featuring …

By Alvin I. Dacanay Filipino-Australian actress Anne Curtis again ruled Twitter this year after the social-networking site revealed last week that she tops the list of the 10 most followed Filipino accounts, of which eight are owned by fellow celebrities, and that half of its 10 most influential moments of 2016 are enter­tainment-related events.

Bassoon player Adolfo “Pong” Mendoza is the guest solo­ist in the fourth concert of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) under the baton of Maestro Hermin­igildo Ranera that will be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater) on December 16 at 8 p.m.

Story and photos by Alvin I. Dacanay Krispy Kreme is marking its 10th year in the Philippines with the reopening of its flagship store at Bonifacio High Street in Bonifacio Global City and the addition of new items to its menu that, the leading doughnut brand said, testify to how it “continues to stay relevant and committed to its customers’ evolving …

What images come to mind when we hear the word “Christmas”? A child with eyes wide open, in awe of the sparkles that come with the season. Glitter everywhere, and stars twinkling in the vast night sky. A cup of hot cocoa on cold mornings while curling up beside a gigantic decorated tree. Let Makati Shangri-La turn these images into …

This month, Bonifacio Global City’s (BGC) streets come alive as countless retail and office buildings, all bedecked with red, glistening ribbons, transform into larger-than-life Christmas presents waiting to be unwrapped, while the main-avenue lamp posts and BGC buses are adorned with beaming bows that bring holiday cheer all over the city. 

To cap off its Visual Arts program for 2016, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will mount a retrospective exhibit by renowned artist Danilo Dalena, titled Last Full Show, on the third and fourth floor galleries of the CCP on December 10 and will run until March 4, 2017. 

2016 may be remembered by many as one of the best years Philippine cinema has enjoyed, but it’s also a particularly cruel one for the industry, as it saw several entertainers pass on. The latest is retired actress Lolita Rodriguez, who died in Hemet, California, on November 28, two months after she suffered a stroke. She was 81. 

Days after the Met­ro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) announced its eight official entries to its 42nd edition on November 18, the producers and stars of the movies that failed to make this year’s cut, par­ticularly the big-budget franchises that lorded over the annual event for many years, offered their two cents on their exclusion, with two of them admitting they …

Come and celebrate the holi­days as Ballet Philippines (BP), in collaboration with ABS-CBN and the ABS-CBN Phil­harmonic Orchestra, stages Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko (Sing It and I’ll Dance), a new dance musical featuring the songs of popular 1970s Filipino band VST & Co. at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main The­ater) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from …