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Kultura presents the

 

Kultura Young Artists Series 2007

 

all this September!

 

KYAS, now on its third run since 2004, aims to showcase the talents

of exceptional UA&P student and alumni artists.

This year’s KYAS kicks off with TRANSLATIONS, a solo exhibit by multimedia artist Valerie Chua. The exhibit features her unique works that are a combination of hand-created and digital art, as well as her photography. Of special note are six new works created specifically for this exhibit, which are the artist’s visual interpretations of six poems. Audio guides will allow viewers to hear the poetry that inspired the artworks. Valerie is a 3^rd year UA&P student.

Sept. 3 to 7 (Monday to Friday)

from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Telengtan Hall

5^th Floor, APEC Communications Bldg., UA&P

FREE ADMISSION!

Next, be sure to watch HANGING OUT w/ Athena Tibi, a solo concert that will showcase the different facets of this multi-talented performing artist. Athena will be performing songs from a wide variety of genres, including Broadway, pop, R&B, hiphop, ballads, rock, acoustic, and J-pop. Several special guests will be joining her in song and dance, so prepare to be entertained! Athena is a 3^rd year UA&P student.

Sept. 13 (Thursday)

7:45 p.m. *doors open at 7:30pm

Dizon Auditorium

Ground Floor, Development Communications Bldg., UA&P

FREE ADMISSION!

Finally, KYAS ends with a bang as we bring you INDIE TRIP, a concert featuring Up dharma Down and Drip, two rising bands that have UA&P alumni among their members. Paul Yap (bassist of Up dharma Down), Beng Calma (vocalist of Drip), and Ian Magbanua (beats, samples and programming of Drip) are UA&P graduates, while Armi Millare (vocalist and keyboardist of Up dharma Down) also studied at UA&P for three years. Both bands are making waves in the music scene. Drip’s sound has been described as “pure electronica bliss” and they have gained an avid following for the mesmerizing soundscape that they create. Drip was recently chosen as a finalist for Channel V’s AMP Big Break. Up dharma Down’s fusion of rock, neo-soul, acid jazz and electronic music has won over both critics and fans (you’ll recognize their radio hit “Oo”), and the band was recently featured in Time magazine.

Sept. 21 (Friday)

7:45 p.m. *doors open at 7:30pm

Li Seng Giap Auditorium

2^nd Floor, APEC Communications Bldg., UA&P

FREE ADMISSION!

For inquiries, contact 637-0912 loc. 380, 0917-8334564 or kultura(at)uap(dot)edu(dot)ph, or drop by the Office of Student Affairs at the 1st Landing, APEC Communications Building, UA&P.

Please forward this information to anyone who might want to watch! See you at KYAS!

(Did we mention… FREE ADMISSION for all events? :-))

*** For non-UA&P audience members, please make sure to bring a valid ID so you can secure a guest pass at the entrance. Also, please observe the University’s dress code to prevent delays in entering the campus (no slippers or flip-flops, shirts must have sleeves, pants and skirts must fall below the knee). See you there!

Join UA&P’s International Students Organization (ISO), Mostra d’Arte, and the College of Arts and Sciences - Arts Department of the University all week from August 13 to 17 at 6pm for a week of beautiful Iranian films. Share and learn about the Iranian culture through the medium of film!

p.s. The venue tonight was Dizon Auditorium, but I’m not sure if it’s Dizon for the whole week. I’ll post updates and the list of films when I find more information.

Catch ViARE’s first production for SY 2007-2008,

“ON DANCING, LOVE, AND CIGARETTES”

This production is composed of THREE SENTIMENTAL ONE-ACT plays:

 

A TIME FOR FARWELLS by Damian Transler
HAPPY ENDING by Jonathan Wolfe
THE MAN WHO COULDN’T DANCE by Jason Katims

 

Directed by:
Bok Gil & Maiko Kanahashi, JJ Rimando, XY Pintoy & JC Ramos

 

Starring:
Luis Arambulo, Sara Badr, Dae Lee, Tricia Sarabia, Rhenz Gabalonzo,
Gab Solomon/Trizia Lim, Jem Cruz and Earl Sotto

 

Showdates:

August 17, Friday @ 7:45pm *cancelled due to a storm

August 18, Saturday @ 3:00pm & 7:00pm *cancelled due to a storm

August 21, Tuesday @ 7:45pm

August 24, Friday @ 7:45pm

August 25, Saturday @ 3:00pm

August 25, Saturday @ 7:00pm

August 28, Tuesday @ 7:45pm *additional show

August 31, Friday @ 7:45pm *additional show

 

Venue:
Telengtan Hall, 5th floor APEC Communications Bldg., UA&P

 

Tickets are 120php ONLY!
100php if PRE-SOLD

 

*For ticket reservations visit the ViARE booth at the CAS Ledge or text 0917-8415057 / 0920-7337868.

 

Kultura is now accepting volunteer applicants for its

2007-2008 Arts Season

 

Volunteer and Be Involved

in this Year’s Lineup of Arts Events:

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Hey guys! Be part of the UA&P Chorale! Whether you’re a Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass, come and share your gift of music with us!

Don’t know your voice classification yet? Just show up in the auditions and our choirmaster, Mr. Danny Monte, will be the one to assess your voice range.

See the announcement below for details! ;o)

The

invites you to their

OPEN AUDITIONS

 

July 3 & 10 (Tuesday) CAS 203
July 6 & 13 (Friday) CAS 202

 

arrive at 6:00PM

 

Students, alumni, faculty, staff and immediate family members
of the UA&P Community are welcome to join the chorale.

 

No need to prepare a song.

Results will be announced immediately so be prepared
to stay for rehearsals till 8:30 if you pass the auditions.

 

Regular rehearsals are every Tuesday and Friday, 6:00 – 8:30PM

 

For inquiries, you may text 0917 – 857-4769 or drop by the OSA Office at the 1st Landing of ACB and look for Ms. Yammie Tolentino.

Upcoming activities for the school year include:
Major Concert @ Philamlife Auditorium on September 23, 2007
Christmas Concert on December 14, 2007
Valentine Concert on February 15, 2008

 

For those who weren’t able to catch the UA&P Chorale’s most recent concert, now you can watch the entire thing on YouTube:

“Tunay Na Ligaya” Concert: March 16, 2007 (Friday), Study Hall B, UA&P

Link: Playlist (all videos)

Links to individual songs:

• Lead Me Lord
• Let’s Do It
• You
• Tea For Two
• A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
• Night and Day
• Tunay na Ligaya
• Kung Mawawala Ka
• Kung Ako Na Lang Sana
• Lipad ng Pangarap
• Mr. Suave

Encores: Di Bale Na Lang, Irish Blessing (videos not uploaded yet)

Here’s an announcement from UA&P’s two theater orgs:

Be part of ViARE & Dulaang ROC’s FIRST MAJOR THEATER PRODUCTION together,

 

“METROMAN: TAGAWALIS NG KASAMAAN”

 

Written by: Joem Antonio
Directed by: Teetap Dadia & Javi Laurel

 

***OPEN AUDITION SCHED***

June 21 (Thursday)
12:00-1:30 & 6:00-8:00 p.m. (CAS 102)

 

June 22 (Friday)
12:00-1:30 & 6:00-8:00 p.m. (CAS 104)

 

June 25 (Monday)
12:00-1:30 & 6:00-8:00 p.m. (CAS 103)

 

June 26 (Tuesday)
12:00-3:00 p.m. (CAS 104)

 

For more information, contact:
0920-9185251 or 0917-8210620

JVC invites everyone to a Camcorder Sale on June 7-8, 12-16 and 18-23, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the JVC Business Center, 918 Arnaiz Avenue (formerly Pasay Road), Makati City. Up to 89% off on selected items! For more info on the sale, send an email to kultura(at)uap(dot)edu(dot)ph and we’ll send you the item and price lists.

Thanks once again to JVC for sponsoring our production of The Importance of Being Earnest and Ang Kahalagahan ng Pagiging Seryo in February 2007.

If I could only get a hundred pesos for every person who looks in disbelief whenever I tell them I’m into basketball and theater, I might have enough money right now to buy my own car.

…

Well, maybe not a car. But I’d really have a lot of money already.

Really! I can’t quite get why my friends from theater can’t seem to get it in their minds that I am an avid basketball fan. The same goes for my basketball friends, who can’t quite picture me on stage.

In fact, just this afternoon, an old friend, whom I was in a number of theatrical productions with some years back, was wondering why she saw one of those whiteboard/clipboards for basketball on my desk. When I told her I was the assistant coach for the women’s basketball team, she told me she never knew I was into basketball. Women’s basketball at that. She said that it was believable that I was into women. But basketball? She went as far as saying that the only reason I was in the coaching staff because I wanted to see legs. Oh, come on. Why would I resort to something like that?

Personally, I really can’t believe that any guy in the Philippines - basketball-crazy country that it is - has not picked up a basketball his whole life. You take a trip out of town and on the way, you are bound to spot at least fifteen basketball rings. It doesn’t matter if you have to play on the streets… heck it doesn’t matter if the street is INCLINED (I saw a rim by a street in Banaue… an inclined street), basketball is everywhere, and I pity the father whose son has never taken a shot (it doesn’t have to go in).

Which brings me to the real meat of this post. Are theater and basketball really mutually exclusive? Is it really impossible for someone to have a passion for both these activities? How hard is it to conceive the idea that someone who excels in basketball can also excel in theatre?

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Remember Rama at Sita? Yes, that landmark Original Pilipino Musical that drew raves from critics when it was produced around eight years ago? Don’t fret if you missed it. Now, with the permission of its copyright owners, Franco and Ayen Laurel, all of us can watch it on YouTube!

Posted by Gibbs Cadiz on his blog:

“For those who caught the production at the UP Theater, here’s a chance to relive its magic. For those who missed it, now’s the time to watch, from dazzling opening number to exhilarating finale, the most-talked-about theater event of that long-ago season.

This video captures the closing performance of the musical on the evening of March 6, 1999, with Ariel Rivera as Rama, Chiqui Pineda as Sita, John Arcilla as Rama’s brother Lakshmana, Robert Sena as the villain Ravana, Jaya as Ravana’s sister Soorphanaka, Mr. Laurel as Rama’s youngest brother Bharata, and Edward Granadosin as Rama’s teacher Vishmavitra.”

Read his full blog entry and watch the videos here:

Part One

Part Two

Enjoy!