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:
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!
Note: I’m not sure who wrote this, but it’s hilarious, and it’s been going around the UA&P Chorale yahoogroup! Any choristers care to comment on the truth of this article?
In any choir, there are four voice parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Sometimes these are divided into first and second within each part, prompting endless jokes about first and second basses. There are also various other parts such as baritone, countertenor, contralto, mezzo-soprano, etc., but these are mostly used by people who are either soloists, or belong to some excessively hotshot classical a cappella group (this applies especially to countertenors), or are trying to make excuses for not really fitting into any of the regular voice parts, so we will ignore them for now.
Each voice part sings in a different range, and each one has a very different personality. You may ask, “Why should singing different notes make people act differently?” and indeed this is a mysterious question and has not been adequately studied, especially since scientists who study musicians tend to be musicians themselves and have all the peculiar complexes that go with being tenors, French horn players, timpanists, or whatever. However, this is beside the point; the fact remains that the four voice parts can be easily distinguished, and I will now explain how:
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* Note: Student organizations that deal with the arts or have arts-related projects can post their event announcements on this blog. Just send an email to mpuyat (at) uap (dot) edu (dot) ph and we’ll post the info ASAP.
One of Dulaang ROC’s long standing traditions is its annual Playfest. The Playfest is held during the summer term, and serves as the culminating activity of the previous year’s events. With the exception of its officers and certain select members, the Dulaang ROC members are divided into three groups. A twenty-minute, original production following the year’s theme is expected from each group. Scripts must be original and be made by a member or members of the respective group. Each group should have its own working structure covering all aspects of the production. Simply put, each team is expected to come up with a complete theatrical production utilizing each member’s strengths and capabilities. The Playfest is a friendly and healthy contest among the three groups; the teams are made to compete primarily to improve themselves: to strive for that extra honor of being the best.
This year’s Dulaang ROC Playfest will be on May 19 (Saturday), 6:00 p.m. at Dizon Auditorium, UA&P. Admission is P20 (and comes with a free can of Cali!).
The theme for this year is “Itaga Mo Sa Bato“, a phrase that can be interpreted by the playwrights as they wish. However, the ROC officers and Playfest organizers have their own rationale for choosing it. As Dulaang ROC enters its 18th year of existence, they would like to “carve in stone” their commitment to staging more quality theater productions.
The three plays to be presented are:
GROUP 1: Chiaroscuro ni David Jan Bendal, sa direksyon ni Berny Songco
GROUP 2: Bull’s Eye ni Angelo Gian de Mesa, sa direksyon ni Tin Lucas
GROUP 3: Exp. Date sa panulat at direksyon ni XY Pintoy
If any of the groups would like to post a more complete description of their play, just use the comment function. Break a leg, and may the best team win!
Kultura has been known for staging straight plays. Over the years, we’ve done classics by Shakespeare, Moliere, Gogol, T.S. Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Nick Joaquin, and Rolando Tinio. We’ve explored the absurd with Ionesco. We’ve done adaptations of others’ plots, such as Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon, and Clytemnestra, a Greek tragedy in Filipino, penned by Juan Ekis. Recently, we tackled a contemporary play, Yasmina Reza’s Art.
But few remember that the very first Kultura production was an original Filipino musical entitled Masdan ang Iyong Ina.
Though we probably won’t be staging another original musical anytime soon, we have been toying with the idea of producing a musical play sometime in the not-so-near, no-so-distant future. Any suggestions?
Joshua Bell is one of the world’s greatest violinists. His instrument of choice is a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius. If he played it for spare change, incognito, outside a bustling Metro stop in Washington, would anyone notice?
Read the Washington Post’s special report here:
Pearls Before Breakfast
By Gene Weingarten, Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 8, 2007
A very thought-provoking read. The article even has videos of the actual performance!
You can also read the backstory of the article on Joshua Bell’s website, http://www.joshuabell.com/.
The UA&P College of Arts and Sciences Arts Department would like to invite everyone to join any of the following summer workshops:
1. Guitar
May 2 - 30, 2007
MWF, 10:00 am – 12:00 nn
Venue: CAS 203
Fee: P500.00
Participants should bring their own guitar
2. Drums
May 2 - 30, 2007
One hour every Wednesday, choose from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Venue: CAS 203
Fee: P1,500.00
3. Piano
May 3 - 31, 2007
One hour every Tuesday and Thursday, choose from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: CAS 203
Fee: P2,750.00
4. Painting in Oil
April 23 - May 11, 2007
MWF, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Venue: CAS 202
Fee: P1,000.00
Participants should bring their own painting materials
Please email Ms. Roxannie Sagayno at rsagayno(at)gmail(dot)com or call her at 637-0912 loc.361 for registration.
