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Allan Jay
Balisi: Keeping Art Alive
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A
painting exhibitd at Blanc Art Space
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Impresionist
painter Allan Jay Balisi is a
multi-awarded artist since his
student days at the Far Eastern
University where he earned his
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree major
in advertising. Last year he was |
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among several Filipino artists who
exhibited their paintings in
Singapore. The 25-year-old artist
who was born in Isabela, Ilagan
continues to build his reputation as
a dedicated artist whose goal is to
create beauty on his canvases. His
latest exhibit was held in the Blanc
Art Space at Crown Tower, Salcedo
Village, Makati. |
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Steps into a New Horizon |
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Modern
technology has certainly changed the manner
in which Art is produced, giving birth to
the concept of Digital Art, a far cry from
the classic Art produced directly by the
artist’s own hand. Educational institutions
are now encouraging students, especially Art
students, to step into the new horizon of
Technological Art.
In this connection, the Lopez Memorial
Museum and the University of the Philippines
‘ College of Mass Communications recently
featured visual artist Yason Banal in a
lecture spiced with a slideshow and
performance at
the St Scholastica’s College in
Manila. Banal has a BA in Film and
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Communications from the University of the
Philippines , a Masters in Fine Art from the
University of London and a Certificate in
Experimental Fashion from Central Saint
Martin’s, also in the United Kingdom. He has
participated in several international
exhibitions. |
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A
painting exhibited n Singapore |
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Philippine Paintings in New York |
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Visual artist Ramon Diaz recently
exhibited his large paintings of
fish at the posh Steuben Glass in
New York City. Mounted alongside
precious crystal sculptures
of fish done by other artists, |
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Artist Ramon
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Diaz’ paintings stood out
dramatically in the setting of the
multimedia exhibit for more than a
month. Located on Madison Avenue,
Steuben Glass is the elegant atelier
of international designers based in
that metropolis. |
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A Ramon Diaz
painting as background of
crystal sculptures |
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Swan Lake by Russia’s greatest
composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
goes onstage at the Aliw Theater on
October 5 and 6. (See this issue’s
Cultural Calendar for details.)
Photo shows Lisa Macuja Elizalde
dancing the role of Odette in the
Ballet Manila production. |
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Photo
Auction for a Cause
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An
auction of photographs by some
well-known lensmen is up on October
6 starting at 6 pm at the Silverlens
Gallery at 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext.,
Makati The event seeks to benefit
the Cancer Institute Foundation’s
(CIF) campaign on cervical cancer
prevention. Up for sale are
photographs by Jo Avila, Bahaghari,
Miguel Fabie III, Ronnie Lazaro, Jun
de Leon, Isa Lorenzo, At Maculangan,
Billy Mondoņedo, Emmanuel Santos,
Ivan Sarenas, John Silva, Pilar
Tuason, Wig Tysmans, Lilen Uy, Jake
Verzosa, and Denise Weldon, and an
etching by National Artist Benedicto
(BenCab) Cabrera. A preview of the
photos takes place on October 5. |
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Compiled by Carmencita H.
Acosta
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CONCERTS
October 27 & 28, starts at
8 pm
Cultural Center of the Philippines
Roxas Boulevard, Manila
Tel. (02) 524-7576
Fresh from its victory as champion of the 2007 European
Choral Grand Prix in Arezzo, Italy, the
Philippine Madrigal Singers, popularly known as
The Madz, presents a homecoming concert to
regale local audiences with the golden voices
that won over vocal groups from Russia, Hungary,
Cuba and Taiwan.
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Maurice Ravel and Company |
October 12,
starts at 8 pm
Cultural Center
of the
Philippines
Roxas Boulevard,
Manila
Tel. (02)
832-1125 local
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French composers Maurice Ravel and Cesar Franck are featured
in this
month’s
presentation
of the
Philippine
Philharmonic
Orchestra
under
the
baton of
Maestro
Eugene
Castillo.
Rolf
Hind is
guest
pianist.
The
concert
begins
with
Ravel’s
atmospheric
tribute
to the
waltz
entitled
La Valse,
followed
by his
acrobatic
Concerto
for the
Left
Hand.
The
evening
ends
with
Franck’s
Symphony
in D
Minor,
Opus 48. |
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Christian
Inspired |
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October 6, starts at 7 pm
Cuneta Astrodome, Roxas
Boulevard, Pasay City
Tel. (02) 911-5555
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Popular singer Christian Bautista
regales audiences with a wide repertoire of
inspiring praise and thanksgiving songs that he
dedicates to God. Things heat up even more as
Gary Valenciano, Sam Milby and Kuh Ledesma join
him onstage in this musical gem directed by
Freddie Santos.
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EXHIBIT
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Silvana Diaz Collection of Olmedo Works
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Ongoing
until October 27
Metropolitan Museum of Manila
Roxas Boulevard, Manila
Tel. (02) 521-1517
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Silvana Ancellotti Diaz, proprietor of Galleria Duemila,
exhibits her collection of the late Onib Olmedo’s
drawings and paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of
Manila until October 27. The show is appropriately
dubbed My Friend, Onib Olmedo. Diaz and the late
figurative impressionist painter Olmedo first met in the
early 1970s when both were beginning their respective
careers in the local art scene. The collection from the
mid-1970s to the 1980s includes mostly drawings that
have a spontaneous quality, thus revealing a creative
phase that precedes the artist’s paintings on canvas.
The few works on canvas were selected to represent
specific periods in the artist’s development.
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Ballet
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Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky |
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October 5 starts at 5 pm
October 6, 1 pm & 5 pm
October 7, 1 pm
Aliw Theater, Star City
Roxas Boulevard, Manila
Tel. (02) 525-5967
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Ballet Manila presents Peter
Ilich (Pyotr Ilyich in Russian) Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, which is the most
popular and well-loved classical ballet of all time with its haunting music
and awesome movements. Composed in 1876, Swan Lake has been described as one
of the most physically challenging for ballet dancers. Russian composer
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) had an extraordinary gift for melody and brilliant
orchestration and his music counts with drama and emotional intensity. His
other ballets are Sleeping Beauty and the
favorite-for-Christmas-presentation, The Nutcracker. Lisa Macuja Elizalde
and guest Russian dancer Maxim Chaschegorov reprise the roles of Odette-Odille
and Prince Siegfried, respectively. Alternating are Mylene Aggabao and
Marian Faustino as Odette-Odille and Rudy de Dios and Nazer Salgado as
Prince Siegfried.
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Film Festival |
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Australian Film Festival |
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October 2 to 11
Shangri-La Plaza Mall Cinema 3,
tel. (02) 633-7851 local 171
University of the Philippines Film
Institute,
tel. (02) 926-3640
Ayala Center in Cebu
Details at Australian Embassy, tel.
(02) 757-8135
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Fourteen critically acclaimed
feature films and shorts provide viewers a rare glimpse4 of Australia’s
cultural landscape, history and contemporary society. The films include “Jindabyne,”
“Look Both Ways,” “The Caterpillar Wish,” “Looking for Alibrandt,”
“Australian Rules”’ “Floating Life,” “Love Serenade,” “Cracker Bag,” “Cool
White,” “Breathe,” “Harvey Krumpet,” “The Japanese Story,” “The Saviour” and
“Lantana.” Acclaimed Australian screenwriter John Alsop graces the festival
with his presence. |
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