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Theater & ArtsAteneo ENTABLADO’s (ENTA) Ang Dapat Nating Hindiang Pagbabalik ng mga Arturo Uy (Arturo Uy) is an adaptation by Patricia Lucido and Jerome Ignacio of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui written by Bertolt Brecht, a play that uses allegory to depict Adolf Hitler’s rise to power before World War II. Similarly, ENTA’s adaptation references to […]
April 14, 2017
Theater & ArtsAriel Dorfman’s Purgatorio gave me a bit of a headache; it was so well-written and well-performed that I found it hard to wrap my head around the entire piece. Coupled with Kiara Pipino’s meticulous direction and Missy Maramara and Ian Ignacio’s passionate acting, Purgatorio was the philosophical masterpiece it set itself out to be. Purgatorio […]
July 19, 2016
It’s easy to see why so many people love working with Czari Domingo. Her eyes sparkle and, as she chatters on, it feels like passion in its most genuine form. Domingo began her beauty blog (www.legenczari.com) to help women with makeup, as well as to promote makeup as a tool for female empowerment. Despite the […]
March 30, 2016
Theater & Artsoc·to·roon ˌäktəˈro͞on/ noun dated or offensive a person who is one-eighth black by descent. There is a certain power dynamic that comes as a result of the meanings that society attributes to words. A word can incite marginalization and empowerment all at the same time—as is the case with racial slurs and other forms of […]
February 2, 2016
As much as Christmas is a commercial holiday that pervades Filipino culture through media and society, it is primarily a deeply spiritual time when more than half of its festivities are religious celebrations of feast days, masses, and festivals. Because the Philippines is a largely Catholic country, practices of other major cultural groups such as […]
December 22, 2015
Theater & ArtsThe pursuit of passion is a risky one. Whether it be as a long term career or an infrequent hobby, there is no easy path towards honing a skill and yielding visible results. However, uncertain as the path may be, it is not impossible. And when executed properly, not only is the outcome rewarding, but […]
November 25, 2015
Theater & Arts“So, what’s the plan after college?” While this question makes all college students squirm, fine arts students and new artists find it especially difficult to answer because of the lack of available platforms for their work. Enter Bambina Jacinto, a graduate with a degree in Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Asia and Pacific who […]
November 23, 2015
Theater & ArtsFor Blue Indie Komiks (BLINK) Editor-in-Chief Richard Mercado, assimilating a love for komiks into Atenean culture is the immediate goal. What initially started out as a personal passion, eventually turned into a concrete mission and vision for Mercado and his team. Carrying the theme “komiks isn’t dead,” BLINK spearheads the movement to bring local indie […]
November 9, 2015
Theater & ArtsMost students limit their knowledge of history to the classroom, but a nation’s history is more than just a slew of facts that need to be memorized for a decent grade. “No society can survive without a sense of history and culture,” reminds History Department Instructor Michael Pante, “because progress is premised on learning from […]
October 26, 2015
Theater & ArtsIn this day and age, the connotation of “art” has evolved into something more than just paint on a canvas. Whether it’s film, fashion design or photography, art comes in when words fail to express ideas. Stepping inside the Ateneo Art Gallery, one immediately finds themself surrounded by works that pop out at you. Whether […]
September 3, 2015