Exhibits
Sugar & Spice
Galleria Quattrocento, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Ongoing until March 20
La Vallée
Alliance Total Gallery, Alliance Française de Manille, Makati City
Ongoing until April 29
The Alliance Française de Manille, with the support of the Embassy of France and in partnership with the National Museum, present this photography exhibition by French photographer Pierre de Vallombreuse.
The exhibit features the most recent photographs taken by Vallombreuse in Palawan which he documented for 28 years. The French photographer lived with a Palawan tribe called Taw Batu or People of the Rock in the Signapan Valley for nearly three decades. He followed the tribe in their life in the valley from the late 1980s when no road existed, until today when the community now lives in an accelerated pace.
Visit www.alliance.ph for more information on this exhibit.
Ang Kiukok: The Golden Years
Third Floor Galleries, Ayala Museum, Makati City
Ongoing until June 26
In celebration of the 85th birthday of National Artist for Visual Art Ang Kiukok, 50 of his works – including paintings, ceramic vases and plates – from 1954 to 2004 are currently on exhibit. The artworks were personally selected by the the late painter’s son, Andrew Ang, who is also the exhibition’s guest curator.
The show is presented in three sections representing the early, middle, and late periods of Ang Kiukok’s artistic career. Many of the objects that are part of the show have never been documented nor publicly exhibited, including black-and-white and colored works from the private collection of the late National Artist’s family.
For inquiries and reservations call (02) 759-8288 or email hello @ayalamuseum.org.
Theater Plays
Carmen
Cinema 5, Greenbelt 3, Makati City
March 8; 6:30 p.m.
Filipino audiences will meet the fiery gypsy Carmen as the CCP Met Opera brings this Georges Bizet production here in the country straight from the Metropolitan Opera of New York.
Directed by Richard Eyre, the show stars Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in the title role, a part she has sung to acclaim at many of the world’s leading opera houses. Aleksandrs Antonenkosings plays the obsessed soldier Don José. Meanwhile, soprano Anita Hartig makes her highly-anticipated HD debut as Micaëla, and Ildar Abdrazakov portrays the toreador Escamillo. This performance is led by Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado, with Christopher Wheeldon creating the choreography.
Call Greenbelt 3 cinemas Customer Service Hotline (02) 757-7883 or CCP Sales and Promotions at 832-3706, or e-mail ccpsalesandpromo@gmail.com for inquiries and more information.
Batang Rizal
Hotel de Oriente Convention Centre, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, Bataan
March 11 and 12
Concerts
Bach vs Beatles II: Let it ‘B’
Ground Floor Lobby, Ayala Museum, Makati City
March 9; 6:30 p.m.
The Manila Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Prof. Arturo Molina, are set for a concert “revolver” as the premier orchestra once again plays the iconic music of German composer Johann Bach and British band Beatles.
The MSO will perform an all new lineup of musical works by towering geniuses of the 18th and 20th centuries, following the success of their 2015 Bach vs. Beatles concert.
Standing room only tickets are available at P300 each. Limited tickets available. To get the latest updates on the availability of tickets, call (02) 759-8288 local 31 and 35 or email concerts@ayalamuseum.org.
