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NATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 889308 [Title] => The case of the disappearing audience [Summary] =>Whenever someone tells me that the market for local theater is limited, and then uses this apparent truth to throw up his hands as if to say, well, we’ve done all we can, we can’t do any more, I think of my students.
[DatePublished] => 2012-12-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134028 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1314832 [AuthorName] => Exie Abola [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img715/3613/lif1nor.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 868208 [Title] => Pure love and a wondrous tale [Summary] =>The third time’s the charm. Tanghalang Ateneo had staged Sintang Dalisay (Pure Love) twice before, on the Loyola Heights campus in July 2011 and February 2012, the second run improving upon the first. Now, as part of this year’s National Theater Festival at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the production reaches a triumphant height.
[DatePublished] => 2012-11-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134028 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1314832 [AuthorName] => Exie Abola [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img24/9061/lif1newthumb.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 864629 [Title] => A truly national theater festival at hand [Summary] =>As the fourth National Theater Festival (NTF) opened — now ongoing at the CCP until Nov. 18 — there was obvious optimism in the air, as well as hope that finally cooperation and maturity would rule the event.
[DatePublished] => 2012-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134667 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1170012 [AuthorName] => Bibsy M. Carballo [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/entertainment/20121109/peta-experiments.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 863299 [Title] => 4th National Theater Festival unfolds at CCP [Summary] =>The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) opens its doors to theater artists, practitioners and enthusiasts for the 4th National Theater Festival (NTF) from Nov. 8 to 18. Dubbed “Ika-Apat na Tagpo, Ang Bagong Yugto: The New Act,” this year’s NTF offers performances, a conference, exhibits and film screenings.
[DatePublished] => 2012-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img84/5759/lif2newthumb.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 863302 [Title] => Love, as defined by Gantimpala Theater’s ‘Sayaw ng mga Señorita’ [Summary] =>Love –– be it romantic, platonic or erotic –– is beautifully defined in Gantimpala Theater’s Sayaw ng mga Señorita, a dramatic-comedy play written by Jose Javier Reyes, under the direction of Jun Pablo, which will initially be shown during the National Theater Festival, presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
[DatePublished] => 2012-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img442/4508/lif5newthumb.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 863028 [Title] => 4th National Theater Festival: Showcase of filipino artistry [Summary] =>Literally baptized in fire in 1992 – colorful fireworks celebrating its beginning had gone awry and ignited a blaze on the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ rooftop – the National Theater Festival (NTF) and all three of its past incarnations have been colorful and exhilarating showcases of Filipino artistry.
[DatePublished] => 2012-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097365 [AuthorName] => Michele T. Logarta [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 219063 [Title] => Is Nora not to blame? [Summary] =>Let me begin by telling you a little story that happened during the 2001 Gawad Urian at the UP Theater.
This was the year that the members of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino chose the best films of the 90s along with the two Best Actresses (Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos) and Best Actor of the decade (Richard Gomez).
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135739 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1186451 [AuthorName] => Butch Francisco [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) ) )
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MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman has tempered expectations on their chances against a heavily favored Vietnam and in the FIVB Challenger Cup that came off the wraps at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
But deep inside the soft-spoken and courageous skipper and the rest of Nationals, they all dream of the same big dream – a ticket straight to the Women’s Volleyball Nations League main group next year.
And their quest begins tonight when they square off with the Vietnamese at 6:30 p.m.
The home bet is the underdog versus the Vietnamese side that swept and dominated last month’s AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Filipinas snatched a historic bronze there.
“Well, alam naman po namin na mas malakas ang kalaban and we know our team is young. All we can ask the girls is to do its best while not putting pressure on the team that much,” said the charismatic Alas team leader.
The team lost power spiker Eya Laure and libero Jen Nierva and were replaced by Creamline’s Jema Galanza and National University’s Bella Belen.
Belen’s teammate, Alyssa Solomon, and Galanza’s fellow Creamline star, Tots Carlos, were enlisted into the pool but will not be able to join due to undisclosed reasons.
“It’s great to have new reinforcements in the pool. Experience-wise, marami ang mako-contribute nila sa team,” said De Guzman of Galanza and Belen.
Intriguingly, Nierva’s last-minute withdrawal left the squad with one legitimate libero in Dawn Catindig.
Cherry Nunag was listed as the team’s second libero although she’s known as a natural middle blocker.
The other members of the team are Faith Nisperos, Fifi Sharma, Vannie Gandler, Julia Coronel, Angel Canino, Dell Palomata, Arah Panique, Thea Gagate and Sisi Rondina.
The trek to that VNL dream is long and arduous though as Alas Pilipinas would need to win all its games against Vietnam, the semis and eventually the finals, assuming it could make it that far, to realize it.
In the opener of the meet, Puerto Rico turned back a feisty Kenya 25-20, 25-19, 27-25, to advance to the semis.
Teenage sensation Grace Mar Lopez Villanueva went on attack mode and fired 19 points including 18 on kills while Diana Reyes scattered 10 hits.
Pamella Adhiambo Owino tried to put up a fight for the Kenyans by unloading a match-best 22 points. most of which came in the third set when they tried
to put up a fight and steal the set before eventually falling short in the end.
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