Reviews
Review: Ballet Manila’s ‘Don Quixote’ is an electrifying win
“Jasmine Pia Dames who played Kitri and guest artist Esteban Hernandez who played Basilio both filled the stage with boundless energy, matching the temperament of Minkus’ vibrant music.”
REVIEW: Politics is personal in “The Reconciliation Dinner”
“A year on, this show about our great political divide remains fresh, penetrating and confronting.”
REVIEW: “Twenty Questions” is a mild navigation of forced proximity
“This play seems targeted to a younger demographic, or perhaps those who enjoyed Star Cinema-esque romcoms of old.”
REVIEW: ‘Ang Huling El Bimbo’ Has Come Of Age
“The hit show has only gotten better with time.”
REVIEW: ‘La Bohème’ highlights the essence of opera
“This revolutionary surtitled production points to local opera’s exciting future: delivering artistic truth to a wider audience, without the distractions of pomp and glamor.”
REVIEW: Third time’s a charm with ‘Encantada’
“This now iconic ballet and the Alice Reyes Dance Philippines Company have just re-established the gold standard for creating a Filipino ballet.”
REVIEW: A chaotic, yet compelling, ‘Nekropolis’
This Guelan Valera-Luarca-penned and Charles Yee-directed bleak dystopia is intriguingly equal parts compelling and confounding.
UNI REVIEW: Ateneo Entablado’s “Isa-Dalawa-Tatlo: Nawantutri Tayo!”
“This university production is a strong staging of one-acts that touch minds and hearts, wringing audiences through a full gamut of emotions from start to finish.”