My Manila

"Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were." ~Marcel Proust (1871–1922), French nov...

"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." ~ Aldous Huxley, Music at Night and Other ...

What do you get when you put a ballet company, three choreographers, and eleven rock bands together? The most daring ballet performance Mani...

Portraits of violinist Ramon Corpus hang at the entrance to the music hall (see yesterday's post) in Casa San Miguel in Zambales whic...

Black Soup Cafe may be small, but it set aside space for musicians to perform in, and welcomes exhibits from artists, whether established ...

The Ateneo de Manila University officially opened its celebrations and events for the Advent and Christmas season last night, and we were ...

Abby Clutario, of the bands fuseboxx and HUMANFOLK , with her 10-string Chapman Stick. It was my first time to see one and I found it so f...

Ligaya (which means "joy") Fernando-Amilbangsa is a scholar, artist, dancer and cultural conservationist. She lived for two decad...

Simbang Gabi (night mass) or Misa de Gallo (Spanish, which literally translates to rooster's mass and means dawn mass), is a traditio...

The museum of the Cultural Center of the Philippines has a permanent exhibit showcasing traditional Asian musical instruments.

Kontra-GaPi , short for Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Contemporary Filipino Gamelan ), is the University of the Philippines ' resid...

The conditions were again too difficult for my little camera, but I'm posting this photo anyway because I want you all to meet one of my...

Not by choice but because this was the best that my itsy-bitsy camera could do. But despite that, I think that the result captures well the ...

Friday, March 26, was the awarding of the 2009 Gawad Buhay!, the Philstage Awards for the Performing Arts, at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolenti...

As part of the countdown to the Ateneo de Manila University 's 150th anniversary, Philippine pianist Raul M. Sunico performed at the Chu...

One of the perks of working at a university is the wide range of learning opportunities right at our doorstep. And no, they are not all dry ...

At the Penguin Café Gallery in Malate , Manila while the next band was setting up their equipment, a DJ would be spinning some vinyl record...

Spotted in Tomato Kick , the restaurant that turns into a bar at night, located in the house that was converted into a tiny strip mall . Don...

Jazz night at Ten 02 Bar in the Timog–Tomas Morato area of Quezon City . Many of our local musicians play for different bands, sometimes of ...

The Ateneo de Manila University 's 149th anniversary yesterday was simply commemorated with a Mass in the evening. It was a school day a...