MARCH
Ongoing till 9 Mar, 1.30pm & 8.30pm. Wicked. Learn the story behind Wizard of Oz — and how to defy gravity — in this feel-good, must-see musical starring a foreign cast that has been touring Australia, Japan, Singapore and now, Manila. Perfect for children and adults. It includes Jemma Rix as Elphaba and Suzie Mathers as Glinda. CCP Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Roxas Boulevard corner Vito Cruz Street Extension, Pasay City; +63 2 8321125, www.ticketworld.com.ph. Wed-Fri 8pm, Sat 1.30pm & 7.30pm. PHP1,750, PHP2,250, PHP3,500, PHP4,500, PHP5,800, PHP7,000.
Ongoing till 9 Mar, 3pm & 8pm. Rak of Aegis. A rock musical featuring hit songs from the band you secretly love, Aegis. Set against the backdrop of Typhoon Ondoy, it is a story of — wait for it — Pinoy resilience. The cast is led by Robert Seña and wifey Isay Alvarez, both Miss Saigon alums. Peta Theater Center, 5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City; www.ticketworld.com.ph. PHP625.20, PHP833.60, PHP1,042 (prices vary on 2 & 9 Mar, check TicketWorld).
7-9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-29 Mar. Cock. This play by British playwright Michael Bartlett is about a man who takes a break from his boyfriend and encounters the woman of his dreams. We don’t want to sound cocky here but, see folks, bisexuality is NOT a myth. Directed by Rem Zamora. Whitespace, Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati; www.ticketworld.com.ph. Fri 9pm, Sat 4pm & 8pm, Sun 4pm. PHP1,042 & PHP1,563.
Ongoing till 30 March. Artist Unknown. Berlin-based Lizza May David takes 43 unclassified works (no artist name, no title, no year of production) from the CCP Visual Arts Collection out for a spin in this exhibition where she also spreads out blank canvasses to invite the viewers to put their own interpretation of this collection. Bulwagang Fernando Amorsolo (Small Gallery) and 4/F Atrium, CCP, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay; +63 2 8321125. Free.
4 Mar, 8pm. Earth Wind & Fire feat Al McKay. This one-night only concert by the group that brought us ’70s hits like “September,” “Reasons,” and “After The Love Has Gone” will surely put you in a sentimental wood. Grand Ballroom, Solaire Resort & Casino, Entertainment City, Parañaque; www.ticketworld.com.ph. PHP2,136, PHP3,204, PHP4,272, PHP5,340, PHP7,476, PHP8,544.
7 Mar. Megadeth. For headbangers, Megadeath — as in Dave Mustaine, rrrrah! — will be swinging by Manila for a one-night-only on Mar 7 at the World Trade Center. Presented by Pulp Live World. World Trade Center Metro Manila, Gil Puyat Ave Ext cor Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, Pasay City. PHP3,500-PHP5,500.
11 Mar, 8pm. Incognito. The folks behind hits like “Don’t You Worry About a Thing,” indeed UK’s acid jazz stalwarts, is doing a one-night-only at the Grand Ballroom of Solaire Resort and Casino. Should be a super steady, classy evening. 1 Asean Avenue, Entertainment City, Tambo, Paranaque City; www.ticketworld.com.ph, +63 2 8919999
16 Mar, 8pm. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis World Tour. Wanna pop some tags? The American rappers behind the ukay-ukay hit song “Thrift Shop” fly into Manila for a one-night gig. Don’t forget to borrow your grandpa’s style. Mall of Asia Arena, Seashell Lane, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City; www.smtickets.com, +63 2 4702222. PHP2,650, PHP3,180, PHP3,500, PHP4,700, PHP5,940.
20 Mar, 8pm. Beyond the Shadow of Beethoven. The Clarion Chamber Ensemble (founded in 2001) opens its 2014 season with the fourth movement of Ludwig Spohr’s Nonet in F major op. 31 to be followed by two substantial works of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. CCP Little Theater, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City; www.facebook.com/clarionchamber.ensemble. PHP500 & PHP750.
APRIL
4-6 Apr. Cock. This play by British playwright Michael Bartlett is about a man who takes a break from his boyfriend and encounters the woman of his dreams. We don’t want to sound cocky here but, see folks, bisexuality is NOT a myth. Directed by Rem Zamora. Whitespace, Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati; www.ticketworld.com.ph. Fri 9pm, Sat 4pm & 8pm, Sun 4pm. PHP1,042 & PHP1,563.
5 Apr, 5pm. Vaibhavam. Students from the age of 4 to 40 perform this traditional South Indian dance that celebrates divinity, under the auspices of choreographer Shanti Shreedhar. Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City; +63 998 9995366.
8-12 Apr, 9am-6pm. CCP National Rondalla Workshop. Open to all rondalla groups nationwide who have been in existence for at least two years. The workshop modules include sectional rehearsals per insturment, note-reading sessions, individual rondalla ensemble clinics, conducting sessions for conductors, and plenary sessions for all participants to gather together. A performance on Sat, 4pm, caps thee vent. CCP Artist Training Division, +63 2 8321125 ext 1604/1605.
JUNE
MUSIC
6 June. Taylor Swift’s Red tour. Taylor Swift is returning to Manila this June as she takes the much-talked about Red Tour to Southeast Asia. Manila is one of the five stops the country singer is making this side of the globe. The concert will feature two stages, elaborate costumes, dancers, and Taylor singing all your favorite tunes. Tickets go on sale 20 February. SM Mall of Asia Arena. +63 2 4702222
PAST EVENTS LISTED ON COCONUTS MANILA
JANUARY
MUSIC
21 Jan, 8pm. Phoenix. Don’t miss these much-loved French rockers, who are more-or-less regular audio fixtures in Sofia Coppola’s movies. We are hoping them Frenchies play “Long Distance Call.” World Trade Center Metro Manila, Gil Puyat Ave Ext cor Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, Pasay City; www.smtickets.com. PHP3,500++ & PHP5000++.
ART
23 Jan, 2-4pm. Philippine Association of Printmakers Lecture and Demonstration. This activity coincides with the ongoing exhibit “Press On”. Printmakers Ambie Abano and Benjie Torrado present a brief history of printmaking in the Philippine setting and conduct a demonstration of basic printmaking techniques. Learn how traditional methods of printmaking can be utilized as a contemporary medium for art production. MKP Hall, 4/F CCP Main Theater Building.
ART
24 Jan, 2-4pm. Curator’s Talk by Pearl E. Tan, PhD. The Mabini Art Movement. Based on her 1992 M.A. thesis “Mabini Art: History, Practice, and Aesthetics.” The bulk of the paintings featured in the exhibition covers the period from the 1950s to the 1980s but is extended back to the 1940s and forward to the second decade of the millennium. Pearl E. Tan is Associate Professor of Art Studies at UP. Bulwagang Juan Luna 3/F CCP Main Theater.
SHOPPING
Until Feb 3. 21st Fiesta Fair Manila. Over a thousand stalls selling pretty much everything you can think of or need. Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan.
FILM
8 Feb, 7pm. Rakenrol DVD launch party. Three years after it was premiered at Cinemalaya Film Festival, Diego Castillo and Quark Henares’ movie, Rakenrol, is finally out on DVD. Call it relief, excitement, happiness, whatever but they’re throwing a massive party on Feb 8. It starts with a 7pm film screening at Uview, Fully Booked, BGC. It then moves to Route 196 in QC for an afterparty gig, and finally wraps it up at Black Market in Pasong Tamo Ext, Makati where The Diegos will be spinning. 7pm, UView, 5/F Fully Booked, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. 9pm, Route 196, Katipunan Extension, QC. 1am, Black Market, Warehouse 5, La Fuerza compound 2, Sabio St., Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City.
ART
8 Feb, 10am-12nn. Art Buffet. Organized by the Philippine Art Educators Association, this activity is open to high school and college students as well as teachers and will offer workshops on 3D paper crafts, tribal abstract art, monoprinting arts and crafts, inkblot, marble art, pointillism, protrait drawing, sculpture and creativity at work. MKP Hall 4/F CCP Main Theatre Bldg, Roxas Boulevard corner Vito Cruz Street Extension, Pasay City; +63 2 8321125, www.culturalcenter.gov.ph. PHP100 at the door, with 50% donated to the Yolanda Relief Fund.
SHOPPING
9 Feb, 10am-6pm, Sunday Pop-Up. Whitespace at Pasong Tamo brings you another edition of their lovely pop-up store with a unique selection of hand-picked retailers from clothes to food to accessories to home to…you get it. 2314 Chino Roces Ave., Etc., Makati City
ART
14-16 Feb, 10am-10pm, Art for All Manila: The Affordable Art Fair 2014. From the organizers of ManilaART2013 comes this newbie collector-friendly event that will sell paintings, sculptures and other artist-made objects perfect as a Valentine’s Day gift. On 16 Feb, watch the scholars of Ballet Manila’s Project Ballet Futures perform a choreography by Osias Barroso Jr and Ernest Mandap. Then hang out to chat with prima ballerina Lisa Macuja Elizalde. 3/F Atrium SM Aura Premiere, BGC, Taguig.
PERFORMANCES
19-23 Feb. MNL X: Festival of New Performances. A community of independent artists and companies from Manila presents this five-day festival featuring dance, theater and performance art. CCP.
MUSIC
20 Feb, 8pm. FebFest 2014 presents Hostess Club Manila. The inaugural edition of this two-weekend FebFest music festival features four international bands, with Mogwai (13 Feb) and the super tight The National (20 Feb) headlining the event on separate days. There will be meet-and-greets so we suggest you check out their Facebook page. Metro Tent Convention Center, Metrowalk, Meralco Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig; www.ticketworld.com.ph. PHP1,800++ & PHP2,800 (one day pass) and PHP2,800 & PHP5,500 (two day pass).
CULTURE
21 Feb 3pm. Manila Transition. Manileño Carlos Celdran has been mounting the Manila Transitio since 2009, to commemorate the 1945 Battle of Manila. This year, it happens on Friday, beginning with a tour of Intramuros, which ends at San Agustin Church. At 6pm, the event proper begins with art installations, followed by performances and music by Caliph8, Pasta Groove, and Ukelele Manila. Fort Santiago, Intramuros Manila. PHP1,100 for the tour; PHP200 for the evening event. Celdrantours
MUSIC
22 & 23 Feb, 12nn. 7107 International Music Fest. Ah, the one that got everyone crazy when they announced that the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be headlining the inaugaral gig. On the strength of Chili Peppers alone (promoters have yet to reveal detailsa about Phase 2) we heard tickets have been selling like iHOP pancakes — to think they don’t sell single-day passes and parking passes is another payment altogether. Global Gateway Logistics City (Clark Airfield, Pampanga; www.7107imf.com. PHP10,000++ & PHP25,000++.
THEATER
25-28 Feb. MNL X: Experiment Expand Experience. PResNt (Performance Research Network), a newly established group of independent artists and performing arts companies in Manila, presents bold new works for a bold new audience at this festival that mashes up dance, theater and performance art. Cultural Center of the Philippines, Roxas Boulevard corner Vito Cruz Street Extension, Pasay City; +63 2 8321125, www.culturalcenter.gov.ph. Ticket prices TBA.
MUSIC
27 Feb-3 Mar. Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival. On their fourth year now, the Malasimbo music fest comes as a great event for modern-day hippies. Kidding. This year’s line-up includes — whoa! — Jose Gonzales, Mad Professor, Rod Ayers, Jordan Rakei, and many more. It happens on the weekend of Feb 27 and goes on until Mar 3 on the island of Puerto Galera. Until Jan 31, you can get single-day passes from PHP500. Two-day passes from PHP3,600 and finally, three-day passes at PHP6,300. Remember, ticket prices change come Feb 1. Puerto Galera (Oriental Mindoro), www.malasimbofestival.com/tickets. PHP500-PHP6,000.
BOOKS
28 Feb, 6pm. Launch of Maximum Volume. This anthology of Filipino fiction is about “creating space for emerging Filipino writers and new narratives,” according to the book’s co-editor Dean Francis Alfar. Expect see some of the 13 writers, who will be around to sign copies. Powerbooks, 2/L Greenbelt 4, Makati Ave cor Dela Rosa St, Ayala Center, Makati. Free admission. Book will be sold at PHP295 less 10%.
Photo: Project Ballet Futures performs for free at Art for All Manila: The Affordable Art Fair 2014 (see 16 Feb).
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