Project Rustica Carpio: A Repository of Philippine Theatre
An archive of Filipino theatre
Considered one of the founding fathers of Philippine university theater and one of the most prominent theater directors in the country. Anthony Mabesa has a career spanning over 70 year as a stage director, film and television actor, and professor. For his work, he was called “Lion of the Theater”.
Works:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Mabesa#Filmography
http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/241823-tony-mabesa-legacy
Lino Brocka was an eminent film, television, and stage director who paved the way for socially oriented Filipino films in the seventies.
He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement. He was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy.
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Rustica Cruz Carpio was a Filipino actress, scholar, playwright, philanthropist, and public servant. Most notably an actress, she performed on stage, film, and television. She received acclaim for her role as Lola Puring in Grandmother , a film by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza which was selected to compete in various international film festivals, including Venice and Dubai. For her acting work in the said film, she was critically well-received, earning nominations and awards, winning the Gawad Urian for Best Actress, the Crystal Simorgh for Best International Actress at the Fajr International Film Festival in Iran, and the Las Palmas International Film Festival Best Actress award in Spain.
Works:
http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85230888/
https://teamvalnat.wordpress.com/
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/396996/curtain-call-for-rustica-carpio/amp/
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/396996/curtain-call-for-rustica-carpio/amp/
The Shanghai Of My Past and other essays
Dramatic poundal
Life is a Stage
Cynthia Onrubia is a dancer and choreographer. At the age of 15, she was cast in the Broadway production of A Chorus Line, becoming the production’s youngest cast member. She then went on to originate the role of Victoria in the original Broadway production of Cats.
She is the daughter of Cely Carrillo, who is credited as the Philippines’ first Broadway star. Cynthia also appeared as a dancer in the 2002 film Chicago, for which she choreographed Richard Gere’s tap steps.
Works:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Cynthia-Onrubia/
https://catsmusical.fandom.com/wiki/Cynthia_Onrubia
Cats:
Patrick Adiarte is a Filipino-born American theater, film and television actor and dancer. He is known for his portrayal of foreign or Asian characters in many different roles in film and television. His roles have included Prince Chulalongkorn in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, Wang San in Flower Drum Song, college student T.J. Padmanagham in High Time, and Ho-Jon in the television series M*A*S*H. He was a regular dancer on Hullabaloo.
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She is an actress with an extensive list of roles in film, television and musicals.
Notable roles included Five Weeks in a Balloon and Lt. Marlena Moreau in the classic Star Trek episode “Mirror, Mirror”. She appeared during 2004 and 2010 in the first and sixth episodes of Star Trek: New Voyages, a fan-created show distributed over the Internet.
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Born in Manila, Neile Adams is an actress, dancer, and singer. She was once the darling of Hollywood. Her one-of-a-kind personality was showcased in numerous movies including ‘Chu Chu and the Philly Flash’ and ‘Buddy Buddy ‘ as well as in TV programs including ‘The Eddie Fisher Show’ and ‘The Hollywood Palace’
Works:
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/neile-adams-41649.php
Tiongson was vice-president and artistic director of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from 1986 to 1994. He conceptualized a new direction for the CCP, in 1986, and subsequently authored a comprehensive cultural development plan that has broadened the scope of the CCP Outreach Programs nationwide.
Tiongson was the Philippine Director of Sangandaan 2003, a cultural commemoration that highlighted the arts and media produced by Filipinos, Americans and Filipino-Americans in the course of Philippine-U.S. relations from 1899 to 2002
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https://filminstitute.upd.edu.ph/ngt/
Noli at Fili Dekada 2000:
Basilia ng Malolos:
She is known as the ‘Grand Dame of Southeast Asian Children’s Theater’. Amelia Lapeña was a playwright, puppeteer, and educator, who founded the children’s theater troupe, Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, or Mulat Theater, the official theater company and puppetry troupe of the University of the Philippines.
She was the President of the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People-Philippines and Union Internationale de la Marionnette-Philippines.
Among her most important works are Anim na Dulang Pilipino Para Sa Mga Bata, and a puppet play, Abadeja: Ang Ating Sinderella, based on a Visayan folktale.
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Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas:
He has worked on more than 300 in art, film, and music. Salvador Bernal became a National artist in 2003.
Bernal is considered as the “Father of Philippine Theatre Design” because he pioneered the creative use of native materials such as bamboo, abaca fiber, hemp twine, rattan chain links, and gauze cacha, giving each production a unique look.
Some of his works are Rajah Sulayman, Abaniko, La Traviata, Tomaneg at Aniway and Pagkahaba-haba man ng Prusisyon sa Simbahan din ang Tuloy (Much Ado About Nothing).
Works:
https://entertainment.inquirer.net/18693/bernal-national-artist-for-theater-design-66
Salvador F. Bernal: Designing the Stage by Nicanor G. Tiongson http://www.philippinestudies.net/files/journals/1/articles/3125/submission/original/3125-3990-1-SM.pdf