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NEW YORK CITY —Diverse City Theater Company (“DCT”) announced the roster of original plays it commissioned for its Equality Plays Festival.
The festival a month-long theater festival of original one-act plays slated to open in August 2006 at Theatre Row’s Clurman Theatre on West 42nd Street in New York City. Nominated by several Disney employees, DCT’s Equality Plays Festival is the recipient of Disney Foundation’s “Cast Community Fund” award.
Among those selected was a play written by a Filipino.
Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza’s Cold Flesh is about a recently ‘outed’ gay Filipino doctor dealing with the arrival of his wife from the Philippines.
The Festival will also present three original one-act plays:
Robert Askins’ absurdist Clean Living, an exploration of truth and men in the military where men can neither “ask nor tell;”
Joe Byers’ Veils, about an American soldier in a war-torn Middle-Eastern country and his first sexual encounter with a local woman; and
Stuart Harris’ Onna Field about a gay high school boy and his sports coach;
All four plays were commissioned by DCT as part of its annual mission to develop plays that revolve around one diversity issue of cultural significance.
Filipino Victor Lirio, DCT’s chief artistic and producing officer, stated that “although DCT uses the theater as a venue for examining social issues, the festival’s primary goal remains presenting character-driven plays that dramatize the human experience.
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THE stage is set for young performance artists who each have created a buzz in their respective genres.
Philippine Fiesta in America proudly presents some of the most promising Filipino-American performers who may well be on their way to even bigger audiences.
They include Dance Philippines Performing Arts Company, Warholsoup, Project D, Fr3sh, NYFP, Breathe, Maureen Javier, Ciennesse Lontoc, and many more. .
DANCE PHILIPPINES Performing Arts Company is composed of Filipino-American volunteers from the Boston area drawn together by their love for dancing. Its vision is to preserve the history of the Philippines through music, dance and costumes.
FR3SH is a group embraces different dance styles and unique dance techniques -- fusing them together to create something new, innovative and something Fr3sh.
Maureen Javier released two freestyle singles “ Don’t Tell Me” and “ On and On” with her group called Allure of Big Bang Records. She worked for many wedding bands throughout the Tri -State area.
Project D is a family of young performers who have come together toexpress themselves through the art of dance. The group performs ballroom dancing, latin, jazz, ballet, funk and hip hop.
Rhythmology is a group of talented individuals that use the art of dance to entertain and inspire family, friends, and others. They come up with moves by using creativity and imagination to develop something original. Now heading towards their third year and coordinated by Will Barrientos, Rhythmology has performed all over the northern eastcoast.
See these talents perform at the Philippine Fiesta on August 19 & 20 at the Meadowland Exposition, Secaucus, New Jersey. Organized by New York-based company, Special Edition Press, Inc.,(SEP) the event is now on its eighth year and is the largest indoor gathering of Filipino Americans on the east coast with an average attendance of 20,000 for the 2-day event.
It offers an avenue for exhibitors from the Philippines and the United States to promote and sell their products and services. This years sponsors are Citibank, DirectTV, Western Union, Pizza Hut, EvaAir, South Forbes, Cathay Land, Inc., Coca Cola, 3M & Sons, Inc, Brittany Corp., My World, Mama Sitas & Tancinco Law Offices.
For more information to exhibit or attend, please call (212) 682-6610, email: sepmgzn@aol.com or visit www.philippinefiesta.com
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ACCORDING to the Smithsonian Institute, Filipino-Americans constitute the second largest Asian-American group in the United States. In recognition of this fact, the Institute declared 2006 as the Filipino-American Centennial Celebration year, in commemoration of the first batch of Filipino overseas workers that landed in Hawaii in 1906.
While major organizations are gearing up for major festivities, Filipino-Americans involved in the music scene have gathered to be a part of this historic year. These artists came up with an equally important contribution this year’s celebration–a compilation album called Rock in the Box.
Released by an independent Fil-Am label – Soulworks Records, Rock in the Box consists of 14 all-original songs by Fil-Am bands and solo artists, who have made their marks in the Filipino-American music landscape.
The process of selecting the songs that would make up the album took six months, beginning in October of 2005 up to March of 2006. Of the hundreds of materials sent for consideration, only the 14-songs made the final cut.
The album includes:
1. Fall Away – Titofelix(Georgia);
2. When We Are Cats – The Moonbugs(Maryland);
3. Every Other Day – Bleud(New Jersey);
4. Eh Ano Ngayon (So What Now) – The Kuwagos(New Jersey);
5. Meaningless Conversations – Alfa Garcia(New Jersey);
6. Sana Nana (Hopefully) – Sodapop Suicide(New Jersey);
7. High – The Speaks (Virginia);
8. Wordpad – Rubberband (New York);
9. Said Unheard – Jay Legaspi (New Jersey);
10. Hele (Lullabye) – Bagwis(Illinois);
11. I’m Sorry – Blue Mellon Pop (New York);
12. As I Am – Grim Bottle (New Jersey);
13. Place - The 3rd Element (Maryland);
14. Alaala (Memory) – The Happy Analogues (New Jersey).
The album will be launched via a CD launch party on Saturday, August 12, 2006 at one of New York City’s premiere music venues – The Cutting Room, co-owned by Sex in the City star Chris Noth.
The show will start from 7:00 to 10:00 pm and will feature performances from 12 of the 14 bands included in the compilation.
The show is being produced by Philippine Pearl Productions, Edsun Entertainment, Soulworks Records and www.poptimesmagazine.com
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