Binondo: A Tsinoy Musical

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‘BINONDO: a Tsinoy Musical’ tells the story of how LILY, a Filipina night club singer in pre-Martial Law Manila, and AH TIONG, a mainland Chinese scholar returning to Cultural Revolution-era Beijing, embark on a journey of great love and heartbreak that begins one fated, moon-lit night during the Mid-Autumn Festival of 1971 in the heart of Manila’s Chinatown.

LILY, a hopeless romantic, finally finds her unlikely great love in AH TIONG, a cynic about destiny, during this night of one of the fullest moons ever recorded and on the birthdate of Ge Lao, the Old Man Under the Moon or the Chinese Deity of Love. Vying for LILY’s heart as well is CARLOS, a local Chinese childhood friend of hers who is finally pushed to confront his feelings for her with the arrival of this stranger set on stealing her heart. A triangle centered on different ways of loving and receiving love forms the crux of this story.

Spanning two decades and two countries, the musical explores how love overcomes even times of racial prejudice and political turmoil and endures years of waiting and absence, only to grow deeper and change the lives of everyone who dares to put their hearts on the line.

BINONDO, A TSINOY MUSICAL opens June 29 - 8 pm
at The Theatre at Solaire.

Other performance dates are as follows:
June 30 - 3 pm and 8 pm
July 1 - 3 pm and 8 pm
July 6 - 8 pm
July 7 - 3 pm and 8 pm
July 8 - 3 pm and 8 pm

Manila Wrestling Federation Aims to Break New Ground in Live Entertainment with MWF1: Kasaysayan on April 8

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Colorful and eye-catching characters in exciting and relatable stories doing impressive athletic feats. This is what the new Pinoy-flavored professional wrestling is all about.

After last month’s highly successful preview and re-launch event MWF Open House: Level UP, the Manila Wrestling Federation (MWF) promises to deliver a full package of sports-entertainment with its first major offering titled MWF 1: Kasaysayan.

The spectacle will be held at Elements at Centris, EDSA Quezon Avenue in Quezon City, on April 8, Sunday, 7 PM.

MWF’s roster of physically gifted entertainers is set to pack the show with family-friendly fun and action, headlined by a main event match of international proportions featuring Kenneth ‘The Eurasian Dragon’ Thexeira from Singapore Pro Wrestling going against former WWE and NXT competitor Ho Ho Lun of Hong Kong Wrestling Federation, with MWF flag-bearers Mr. Lucha and Robin Sane as their respective tag team partners.

Embellishing the larger-than-life personas of MWF standouts such as the trash-talking Fabio Makisig, the tortured-soul artist Frankie Thurteen and the dangerous prizefighter Rex Lawin, another highlight to watch out for is the Federation’s sleek live event and multimedia productions,
steadily steered by a creative team of professionals from the country’s TV, film and theatre industries.

"At Level UP, we gave our 'Kapa-feds' just a piece of what fans can expect this coming April at Kasaysayan,” says MWF Co-founder and Commissioner Mike Shannon. “On April 8, we will provide fans- casual and hardcore alike- with a product that every Filipino wrestling fan can enjoy. If you're looking for great wrestling and family-friendly entertainment, MWF Kasaysayan is going to be the show for you- And then some!"

ARTISTIC TEAM
Creative Director – William Manzano
Technical Director – Ohm David
Lighting Designer – Meliton Roxas
Sound Designer – Teresa Barrozo
Visual Director – Carlo Tarobal
Graphic Designer – Eshei Mesina
Photography – Vlad Gonzales

PRODUCTION TEAM
PM/SM – Lexi Bartolome
For inquiries and ticket reservations, please send a message to the Manila Wrestling Federation’s official Facebook page www.facebook.com/ManilaWrestlingFederation, or contact +63 9178431194

TICKET PRICES
Kids 5 below - Free admission
Kids 6-12 years old - P149
Early bird ticket up to MARCH 26 - P249
Regular ticket price – P299
Paying guests, Senior Citizens, PWD, Army, etc. P249

PROMOS/DISCOUNTS
Tag-team (2 ticket) - P 549
Family package (4 tix) - P 999
Paying guests, Senior Citizens, PWD, Army, etc. 249

MWF 1: KASAYSAYAN
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APRIL 8 - SUNDAY - 7 PM
ELEMENTS, CENTRIS
EDSA QUEZON AVENUE

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Spanish Week Features Celebración: Las Fiestas Del Mundo Hispanohablante

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La Semana Espanola (Spanish Week) is a yearly event organized by the UP Circulo Hispanico.

It is the organization's main showcase, which aims to promote the Spanish language and culture through exhibits, film showings, contests, and talks, among others.

Annually, it has featured different themes each year, including food, movies, and architecture. This year’s Spanish Week theme is festivals, entitled Celebración: Las fiestas del mundo hispanohablante. The week-long celebration will start on April 10, Tuesday with Carnaval, an exhibit featuring the most popular festivals in the Spanish-speaking world at the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) Basement. 

On the same day, there will be a talk on the importance of festivals in the Philippines and Spain by Don Guillermo Gómez-Rivera, senior member of the Académicos Filipinos de la Lengua Española. 

On Wednesday is Mistura: Bingo Español. It is a modified bingo game, in which the cards contain Spanish vocabulary about popular food from different Spanish-speaking countries instead of numbers. Each card costs 10 pesos, for the benefit of our chosen community in our outreach activity. It will be at 5 pm onwards at CAL 201. 

Morelia, a film showing, will be on Thursday, from 4 pm onwards at CAL AVR. It will feature Viento Aparte (A Separate Wind), a Mexican film that tells the story of two siblings who embarked on a long journey through Mexico where they will face a broken and divided country country wounded by mistrust, resentment, and violence. 

On Friday, there will be a quiz bee on Fil-Hispanic culture, Tomatina: Eres La Leche, at 5:30 pm at CAL 201. 

Lastly, UP Círculo Hispánico gives back in Abrazos, its outreach activity at Manila Boystown on Saturday, April 14. 

This year’s La Semana Española is presented by UP Círculo Hispánico in cooperation with the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, Embassy of Mexico in the Philippines, and Adarna House, Co., in partnership with UP Le Club Français, UP Deutscher Verein, UP Euro-Filipino Understanding and Relations Organization, HallyUP, UP Harong, IGNITE-NCPAG, and KALikha UPD.

Media partners are Astig PH, DZUP 1602, Maroon FM, Inquirer.Net, INQUIRER POP, Wazzup Pilipinas, and When in Manila.