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20/10/2017

The Exemplars: Amada, Concertino, Ang Sultan, Valse Fantasy, and Songs of A Wayfarer — five of the most iconic dances of Ballet Philippines from the 1980s to the 90s in one epic performance.

20-22 October 2017
Cultural Center of the Philippines

25 October 2017
Maybank Performing Arts Theater

Amada. Concertino. Ang Sultan. Valse Fantasy. Songs of a Wayfarer. Five of our most iconic dances from the 1970s and 80s in one epic performance. The Exempla...

10/07/2017

Gloriously restored and thoughtfully modernized, the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris emerges from an epic refurbishment ready to face the next century.

The Hôtel de Crillon was considered to be an emblem of fine 18th-century architecture. In March 2013, the hotel closed its doors for a major four-year renovation. The design team included the artistic director Aline d’Amman and three interior decorators: Tristan Auer, Chahan Minassian and Cyril Vergniol. The protean Karl Lagerfeld, creative director of Chanel, also reimagined two of the hotel's most prestigious suites, Les Grands Appartements, facing Place de la Concorde.

The Hôtel de Crillon reopened last Wednesday, 5 July 2017 as a new property of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.

14/08/2016

Ballet Philippines revives the timeless tale of love and adventure set to Igor Stravinsky’s enchanting and groundbreaking musical score. Choreographer George Birkadze brings a fresh approach to the mystical Firebird, reimagining the Russian folk tale into a Philippine setting, with new costumes by Mark Lewis Higgins. Also featured in this production are "Neneledej" by Spanish choreographer David Campos, Dwight Rodrigazo's "Moving Two", and Carlo Pacis' award-winning "Shifting Wait".

August 19 - 21, 2016 | CCP Main Theater

Photos from Ballet Philippines, JL Javier and Mark Nicdao.

25/08/2015

If these guys can't get what you requested, it probably doesn't exist. Dapper, confident and stylish -- four of Manila's top concierges gather together to talk shop in style.

Grid Magazine
Issue No 09 | August-September 2015

17/07/2015

Your Concierge Manila recommends the Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms, an exhbition of pre-Hispanic gold in the Philippines at the Asia Society New York. This exhibition of more than 100 gold objects focuses on the wealth of the golden age of Butuan, a polity on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao that rose to commercial prominence in the tenth century and declined in the thirteenth century.

A selection of the most extraordinary objects from a 1981 discovery—on loan from the Ayala Museum and the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gold Collection and have never been shown outside of the Philippines—forms the core of “Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms.” Many of the works, unearthed between the 1960s and 1981, affirm the unprecedented creativity, prosperity, and sophisticated metalworking tradition of the precolonial period.

11 September 2015 - 3 January 2016
Asia Society, New York
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
+212-288-6400

14/07/2015

Madrid Fusión Manila announces the partial list of next year's presenters at the The International Gastronomy Congress. The prestigious gathering of innovators will feature three of the most respected culinary luminaries including Joan Roca, chef at El Celler de Can Roca - rated as the No.1 restaurant in the world by The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Madrid Fusion Manila will be held from 7 to 9 April 2016.

The collective genius of the Roca brothers is well documented. The holy trinity of head chef Joan’s thoughtful but original cooking, pastry chef Jordi’s imagination-defying desserts and sommelier Josep’s beautifully considered wine pairings already adds up to significantly more than the sum of its p…

14/07/2015

Fresh from its landmark 45th season, the Ballet Philippines returns with a feast of dance. A renewed hope fills our stage with the classics and fresh inventions that usher in the blossoming of a new generation of Philippine dance. Orchestrated by master dance makers, witness our dancers take bold new steps that constantly redefine and germinate the dance.

Learn more about the season's offerings at http://www.ballet.ph/seasons/dance-spring-pagsibol.

03/07/2015

In July, the Philippines will be hosting France’s biggest and most prestigious international festival dedicated to textiles -- Renaissance: The International Festival of Extraordinary Textiles. The show, which was first mounted in France in 2014, will bridge indigenous and contemporary designs through the creativity, innovation, and expertise of local and international artists.

The Renaissance exhibit opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila’s Tall Galleries on July 8, 2015 and will run until September 12, 2015.

06/05/2015

The Philippines returns to La Biennale di Venezia after 51 years through this exemplary film to reflect on the country’s modernity and the present scheme of a world redrawn on the surface of water.

“Globalisation is a phenomenon of the world of tensions, and of economic and political geography. The Venice Biennale is the place where you see what happens in the world through a better pair of lenses. This is the forum where the global world can be better analysed. This is the melting pot of shared knowledge."

The Philippine Art Venice Biennale (PAVB) is a collaborative undertaking of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda. PAVB’s role is to mount and support the Philippine Pavilion in the International Art…

22/04/2015

Your Concierge Manila recommends Película: The Gastronomy Film Festival from 22-26 April 2015.

In celebration of Madrid Fusión Manila, the Embassy of Spain, Manila in cooperation with Ayala Malls present a repertoire of contemporary films and documentaries about food and the art of gastronomy -- a five-day visual fete that promises to nourish one’s famished imagination. The collection of films to be shown in Greenbelt 3 Cinemas includes Mugaritz B.S.O.; 3055 Jean Leon; El Somni del Celler de Can Roca; and El Pollo, El Pez, y el Cangrejo Real, among others.

17/02/2015

Woven Universes: Math, Method, Meaning, and Magic in Philippine Indigenous Textiles now at the Yuchengco Museum.

Textiles from various Philippine indigenous groups have been selected from a private collection to highlight the aspects inherent to the creation and usage

02/01/2015

Past and Presence: Raffles Hotels & Resorts Magazine
Despite its ultra-modern skyline, much is being done to restore the original architecture of Singapore – the narrow, terraced dwellings known as shophouses.

Raffles Hotel Singapore is scheduled for a major renovation in late 2015 but Peter French, its president, assures that despite the refurbishment, the iconic landmark - highly regarded as one of the world's greatest hotel, will retain its old world charm. A deep respect on heritage and architectural sensitivity will be spirited in the entire renovation process.

Read More at http://www.raffles.com/promo/magazine/articles/past-and-presence.html.