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PinoyCentric and stage critic Gibbs Cadiz—big fans of Philippine theater—are sponsoring 10 bloggers on a walking tour of the new PETA (Philippine Educational Theater Association) Center in Quezon City and a matinee show of Christine Bellen’s Batang Rizal on August 25, Saturday.
The one-hour walkthrough of the PETA building, starting at 1:30 p.m., will give the participants an idea of how a theater production is run and what happens backstage. They will see how elements meld into a complete theater experience during the performance later on the same afternoon.
Who may join: Active bloggers who are willing to write about the experience of observing a stage production and seeing how the final piece turns out.
How to join: Interested bloggers may e-mail Gibbs at gibbs_c@yahoo.com to signify their intent to join the tour and watch the performance. Participants will be chosen on a first-come-first-served basis.
What to do afterward: Write a 300- to 500-word review of the tour and the play. It doesn’t need to be as eloquent as a Palanca piece. Tell us what you enjoyed about it and how you were touched by it.
A prize for the best piece: Because we believe in rewarding efforts, PinoyCentric is giving away a Moleskine reporter notebook to the piece that moved us the most. (The Moleskine is a legendary notebook used by European thinkers and artists for the past two centuries, from Picasso to Van Gogh, from Ernest Hemingway to Bruce Chatwin.)
Deadlines: All reviews should be posted before August 31, Friday. Gibbs Cadiz and PinoyCentric’s Armand Frasco and Karla Maquiling will go through all the entries and announce the winners on September 3, Monday.
Batang Rizal photo courtesy of Gibbs Cadiz.
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i really enjoyed this event and so did my wife. batang rizal was both a musical treat and an eye-opening history lesson. for a stranger to the world of theater, i’d say it was the best introduction anyone could ever have. thanks again to the people of pinoycentric and gibbs cadiz!
beautiful work by ms. bellen.
Me, my husband and my son really enjoyed Batang Rizal. See you in Romulus d greyt!
i watched the play at camp john hay…the play was lovely, funny and wonderful… i really enjoyed it…godbless…
I just watched the play 2 hours ago in Camp John Hay Cultural Center, and it was great. Educational yet very entertaining at the same time. Very funny play. I LooVe it.
I love it…. I bet the actors were really tired 3 rounds in 1 day and they were all hyper and energetic… well i love the songs and d punchlines.. haha… perfect comedy with a lesson..
i was not able to watch it because all the tickets were already sold out when we arrive at 1:00 in the afternoon @ Camp John Hay.
hi to all actors and actresses ng batang rizal!!!!sulit ang P150 ko, nakita ko na kasi si ung love kong si MARK,hi ulit…. next time pnta ulit kau dito baguio camp john hay…hi grave pro mas marami akong natutunan about dito sa play nyo…..balik kau haaa……..hi ulit kay MARK galing u tlaga umarte…isa kang bayani!!!!!!
wow! it so galing talaga ng mga characters ng batang rizal, lalo na si MARK este si pepe…….i enjoyed a lot!!!sana sa baguio festival or even sa anumang celebration ng baguio ay pnta ulit kau dito!!!!!sana mg play ulit kau dito!!!!!para makita ko rin naman ulit si MARK……
ang galing nyo!!!!!!yahoooong yahoooooooo!!!!!!
i enjoyed the show..
exciting.. funny.. but also heart warming..
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Batang Rizal
( August 25,2007)
It was a great experience to be part of the PETA Tour. First of all I would like to Thank Pinoycentric for the invitation. I was very happy when I saw Ms. Cecille Garucho because I used to watch her cooking at Tele-aralan when I was a kid. And my Dad, Claudio Tinio ( cousin of the late Rolando Tinio) used to be a PETA member.
The Bloggers have experienced how its like to be in a play. Like acting, wearing costumes and being on stage. It’s a once in a lifetime experience.
I was with my husband and seven year old son when I watched the play Batang Rizal. I wonder how its like to be in the time of our National hero. I’ve been to the house of Rizal in Calamba when I was in High School during our Educational Tour. And I can picture myself standing in their dining area.
I can compare my son to our National hero because just like Rizal he is very studious and ask a lot of questions. Would you believe that at seven he is already reading the books of Rizal like Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. I hope someday he can also write his own book.
Everybody can be like Batang Rizal if only you are willing to learn more than what you read in the books. Life’s experiences are better than what you’ve learnt in School. We learn from our mistakes and we see to it that we will not commit the same mistakes. Learn from the past and it will make you a better person today.
well, it was very heart warming. i like Mark a lot as Pepe…it just remineds as about how great our national hero is. The actors and actresses were very great. Congratulations for a very successful play.
Hi to Mark. Ang galing niya. Bagay talaga niya yung role niya. Sulit na sulit ung 150.00 koh,,
an alumni from my school directed the play! i forgot her name but i saw an amateur film she directed as a school project.. it was awesome though she was just a 4th yr student at that time! eheheh! — (Francisco School of Baesa)
ang cast po ng batang rizal ay nagpapasalamat..lalo n s mga taga baguio!hindi kame napagod s tatlong shows n ginawa namin sa loob ng isang araw,,dahil naging masaya kayo..sana po suportahan pa ninyo ang mga play ng PETA..maraming salamat po..
ang ganda ng batang rizal ang gwapo nung gumanap na batang rizal. hope to see you all next time. ang galing ng buong cast.
…pwede poh bang maki hingi ng unting tips/pointers para sa theater…
im a mamber of a theater…
what are the things that may i do for enhancement
thank you
hi.. i just wanted to say that i really liked this play & learned so much from it! hahaha.. it was so funny but still its full of lessons to be learned.. i wish i can watch it again..! congratulations for the cast & good luck for your next performance..! keep up the good work! God bless you! ^_^
gRaBe! UnG MgA BaLiw Na BaLiw DyaN xa Mga ActOrs and ActRessEs,NaKu! NaKa WoRksHop Na NaMin SiLa NuNg DulaDaluYan 07…HehE..MaGagaLing SiLa UmaRte At MaBabaeT pa… WatCh Juan Tamban! PrOmise…MagAling…ehe
weh i hope mkagawa ako ng pagsusuri about the play we watched last december 11
Why po may mga inconsistent lines sa play!? Sabi nasa elementary school tapos biglang mataas na paaralan. Noong una 2008 tapos bglang naging 2007! gulo ha for me as one of the viewer ( a critic too!).
well! ok sana at sobrang ganda ng lines, kaso ung mga naglalagay ng props eh hndi malaman kung kasali ba sa scene!
comments lang poh to! Overall naman poh worth a look! Ehehehe…..
And one thing pa poh! saludo po ako kay Kuya Joseph keith anicoche! Best actor, galing! sobra! idol kita, sana po mbigyan nio po me ng tips sa acting…… i relly love theater acting! wala po ba kau profile!?
sige poh wala na po me time dito sa netshop! Kuya joseph mas magaling ka kaysa poh kay kuya mark, nung nanood po us sa bacoor, cavite! las pinas east national highschool!
hmmmMMMMMnnnnnNNNNN
akin LanG c Mark AnthoNY (pepe) ng PETA
pNta nMn kAu sA sKuL nMen s tAnZA
gosh…… i reali reali enjoy the show…. though it was our project it was wort naman eh ….. it very very intersting and ive learned so much from the show…… last comment ……..PEPE is so damn cute gosh he made me blush
pwede po bang humingi ng tips sa theater patungkol sa lalo sa acting
magagaling yung mga gumanap, sana lang makita to ng mga batang nag aaral sa mga mabababang paaralan. ^^
hello PETA lelan po mayrrong Workshop for acting, nais ko pong magworkshop. e-mail @ mark27_soria@yahoo.com
will anyone please summarize batang rizal for me??? please
It was a great priviledge for me, as a student, that there is still an educational theater that would inculcate our fertile and young minds in terms of a funny, historical overview of the concept.A great job–PETA!
Kudos to you guys..
Take Care & More Power!!!
…you have a great technique on doing the play..There were series of flashback…good..
ang ganda ng story.balik ulit kau sa pasig.ang galing ni pepito at ng batang rizal