PHSA 2008 Culminating Recitals
Unified theme
HALAW
The term simultaneously means “reference”, “origin” or “source” and depending on context. Halaw can also refer to a commentary or story whose form is derived from an external event. Halaw speaks of the practice of artmaking as a process of referencing, of taking off from events, issues and works; and also, of mirroring the sentiments of young student artists whose expressions ultimately proceed from their own experiences. Halaw points to the collective concern of the students to talk about, speak of and comment on the “outside” of their art- of current events, or history, or going across art forms to collaborate. The students of Batch Veneracion have expressed their eagerness to find subjects that are apart from their own selves and emotions, subjects that transcends the personal and even border on the desire to express solidarity with the world that is beyond them, beyond Makiling, in the direction of the future-a presage to their explorations beyond high school and into society.
MUSIC COMPOSITION RECITAL
LAPAT
Lapat is a tagalog word which means “to apply”. Having chosen film scoring as subject of their thesis, the music majors of Batch Veneracion composed music scores for the films created by the film students of the University of the Philippines, Diliman. They shall play their compositions live.
THEATER ARTS
1. OUR FLAVORED TOWN
Our flavored town is a fusion of Thornton Wilder’s timeless Classic, OUR TOWN and Eraserhead’s FRUITCAKE.
The name of the town is Fruitcake Heights. In some ways, it’s a normal typical place where the sun always shines. All the buildings and houses, practically the whole town, looks like they had been designed by a five-year-old architect. And of course, it provides the world with the best fruitcakes all year round.
It is a story of assorted citizens who witness the Fruitcakeans in their growing up and in their marriage and in their crossing over.
2. PANAGINIP
Panaginip is a love story of ill-fated separated across continents. Bound by commitment and a constant exchange of letters, Rick and Vicky agree to part ways temporarily to seek financial betterment. They make plans to reunite in one year’s time with hopes of sharing a well-off future together.
But after 12 long months of hoping and dreaming and living in optimism, they start questioning their relationship. They struggle to keep their spirits up as unavoidable events- the arrival of new lovers and the need to fulfill familial responsibilities- arise and form new obstacles.
And for one last time, to prove fate wrong, the lovers take a leap of fate, hoping to land into each others arms.
3. ANG KAMERA NI MANG LEON\
And Kamera ni Mang Leon shows an evening inside the typical Filipino household.
With only a few minutes to spare before Christmas, last minute preparations are made for Noche Buena and the much-awaited family reunion. But instead of kicking off with the festivities immediately, tension arises as they struggle to set aside familial issues-expectations and disappointments, financial security, parenthood plans, working abroad, and even sexuality-which have been keeping them apart.
And as the value of companionship and each one’s responsibilities are held in question, a motherly outburst puts closure to the heated spat with a plead for contentment and acceptance, and a demand to pose for the old instamatic camera from Mang Leon’s shop without complain.
BALLET
BANYUHAY
“Banyuhay” is coined from “bagong anyo ng buhay” and may also be called metamorphosis. It is a transformation to something new.
Part I of the show is composed of excerpts from the classical ballet, Sleeping Beauty. It will showcase the strong cavaliers, the gracefulness of the candied, coulante, and the musical bread crumb fairy. The energy and liveliness of the violente fairy and the grand adagio of the lilac fairy. This part signifies the transformation of the ballet recitalists when they perform on stage.
Part II composed of a one-act modern dance and contemporary ballet dances which portray the dormitory life of the PHSA students or the “Ibarang’’. As the Ibarangs are living in an entirely different and unique environment, everything the students encountered is new from the beginning. The experience in Mt. Makiling is considered the metamorphosis of their lives.
VISUAL ARTS
HINABI
Hinabi is a woven product of emerging concepts and ideas concretized in various media. This senior students exhibition integrates both the traditional and the contemporary in terms of subject matter, materials and formal concerns.
Featured pieces are free-standing sculptures inspired by the Peñafrancia celebration to large mounted comics dealing with contemporary environmental issues.
The exhibit is a carefully woven tapestry of diverse pieces whose threads include portraitures using the “pinukpok” material (abaca fibers), soft sculptures that recaptures childhood innocence, women subject matter without the presence of female forms and the parallelisms of images culled from nature using the overlapping technique.
FOLK DANCE
Folk Dancing has played an important role in our country. Not only entertain but it also helps in the presentation of our culture. It also mirrors Filipinos’ lifestyle and living.
In modern society, there exist new dance varieties. Jazz, Ballroom, Hiphop and Commercial Novelty are just some of the many fast emerging genres. These newly popularized dances are known simply as popular dances.
In this production, new branches are developed. With the fusion and merging of the traditional and folk dances. There emerged these hybrid dance forms to add a different twist to what was known before.
CREATIVE WRITING
By Kat Elona
Mga Pa[g]sabog
Mga Pa[g]sabog is a collection of short stories, most which are intended to be classified under protest literature. The stories revolve around various themes concerning young people (children, adolescents) and how they react to the things happening around the society. Though fictional, the stories are based on real life accounts – personal experiences, other people’s tales, and also events gathered from newspaper and other non-fictional media.
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