Arts & Culture

Filipina artist featured in International Women’s Day today (March 8)

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Vancouver, B.C. Stephanie Comilang brings the Practices of Care in Art Connects 2021, Vancouver Art Gallery Mildred German Unceded Territories – 2019 Sobey Art Award winner, Filipina artist Stephanie Comilang, will be in conversation with Melissa Karmen Lee, Director of Education and Public Programs, today March 8, 2021 at 12 PM  to discuss the art and […]

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Andrea Alridge will compete at Top Chef Canada's next season.

Filipina-Jamaican chef de cuisine to compete in Top Chef Canada

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Vancouver, B.C. Andrea Alridge of Cincin Ristorante + Bar Mildred German Once again chefs and culinary masters across Canada will be competing in the popular tv show Top Chef Canada. Its Season 9 airs on April 19, 2021 at the Food Network and Vancouver will be represented as well. Filipina-Jamaican Chef de Cuisine Andrea Alridge,

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Artwork by Maya Arradaza. (Facebook)

Filipino-Canadian artists donate time and talent for our furry friends

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Richmond,B.C. Pet-Takular Portraits Exhibition By Mildred German Richmond, BC – The Community Arts Council of Richmond (CACR) and in partnership with the Richmond SPCA, presents an online exhibition called “Pet-takular Portraits” from January 28, 2021 to March 28, 2021.  https://richmondartscouncil.ca/art-programs/ Filipino-Canadian Maya Arradaza of New Westminster, BC is one of the artists who volunteered and

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Filipinos have been traditionally gathering around the light of the 'lampara' to share their stories.

Comprehension and writing in the Diaspora

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Updated: February 24, 2021, 8:12 PM The cultural importance and taboo of storytelling by Mildred German Vancouver, B.C. Growing up in the Philippines, it was customary to do storytelling. Disasters after disasters have taught us to get customized to the blackouts (or brownouts as referred to in the Philippines), and to gather in a circle

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Artist Romi MananQuil painted this portrait of his wife Necie and continues to be inspired by her. (Photo: Facebook)

Valentine’s Day: Love that never stops

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A love story The painter and his muse An enduring love story has been playing in social media for sometime now. We thought we would share it with you this Valentine’s Day. ‘Necie Forever’ By Romi Necie MananQuil Necie inspired Art: “Banduria Belle” In time for Valentines Day, I dedicate this post for Necie, the

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Zenia Marshall’s new video ‘Heaven and Hell’

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https://youtu.be/Dmw0foUAGQg Updated: February 28, 2021, 3:00 PM Young singer-songwriter follows mother’s footstep Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) It took her four years to finish her song and finally Zenia Marshall is releasing her new single ‘Heaven and Hell’ tomorrow, February 12. The music video will follow on February 26, 2021. The emerging

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Documentary on Filipinos journey to Canada

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Edmonton, Alberta Philippine art and the Filipino artist… in focus   By Ida Beltran-Lucila Connections through Stories Paglalayag is the Filipino word for voyage or journey. Paglalayag: the Philippines to Canada Journey, is a video project that chronicles the stories of migration and the lives of Filipinos in Canada. ​ The documentary relates the stories

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Ralph Escamillan performs for 'whip', a 60 minute duet performed entirely in leather hoods, leaving performers blind for the duration of the performance (Photo: Marchel B. Eang)

Ralph Escamillan bursts into dance firmament

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2nd update: December 12, 2020, 6 PM Updated: December 8, 2020, 11:08 AM Vancouver, B.C. An interview with the versatile dancer Ralph Escamillan Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News. Com At first I thought I was doing a cooking interview.  Meeting the fame dancer Ralph Escamillan in his kitchen through the modern technology Zoom, was

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Co. ERASGA’s 20th anniversary ‘Offering’ a welcomed respite

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Vancouver, B.C. Dancers exude our own anxious isolation and the hope of coming out of this pandemic A review by Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com ’Offering’ indeed was translucent in all the solo performers’ interpretations as their hands and bodies move in a darkened environment. Costumed like semi-primitive beings lost in a world beyond

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‘Offering’ – the Dance performance that Covid almost cancelled

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Vancouver, B. C. Live-streamed tomorrow, Saturday & Sunday at 3 PM Like many others impacted by the pandemic, Alvin Erasga Tolentino was planning a performance long before Covid struck. To commemorate Co. Erasga’s 20th anniversary, he was envisioning a large-scale performance but was stymied by the onset of the pandemic with all its attendant health

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