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At a Glance

ACADEMIC RITES

UP Foundation Day. The University celebrates its 101st foundation day on June 18 with a simple flag-raising ceremony at 8 a.m. at the Oblation Plaza led by UPD Chancellor Sergio S. Cao and officials of UP System and UPD.

Bencab

Honoris Causa Conferment. The University confers upon Benedicto ‘Bencab’ Cabrera, National Artist for Visual Arts, the degree of Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, on June 19, 10 a.m. at the Abelardo Hall Auditorium. Bencab is recognized for his incisive contributions in Philippine Art, lavishly expressed in a visual granary of Filipino imagery, gleaned from the country’s inspiring historic and nostalgic past to the penetrating banalities of contemporary art. He is also being honored for his pioneering work to uphold the cultural being of the country’s indigenous peoples and in spearheading initiatives as an artist-activist that benefit the cultural, economic and social life of the underprivileged.

Bencab was declared National Artist for Visual Arts in 2006. As Cid Reyes writes in Bencab: Portrait of the Artist as Indio Bravo, Bencab, through the images of the past produced a running commentary on the Philippine present now regarded as a landmark in Philippine Art. “Bencab’s trenchant gift for illuminating contemporary times is shown in the evolution of the Larawan works into images of Filipinos as exiles, deracinated creatures seeking their place in distant lands, impelled by artistic and economic exigencies. Brought into sharper focus by Bencab’s scalpel-sharp pen, were the overseas Filipino workers, notably the domestic helps, scoring points against our country’s economic condition.”

A retrospective poster-exhibit of Bencab’s past art exhibitions, here and abroad, is presented at the Forefront of the University Theater from June 19 to 30. Admission is free.

Guillermo Tolentino’s Francisco Balagtas


Dominador Castañeda’s Inauguration
of the Philippine Republic
(July 4, 1946)

EXHIBIT

Pag-asa ng Bayan is an art exhibit featuring selected works from the University Art Collection. The exhibit includes works of National Artists Fernando Amorsolo, Guillermo Tolentino, Napoleon Abueva, Vicente Manansala, Hernando Ocampo, José Joya, Abdulmari Asia-Imao and Benedicto Cabrera. Included also are works of the following artists: Ben Alano, V. Artango, Adi Baen-Santos, Genara Banzon, Santiago Bose, Anastacio Caedo, Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, Norberto Carating, Dominador Castañeda, Orlando Castillo, Evelyn Collantes, Danilo Dalena, Antonio Daroy, Jaime De Guzman, Neil Doloricon, Rock Drilon, Restituto Embuscado, Isaac Eustaquio, Brenda Fajardo, Virginia Flor-Agbayani, Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi, Ileana Lee, Fred Macabuhay, Nonoy Marcelo, Graciano Nepomuceno, Romulo Olazo, Onib Olmedo, Nonon Padilla, Ramón Peralta, Edgar Talusan-Fernandez and Nestor Vinluan.

The exhibition initiates a series of projects designed to present the University Art Collection at Bulwagan ng Dangal (Hall of Honor), a space in the University Library dedicated to art. The collection is situated in a wider context of interactions with other collections in the country as well as contemporary art, and will be continually renewed by the ever-present art of the students and faculty. The title Pag-asa ng Bayan, taken from the hymn of the university, speaks of the possibility of change that animates a forever expectant nation and people. In keeping with this spirit, the exhibition reveals the strength of the UP trove in the realm of commemorative and public art, from portraiture to monumental sculpture.  As these forms try to mark turning points in the triumph of culture and consciousness, so do other expressions evoke watersheds with a more fearless temper: social realism and abstraction offer equally compelling visions of critique and whimsy, further inflecting the legacy of UP with urgency and imagination.

It is jointly curated by Prof. Rubén D.F. Defeo of the Department of Theory, College of Fine Arts, and Dr. Patrick D. Flores of the Department of Art Studies, College of Arts and Letters.

The exhibit is the inaugural show of the Bulwagan ng Dangal, a centennial project of the Office of the Chancellor through the Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts. Other cooperating units are: the Office of the Campus Architect and the Designed Environment Committee of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs, Executive House, College of Fine Arts, College of Law, College of Mass Communication and the University Library.

The exhibit runs until December 31.

EVENTS

The UP Alumni Association (UPAA) convenes the annual Alumni Council on June 19 at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni starting 7 a.m. This year’s theme is UP Alumni: Tuloy ang Galing! Five alumni speak on the theme namely: Dr. Florence Macagba-Tadiar, AA’54, MD’59, MPH’77, MHA’83; Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro, AB’68 cum laude; LLB72; Nestor O. Jardin, BS’96; Francis C. Laurel, BSA’69 magna cum laude; and Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, BS’66 cum laude, PhD’95.

All five are among this year’s alumni awardees to be so honored and recognized by the UPAA for their exemplary contributions to their respective fields during the UP General Alumni Homecoming on June 20, 4 p.m., at the same venue.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Forthcoming treats from DUP’s 34th season at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, Palma Hall:

July 1-12: Floy Quintos’ Atang: Dulaang May Musika, a musical that revolves around a rising star’s acquiantance with a great historical figure she is set to play on film, Filipino sarsuwela’s grand muse, Atang dela Rama. Direction by Alexander Cortez.

August 5-23: Wedekind’s Lulu: A Sex Tragedy, a play centering on the intricacies of female seduction, passion and wrath that concludes in an ironic reversal of fortune. Direction by Dexter Santos.

September 9-22: Von Kleist’s Amphitryon, a moral fable that challenges our deeply-rooted beliefs about love, infidelity, and identity. Direction by José Estrella.

November 18-December 6: Schiller’s Mary Stuart/Maria Stuarda, a dramatization of the historic clash of two strong-willed women, Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. Direction by Tony Mabesa.

February 17- March 7, 2010: Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, a very timely piece that echoes a direct critique on modern politics. Direction by Alexander Cortez.

Two one-act plays from the UP Playwrights Theater under the direction of Anton Juan at the Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan, Bulwagan Rizal:

July 14-18: Paz Marquez Benitez’ Dead Stars

July 21-25: Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio’s Sepang Local

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