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The use of theatre as a venue for protest in the Philippines [1] has had a long history dating back to its colonial history, and continuing into the present day. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It played a particularly important part [ 4 ] [ 5 ] during the Philippine American War, the Second World War, and during the Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
Protest art against the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines pertains to artists' depictions and critical responses to social and political issues during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. Individual artists as well as art groups expressed their opposition to the Marcos regime through various forms of visual art, such as paintings, murals ...
UGATLahi Artist Collective is a visual artists' organization based in the Philippines. [1] [2] The group was started in the early 1990s. The group creates images of protest. [3] Since 2001, they have created effigies of the Philippine president for each State of the Nation Address. [4] The group is also active in performance and installation art.
Protest art also includes (but is not limited to) performance, site-specific installations, graffiti and street art, and crosses the boundaries of Visual arts genres, media, and disciplines. While some protest art is associated with trained and professional artists, an extensive knowledge of art is not required to take part in protest art.
Bienvenido L. Lumbera (April 11, 1932 – September 28, 2021) was a Filipino poet, critic and dramatist. [1] Lumbera is known for his nationalist writing and for his leading role in the Filipinization movement in Philippine literature in the 1960s, which resulted in his being one of the many writers and academics jailed during Ferdinand Marcos' Martial Law regime.
Compared to the more rigid literature of the Spanish era, the American period saw the popularity of the "free verse" in the Philippines, allowing for flexible poetry, prose, and other wordcraft. [8] The introduction of the English language was also of equal importance, as it became one of the most common languages that Filipino writers would ...
National Artists during a protest in August 7, 2009. From left to right: BenCab, Bienvenido Lumbera, Virgilio S. Almario, and Salvador Berbal. Living National Artists of the Philippines who have protested the proclamation of the four new National Artists include: Eddie Romero [1] F. Sionil Jose [6] Arturo Luz [6] Bienvenido Lumbera [1] Virgilio ...
In the Philippines, he served as editor for the publications Loyola Studies, Palabas, Interlock, and Malay. Cruz has also been a regular contributor for Philippine periodicals including the Times Journal , the Philippine Daily Inquirer , the TV Times , Modern Romances , Bulaklak , WHO , Parade , Observer , Panorama , Ms. Ellaneous , and Asiaweek .