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Before the Second World War, many Filipino intellectuals and artists – including painters, as personified by Don Lorenzo Marasigan – searched for cultural enlightenment from Spain, the first imposer of colonialism and authority in the Philippines. This group of Filipinos was acquainted with the Spanish language and customs.
Chorus for America: Six Philippine Poets (1942) by Carlos Bulosan; Zoilo Galang's A Child of Sorrow (1921), the first Filipino novel in English, and Box of Ashes and Other Stories (1925), the first collection of stories in book form; Villa’s Footnote to Youth: Tales of the Philippines and Others (1933);
Besides stories of Filipino mythology and history, there was also a boom in tales depicting the simple life of the common Filipino. [19] These stories often took place in the countryside, and portrayed every day Filipino activities like church-going, farming, courting, and cockfighting. The most well-known example was the short story My Brother ...
Tatang: The Life Story of Celestino M. Dizon (1994) La Orosa: The Dance-Drama that is Leonor Goquingco (1994) Mr. F.E.U., the Culture Hero That Was Nicanor Reyes (1995) Rizal in Saga: A Life for Student Fans (1996) One Woman's Liberating: The Life and Career of Estefania Aldaba-Lim (1996) Hers, This Grove: The Story of Philippine Women's ...
Philippine epic poetry is the body of epic poetry in Philippine literature. Filipino epic poetry is considered to be the highest point of development for Philippine folk literature , encompassing narratives that recount the adventures of tribal heroes.
The Filipino American artist influenced countless students as a teacher at SFAI. A retrospective offers a beguiling peek at his underappreciated work. A show devoted to Filipino pioneer Carlos ...
In dance, Ballet Philippines produced Kapinangan choreography and Libretto by Eddie Elejar, and music by Lucrecia Kasilag at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. US-based dancer/choreographer Dulce Capadocia also used the Kapinangan strand of the Maragtas in her multi-media dance epic Ma'I Lost, which premiered at the Luckman Fine Arts ...
In 1991, Cebuano poet Ernesto Lariosa received a grant from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. He used the grant to introduce the 4-s in Cebuano poetry: social sense, sound and story. The language he used was slack, devoid of strong metaphors. He used the language of the home and of the streets.