Gantimpala Theater's 32nd season opener is the much revered awit Florante at Laura, under the direction of Soxie Topacio. In this period play, Alfred Urieta portrays Menandro, the loyal best friend of ...

Billy Parjan (Antenor), Glendel Dacumos and Alfred Urieta (alternately portraying Menandro), with Abner ... (Osmalik), and Vic Ferrer (Emir). Florante at Laura is directed by Toxie Topacio with ...

See how the love of Florante, Laura, Aladin and Flerida conquered ... Briseo), Julena Dondon (Reyna Floresca), Morris Sevilla (Menandro), Basty Batistis (Antenor), and King Urieta (Makata).

Filipinos would remember learning about Francisco Balagtas’ Florante at Laura in high school. Perhaps some look back on reading the 1838 epic, while others would’ve performed it. A few years ...

A literary classic and a historical and cultural masterpiece—that is how most people know Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar’s “Florante at Laura” as. Often portrayed as a story that talks ...

MANILA, Philippines - Gantimpala Theater caps its 34th season with Francisco Balagtas’ Florante at Laura, one of the most enduring Filipino literary masterpieces described by many as a poetic ...

Florante at Laura' will gather some of the country’s highly esteemed creatives in music, literature, ballet, and stage production. Handout MANILA -- “We tell the story without having to say a ...

Ballet Manila is set to showcase the first-ever ballet adaptation of Francisco Balagtas' classic epic poem! "Florante at Laura" will have its world premiere on October 12 (8 p.m.) followed by two more ...