In celebration of children’s month, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) through it’s Children’s Theater Program (CTP) will host a series of workshops, performances and arts activities for children, youth and adults this October. The Children’s Arts Happening titled, Kayang-Kayang Kabayanihan, focuses on developing creativity, participation and resiliency amongst children and young people, and how each one, young or old – can be heroes.

As seen a year ago from the tragedy brought by Ondoy, the Filipino’s have exhibited strength, courage and unfaltering resilience during and after the calamity. Many unsung heroes were seen on the streets helping out their neighbors, packing goods, giving away clothes, cooking meals and a majority even opened their homes to the those who were badly hit. The bayanihan spirit soared high during this time. Because of this, PETA aims to instill in every young Filipino that the idea that dying for a grand cause is not the only key to becoming a hero. There is a hero inside all of us and it is best to wake…

Now in its 3rd year, Earthdance Manila invites our people to be One as they turn a new leaf towards building a nation and global community united in peace. The primary goal is to harmonize with this global platform to dissolve walls of separation and begin healing the spirit of the land. Their vision of creating a new eco cultural sphere of abundance birthed by a reconnection to our land, to our true identity as a people and to our ancient culture’s primacy of music, art and dance.

Join in the community for a look into bringing back the primacy of gesture, song and dance, share green ideas for sustainable development and reconnect to wisdom from our past in one of the largest global Peace festivals.

Earthdance Manila collaborates with music, art, cultural and environmental movements, as well as indigenous people and spiritual leaders bringing forth a 2-day experience to nurture the earth, mind, body and spirit.

Activities include All Day Green Market, Inter-faith Prayers by the Peacemakers’ Circle Foundation, Inc., Healing Dances…

SoFA Design Institute & Power Plant Mall invite you to a Talk Series featuring Top Industry Creatives, “From IDEA to ICON: How does an artist succeed in business?” Featuring Top Creative People like Furniture Designer, Kenneth Cobonpue, Fashion Designer Rajo Laurel, Photographer Extraordinaire Raymund Isaac and Interior Designers Cynthia and Ivy Almario. Entrance Fee is P200 (inclusive of a Big Chill Shake). On September 21, Tuesday, 3PM onwards at Power Plant Cinema. For more inquiries, please call 892-8807 or log on to www.sofamanila.com.

“A potent and dangerous workshop to awaken you.” Here is a workshop that will help uncover, identify and set aside the blocks that stand in the way of creativity in everyday life. By actively engaging self-defeating attitudes and instilling practices that will help the participant overcome them, the workshop hopes to awaken a new way of seeing that will bring back the inner joy and natural creative impulse each person possesses.

Through 6 two-hour sessions spread out in 2 weeks, the workshop will partly employ the techniques every successful, working creative employs plus Jim Paredes’ practices as a successful, multi-faceted artist these past 36 years. These have proven to be effective in dealing with blocked individuals, most especially those who find themselves in a creative rut.

The sessions will extensively deal with issues of creativity in everyday life through personally assigned tasks and interactive exercises that will get to the core of the creative blockage and the introduction of new disciplines and practices for everyday use to overcome them and remain unblocked.

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Manila Design Week aims to bring Philippine graphic design into the mainstream. More than that, it wants to establish the Philippines as a hub of graphic design and creativity in the region by galvanizing local talent and giving it a voice, year after year. Everything and anything graphic design, in all media, will be featured: from print and publication design to web and motion graphics passing through its applications in photography, advertising, music and fashion. Daily activities in venues around the metro are scheduled, like last year, for one whole week this month (from August 7, Saturday to August 13, Friday). Each one revolves around a core message chosen by the Manila Design Week team.

With this year’s theme: Design Everyday Everyday. Everyone and everything are great places to find good design. Over the years, the relationship between the general population and graphic design has grown familiar and comfortable. Design has been democratized. It is no longer exclusive to luxury items and large institutions that can afford both beautiful form and outstanding function.…

The seminar will tackle the message about the Aphorisms of Love, also known as “Kama Sutra”. The Love Guru Krishna will essentially give an introduction on an Indian literature, “A Classic of Love” written by an Ancient sage, Vatsyayana. “Kama”, which means carnal pleasure is one of the main objects of the existence of a human being. Unfortunately, the essence of Kama Sutra has been disregarded and misinterpreted by the unlearned.

Guru Krisha will educate on its discipline and the importance of the spiritual aspect between the union of a man and a woman, wherein as married couples, sexual pleasures is one of the basic foundations for having a good marriage. At the end of the fruitful seminar, the message of Guru Krishna—-which is on the individual’s correct perception on a new humanity with a good life and vibrations of love that exudes respect and loyalty to one another—-will be achieved. Namaste!

On July 21, Wednesday at Quantum Café, 9590 Kamagong cor. Bagtikan St. Makati. Registration is at 7PM. The workshop…

Kabbalah can make a difference. Based on teachings that have been developed and discussed by some of the world’s leading thinkers for 4,000 year, Kabbalah is about improving your life and the lives of others. Kabbalah is a distinctive way of seeing the world that could revolutionize the quality of your life. If you want to make a difference to your life and the lives of others, come along and join the Kabbalah meeting on Monday, July 5 from 7-9PM at U-View Theater, Fully Booked Bookstore, Bonifacio High Street. Admission is free.

Perk up your summer with ufo Workshops offering a wide variety of activities for those who particularly want to enhance their abilities in whatever talent they have; let it be acting, directing, script writing, painting, film making and other forms of art. The best part is that they got the right mentor for you.

ufo Workshops is proud to have mentors who are well-known in the film industry namely Armando “Bing” Lao, respected writer/director of the indie film Biyaheng Lupa; Jim Libiran, director of Tribu –a film which who bagged three of Cinemalaya’s 2007 coveted awards, will handle the Indie Bootcamp. Total Filmmaking will be handled by Patrick Purugganan, a teacher who has taught the subject in various venues.

Basic illustration techniques and applications will be taught by Electrolychee, full time visual artists who merge illustration with design. Financing your film might be difficult but tips from Jourdan Sebastian, author of the Dreamer’s Manifesto will take care of that. Raymond Lee, producer of indie hit Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros and writer of…

Pursue your passion this summer with SoFA’s Fashion Workshops and Classes like Basic Pattern Making & Sewing; Fashion Arts & Crafts for Kids; Basic Fashion Illustration; Basic Pattern Making & Sewing, Fashion Arts & Crafts for Kid; Basic Fashion Illustration; Introduction to Fashion Styling; Fashion Styling Apprenticeship; Basic Modeling; Basic Make Up and The Art of Beading & Embellishment. Classes will start on May 3-29 at SoFa, 55 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City. For inquiries, please call 892-8807 local 106/7 or log on to www.sofamanila.com and www.sofamanila.multiply.com.

The Clara Ramona Centro de Danza Flamenca invites all dance enthusiasts to experience the heat of flamenco this summer. The Flamenco Fever Summer Dance Workshop with Clara Ramona will be conducted on May 3-29 for children, students and adults alike. Classes will be offered in Flamenco: Introduction, 1 & 2, Clasico Español (Spanish classical dance with castanets), Sevillanas (Spanish popular dance) and Children’s Flamenco (ages 9-12).

The workshop will culminate with a show party entitled, “Flamenco Fever”, May 30, Sunday at 7PM. Classes are limited. Sign up until April 26 to avail of the Early Bird Discount. Both the workshop and show party will be held at the Clara Ramona Centro de Danza Flamenca studio at 5062 P. Burgos St. corner Guerrero, Makati City. (near A-Venue Mall, Makati Ave.)

For more information, please contact 899-1346, 890-8030 (fax), 0915-434578(mobile); email [email protected] or visit www.ClaraRamona.com.