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Gabi Francisco’s Biography

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Books. Music. Theatre. Teaching and learning. Doing one's part to help create a better Philippines. https://exlibrisphilippines.com

Gabi Francisco’s Journalist Portfolio

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REVIEW: 'Sarimanok's' potential outshines its execution

REVIEW: 'Sarimanok's' potential outshines its execution

"While a new original Filipino ballet is always good news, one came away from Sarimanok with the feeling that…

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REVIEW: 'Bawat Bonggang Bagay's rerun chooses to highlight finding joy above all else

REVIEW: 'Bawat Bonggang Bagay's rerun chooses to highlight finding joy above all else

"Guelan Luarca's Filipino translation of 'Every Brilliant Thing' starring Jon Santos was a highly entertainin…

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REVIEW: 'Carmina Burana' is a true classic whose primal power transcends time

REVIEW: 'Carmina Burana' is a true classic whose primal power transcends time

"Alice Reyes' Carmina Burana in 2024 is a richer version than its 2018 run, prefaced with three short yet mem…

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REVIEW: GRACE is a powerfully transcendent warning of the perils of blind obedience to authority

REVIEW: GRACE is a powerfully transcendent warning of the perils of blind obedience to authority

"GRACE relies on the power of theater's essential elements-a bold script by Floy Quintos, simple staging, and…

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REVIEW: Ballet Manila restages Filipino classic 'Lola Basyang' stories with graceful charm

REVIEW: Ballet Manila restages Filipino classic 'Lola Basyang' stories with graceful charm

Highly entertaining as well as culturally profound, even adults in the audience will leave the theater having…

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REVIEW: Parokya musical blends nostalgia and elevated music-making in a dizzying beer-induced dre...

REVIEW: Parokya musical blends nostalgia and elevated music-making in a dizzying beer-induced dre...

"One leaves the theater with head spinning from the overwhelming surfeit of sound and spectacle just witnesse…

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REVIEW: ‘La Voix Humaine / Boses’ attempts to blend opera and drag in a daring experiment

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By Gabi Francisco
| theaterfansmanila.com
REVIEW: ‘La Voix Humaine / Boses’ attempts to blend opera and drag in a daring experiment This twin bill meant to showcase the range of the human voice in expressing grief at love lost is an audacious attempt to combine opera with drag. Only one with a long career of defying convention would bring two art forms together in a way that has not been seen in Manila.
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UNI-BASED REVIEW: MINTeatro’s ‘I AND YOU’

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By Gabi Francisco
| theaterfansmanila.com
UNI-BASED REVIEW: MINTeatro’s ‘I AND YOU’ This ‘little’ play accurately captures Gen Z’s zeitgeist, with an earth-shattering finale that makes for memorable theater. Sarah Facuri’s sophomore directorial foray is a memorable cultural marker of a two-hander written by Lauren Gunderson (writer of The Half-Life of Marie Curie and Silent Sky).
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UNI-BASED REVIEW: Dulaang UP’s ‘Nanay Bangis’

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By Gabi Francisco
| theaterfansmanila.com
UNI-BASED REVIEW: Dulaang UP’s ‘Nanay Bangis’ DUP’s ‘Nanay Bangis’ portrays heavy historical truths in a jarringly light Brechtian display. Dulaang UP opens its 47th season with a Filipino adaptation of one of Brecht’s most famous plays, an anti-war work written on the eve of the Nazi invasion of Poland in World War II.
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