Ang Nawalang Kapatid - A Taste of Our Indian Roots

(Update feb20: Check out this link for our review!)

It's been so long since I last watched a theater play over at UP Diliman. My last play was from Ballet Philippines at the PICC and it was a musical. I realize I missed the magic of theater that movie houses just can't hope to beat. The music, the lights, the production, the set - everything is simply larger than life. You don't just watch from a screen, you feel like you're actually a part of it.

Dulaang UP has always been one of the leading theater guilds, and has been the training ground of many of successful actors and actresses both on-stage and on TV. At the end of it's their 38th season, they present "Ang Nawalang Kapatid". It is a musical based on the Indian epic Mahabharata and is a re-telling of the story of battling Kaurava and Pandava families. 

It is based on an Indian play, but will of course be shown through Filipino sensibilities, and is out to show how our Indian roots has actually affected our values and culture. If you remember from our history classes, a lot of Indians have stayed in our country together with the Chinese for trade and also to introduce Hinduism.

Ang Nawalang Kapatid runs from February 5 to February 23, 2014 at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, 2nd floor Palma Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman. Book and lyrics are by Floy Quintos; original music by Ceejay Javier; direction and choreography by Dexter M. Santos. Tickets are for P350 each. For tickets, sponsorships and showbuying inquiries, call Samanta Hannah Clarin or Camille Guevara 9261349, 4337840, 9818500 loc 2449 or email dulaangupmarketing@gmail.com. You can also check the play's official Facebook page.

We're watching! See you there! :-D


(disclaimer: all photos courtesy of Dulaang UP)