Another amazing woman is gracing the State of the Arts podcast!

Chai Fonacier, a multi-awarded film actress, who has recently been cast in a major international film will share what it's like to be a Filipina actress on the global scene.

Our second featured woman in theater for Women's Month is Frida Tan, the founder and managing director of theaterfansmanila.com. Listen to the stories behind running one of the country's top sites and pages for theater fans in the Philippines in this week's State of the Arts podcast.

This March, the State of the Arts podcast by Samsung Performing Arts Theater is celebrating Women’s Month by featuring prominent female personalities in theater.

First off, we have Barbara Tan-Tiongco, a multi-awarded technical and lights director. Some of her exceptional lighting works include Himala: Isang Musikal, The Dresser, Swan Lake, and Hari Ng Wala! Listen as she talks about what it’s like to work in a male-dominated industry here on State of the Arts

In this week’s State of the Arts podcast episode, get to know Elwince Magbitang, a STEPS Dance Studio scholar who is now the first Filipino to be a part of the prestigious American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Studio Company.

Discover his struggles and milestones as a promising young artist and be inspired by this hardworking and talented Filipino!

The State of the Arts podcast, a Samsung Performing Arts Theater initiative, is celebrating the Valentine's season with on-stage and off-stage couple, Ayen and Franco Laurel. Tune in this Saturday, 4:30PM as we talk love, theater, and all things in between.

The State of the Arts - A Podcast by Samsung Performing Arts Theater is back for its second season with first guest, artist, teacher, director and philanthropist Sofia Zobel Elizalde as she shares her knowledge and insights on cultivating the Filipino talent.

Take a look back at the last 6 months of exciting, educational, and insightful talks with various creatives and theater industry professionals on the country’s State of the Arts - A Podcast.

What started out as another channel for Samsung Performing Arts Theater (@cpatofficial) to engage with the audience, is now one of the must listens Philippine-produced podcasts available.

Discover the design concept and technology behind the production of the Festival of Lights 2020: Virtual Edition!

This week’s State of the Arts - A Podcast episode features filmmaker and director Quark Henares. In collaboration with Globe Studios, Quark and his team, together with Ivan Despi of the Acid House recreated the spectacular Christmas light show at Ayala Triangle Gardens by turning it into a 360-degree animated video of dancing lights and holograms!

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Screen to stage adaptations are a rare art form because it’s usually the hit plays that get turned into movies. In this week’s episode of State of the Arts - A Podcast by Samsung Performing Arts Theater, let’s shine a spotlight on the art of translating movies to stage with award-winning director and scenographer Ed Lacson Jr.

Dubbed as theater’s wonderkid with his brilliant works as stage manager, production designer, and director, Ed shares with us his phenomenal work with Himala. His screen-to-stage adaptation of the highly-esteemed film provide a freshly terrifying perspective of the “Filipino vision of the apocalypse” to viewers affected by today’s socio-political landscape.

Architectural lighting design is an essential field within architecture, interior design, and electrical engineering that’s concerned with the design of lighting systems, which include natural light, electric light, or both to serve human needs.

Discover the art of Architectural Lighting Design with industry pioneers Christine Sicangco and Jo Vincent Gonzaga of CSLDI - Christine Sicangco Lighting Design Inc., a premier Architectural Lighting Design company in the Philippines!