March 8 (7pm) & 9 (1pm & 7pm), 2018
Black Box
6F School of Design and Arts, College of St. Benilde, Pablo Ocampo St, Manila
Ticket Price/s: Php150
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P135 (per head)
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Benilde Black Box features Patricia Obial’s “Gray Matter”
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde sets to the stage of the Black Box Theater Patricia Isabelle Obial’s choreographed and directed Gray Matter, a non-narrative contemporary dance thesis production inspired by the human body and its senses, to be held on March 8 to 9, 2018.
Patricia Obial began her dance training at the age of five in the Academy One Music and Dance Center under the tutelage of Cherish Garcia, Jeffrey Espejo, and Pamela Asprer-Espejo. She has under-taken the Royal Academy of Dance and the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet examinations from 2009 to 2013. During her years in Academy One, she has performed in various dance productions such as the Nutcracker, La Bayadere, Le Corsaire and Paquita. She is currently taking her college degree as a full scholar at De La Salle College of Saint Benilde under the Bachelor of Performing Arts Major in Dance program.
Gray Matter showcases the human body as a complex mechanical-like machine such that in our everyday lives, it is seldom that we see the importance of our senses that allow us to live our fullest potentials. The artist/director’s long-time interest of the human anatomy transformed these elements into a range of striking movements that aims to empower dancers and enthusiasts to feel more deeply and much more intelligently. It is a tribute to life in its entirety—to our body and its five senses. Gray Matter raises an awareness and reminds us of the importance we must value: the body and its senses.
Tickets are now available at the SDA Building, 6th Floor, Black Box.
For inquiries, contact 09178531348 or 09426462884.
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Bios
Patricia Isabelle Obial, a full scholar at De La Salle College of Saint Benilde taking up Bachelor of Performing Arts major in Dance, started her dance training at the age of 5 in Academy One Music and Dance Center under the tutelage of Cherish Garcia, Jeffrey Espejo, and Pamela Asprer-Espejo. She has taken the Royal Academy of Dance and the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet examinations from 2009-2013. While in Academy One, she has performed roles in the Nutcracker, La Bayadere, Le Corsaire and Paquita.
Kezia Dianito began her dance training at the age of 11 through the help of Cherish Garcia and
She has taken the ACB examinations in 2012 and 2013. In 2015, she also took the Royal Academy of Dance Examination (Level 5) with a mark of distinction. She is currently a guest artist at the Philippine Ballet Theatre.
Francine Raphaelle Lanzona began her dance training in 2014 at Ridgepointe Ballet, under Liza De La Fuente at age 10. She later moved schools in January 2016, and began classes at Academy One Music and Dance Center. There, she took the Royal Academy of Dance Examination (Intermediate) and scored a distinction in 2017. Then later that year, she joined the Stepping Forward for the Philippines workshop, and was taught by Marcelino Libao, Mayo Arii, and Yun-Su Park. She has also been taught by Cherish Garcia, Raul Sauz, Jeffrey Espejo, and Pamela Asprer-Espejo. She is currently an advanced ballet student at Academy One Music and Dance Center.
Ruthame Hurtado strongly believes in the saying that “Life must not be lived in one place alone and in one place only” Thus, made her pursue her dreams of being a dancer, choreographer and treat learning as a never ending process. In 2004, she studied ballet at St. Therese of Little Flowers Ballet Studio in Bulacan.Now she is a second year dance major student at De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde, where she was able to explore and experience different forms of dance such as ballet, contemporary and hip-hop.
Mariella Lia Carlos is currently a student under the Dance Program at the De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde. She started her classical ballet training at the age of 4 under the tutelage of Ms. Cherish Garcia, Mr. Jeffrey Espejo, and Ms. Pamela Asprer-Espejo of Academy One Music and Dance Center, where she was granted full scholarship. Upon entering the Dance Program at DLS-CSB, she was also granted full scholarship under the School of Design and Arts. Yella has also competed locally and internationally in ballet events, such as the Philippine Dance Cup and the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong.
Michael Bryan Abano started dancing ballet at the age 19 at Ballet Philippines Dance School under Ms. Rubylee Gomez, director of BPDS, where he trained as a scholar for 4 years. He then became a BP2 company scholar under direction of Edana Mae Labitoria. With Ballet Philippines, Bryan has performed in Rock Supremo, Peter Pan, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, and Don Quixote. In 2017, he was cast in Erl Sorilla’s piece, Pidots, in Koryolab with Ms. Denisa Reyes and Ms. Myra Beltran as mentors.
