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The Manila Film Center served as the main theater for the First Manila International Film Festival [2] (MIFF) January 18–29, 1982. The building has also been the subject of controversies due to a fatal accident that happened on November 17, 1981. At least 169 [3] [4] workers fell and were buried under quick-drying cement.
The Manila Metropolitan Theater (Filipino: Tanghalang Metropolitan), also known as the Metropolitan Theater, abbreviated as the MET, is a historic Philippine Art Deco building located in Plaza Lawton in Ermita, Manila. It is recognized as the forefront of the Art Deco architectural style in the Philippines.
Manila Hotel: Said to be haunted by the ghost of a suicide victim who fell off the 15th floor, in addition to lights and air-conditioning operating on their own. [24] Manila Metropolitan Theater: Said to be haunted by a “lady in black”, believed to be the spirit of an actress who died in a car accident in 1992, along with other ghosts.
In 1978, the theater was the venue of the first Philippine Folk Festival, and the first Metropop Song Festival. It was also one of the venues of the Manila International Film Festival, annual Lenten folk presentations, misas de gallo, and an Alamat series depicting Filipino legends or epics through dance and drama. [3]
The use of theatre as a venue for protest in the Philippines [1] has had a long history dating back to its colonial history, and continuing into the present day. [2] [3] It played a particularly important part [4] [5] during the Philippine American War, the Second World War, and during the Dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
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The name was subsequently changed to the Manila Grand Opera House after a remodeling, extensive expansion of the original theater by L. Balzofiore [4] and its conversion to an opera house in time for the visit of the ‘Compania de Opera Italiana’ in 1902, after the American takeover of the Philippines, [3] and was used as the location of the ...
An environmental justice tragedy is unfolding in South Stockton and its historically underserved communities of color, 50 miles south of Sacramento along the San Joaquin River. ... Little Manila ...