#bodabil

A smol little piece from an outdated Starbucks planner.

Pen: Pilot Baile 78G, broad nib

Filipinas Heritage Library June 12 is celebrated as Independence Day in the Philippines (it’s the day the archipelago declared independence from Spain in 1898). Irrelevant to the concerns of this blog? How wrong you’d be to say that! All roads to lead to vaudeville, some more than others. But this story is bigger than that, and especially worth telling to people who are not aware of the long,…

LABIS-LABIS ANG kasiyahan ni Kuya German Moreno sa magandang turnout ng kanyang produced show na “Voudeville is Back” topbilled by Asia’s Queen of Songs Ms. Pilita Corrales, kasama ang Wing Duo (Angie and Nikki), na ginanap last Friday sa Club Mwah sa dami ng taong nanood. Kung saan sinuklian ng...

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(The American Colonization Period)

By: superHUMangie

  This blog entry is all about the American Colonization Period which occurred in the 19th century. In this period, Vaudeville (known also as bodabil) was introduced to the Filipinos. Our professor in Humanities has given us an assignment whereas we will make our own bodabil. I liked the activity she has given us because it is so exciting and fun to do as well as it made me so interested. For that, I would like to thank my professor, Miss Ange Viceral. The picture above shows my own bodabil that I have made. Bodabil (Vaudeville in America) is a stage entertainment offering a variety of short acts such as slapstick turns, song-and-dance routines, and juggling performances (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/vaudeville). It is like a variety show in a theatre that was introduced by Americans to us Filipinos. My bodabil concept is about the water, as what the title says “Ang Tubig”. I have chosen this picture to be edited as my bodabil because we Filipinos are somehow waterproof in terms of dealing with different problems. Just like us 2AAC, we are delightful indeed even if we have difficulties. That is why I have chosen the picture of my classmates taken during my friend’s birthday. The design of the poster is somewhat serious and suspense with a comedy outlook. In this movie, the audience will depict what kind of people Filipinos are in terms of dealing with their problems and other difficulties in life. Our Philippine Art came from the roots of our culture, traditions and beliefs that started during the Pre-Colonial times. It started during the Pre-Colonial Era where our ancestors did some art with the use of the nature and their beliefs on it. It continued during the American Colonization Period. The Americans during their colonization introduced a lot of things including the vaudeville itself. They have brought vaudeville (bodabil) to introduce new concepts in terms of arts and music and to secretly manipulate the Filipinos because it will attract them and patronize the American’s culture. They have also brought new styles and designs for architecture like the concept of Art Nouveau and Art Deco for house patterns and designs that influenced our government systems. The issues I can relate to the American colonization with regards to arts and cultures they have brought to the Philippines was their great influence to the Filipinos in terms of loving and patronizing their own arts and culture instead of our very own. We gave so much importance on their culture and forget ours. In short, we inculcate in our minds their own culture because they have influenced and feed our minds with the American culture and traditions which is wrong. And in effect, our culture depicts a mixture of a Spanish, American and even Japanese culture. We don’t have our very own distinct and unique culture, arts and tradition. That’s why we should be more intact with our very own culture and tradition and balance the different influences we have learned to the colonizers (Spain, America, and Japan) who have been in this country for the past decades. We should fill our minds that we should have our very own distinct and unique identity that will make us recognizable in any countries and in any nations around the world.

  Modern Filipino Artist

  Mark Justiniani

(http://markjustiniani.net/photos-22/styled/index.html) (http://www.kulay-diwa.com/mark_justiniani)

The U.S. based artist is one of the country's most talented surrealist painters. A multi-awarded artist in almost all-national art competitions, he was granted the much-coveted Thirteen Artists Award by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1994. Justiniani is a well-travelled artist and has represented the Philippines in various international conferences, workshops and exhibitions in Japan, Denmark, Australia and the USA. Justiniani's industrious attention to his craft and informed, prolific imagination, make for timeless pieces of art, worthy of the most profound collection.

  Visual Artist

Los Angeles Ca. 90027

  Born April 25, 1966. Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Arts Education, University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts,

Diliman, Quezon City

  ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

1987-1990   ABAY

1986-1992   Grupong Salingpusa

1995-1998   Sanggawa art collective

  SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  2003 “Mga Dialogo” Boston Gallery, Manila

2002  “Daong”, works in coffee, Starbucks 6750, Manila

1999  “Sanktuaryo”, Boston Gallery, Manila

1996  “Kwento Ni Wanggo”, Boston Gallery, Manila

1995  “White Rain”, Hiraya Gallery, Manila

1994  “Santo-Santohan”, Hiraya Gallery, Manila

1993  “Kasimanwa”, Hiraya Gallery, Manila

  AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

2004  Award for   Continuing Excellence in the Arts, Metrobank Foundation, Manila

2000  Finalist. Philippine Art Awards. Metropolitan Museum, Manila

1999  Jurors Choice Award, Philip Morris Group of Companies

Philippine Art Awards

1999  Philippine Representative. ASEAN Art Awards, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  1998  Awarded. Philippine Centennial Mural Project* (6.5 ft. x 84 ft.)) at the

Heroes Hall, Malacanang Palace, Office of the President of the

Republic of the Philippines(as member of Sanggawa)

1997  Malihaw Awardee. The Most Outstanding Victorianon in the Arts,

Victorias, Negros Occidental ,Philippines

1994  13 Artists Awards. Most Outstanding Achievement of young

artists in the Philippines. Cultural Center of the Philippines

1992  Grant offered by the Cultural Center of the Philippines for the

Karnabal mural project(as member of Salingpusa Art Group)

1992   First Prize (as member of Jamming Ground), Environmental Mural Making

Contest,  Quezon Circle, Quezon City Philippines

1991   Second place. UST Annual on the spot painting contest

1990   Grand Prize. 7th Metrobank National Painting Competition

1989   Award of Excellence. 22nd National Shell Student Painting Contest

1982   First Prize. Dominic Savio Drawing Competition, Don Bosco Victorias,