Letanía: Architectural documentation of the retablos of San Agustin Church in Manila

Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism ◽

10.51303/jtbau.vi1.358 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 323-330

Author(s):

Roy John De Guzman ◽

Juan Carlos Cham

Keyword(s):

The Philippines ◽

Full Detail ◽

Alive Today ◽

Local Tradition ◽

Architectural Documentation

The San Agustin Convent, located in Intramuros, the historic core of Manila, hosts a rich collection of 19 altarpieces (retablos). These retablos are an important heritage which was recorded in full detail for its better future conservation and knowledge. This article presents the outcome of this process and it is ultimately aimed at promoting and giving greater visibility to this art, which is still alive today in the Philippines and where it has evolved to produce its own local tradition, while remaining linked to its early Spanish precedents.

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Anna Pavlova, Live in Manila!: The Globalization of Ballet and its Localization in the Philippines

Jurai Sembah ◽

10.37134/juraisembah.vol1.1.4.2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 35-45

Author(s):

Joelle Florence Patrice Jacinto

Keyword(s):

The Philippines ◽

Culture Contact ◽

Local Culture ◽

Cold Climates ◽

Russian Art ◽

Art Form ◽

The People ◽

The Us ◽

The World ◽

Local Tradition

Anna Pavlova was the first ballerina to tour the world, effectively globalizing ballet and transforming it from a European/Russian art form into a universal one. The places that she performed in, exotic, war-torn or on the brink of a civil revolt, with either unbearably hot or achingly cold climates, all received her differently, according to the local culture, affecting the ballerina as much as she had an effect on the people who came to see her dance. In most places, such as Cuba, Argentina, the US, Australia, and the Philippines, Pavlova had inspired the localization of ballet in their respective cultures, where appropriation had turned into tradition. This paper looks at how Anna Pavlova accomplished the globalization of ballet as a universal art form, and how it had successfully embedded itself as a local tradition in several countries, specifically in the Philippines, where there exist three professional ballet companies that are still currently active. This paper analyzes Pavlova’s contribution using the concepts of globalization, culture contact, and localization or indigenization.

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Dr. Jose Rizal, Father of Filipino Nationalism

Journal of Southeast Asian History ◽

10.1017/s0217781100000545 ◽

1962 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 44-55

Author(s):

Estaban A. de Ocampo

Keyword(s):

International Association ◽

East Asian ◽

The Philippines ◽

Mahatma Gandhi ◽

International Conference ◽

Alive Today ◽

The World ◽

History Of ◽

Jose Rizal ◽

To Receive

For this International Conference of South-East Asian Historians, it is my honour to contribute a paper on “Dr. Jose Rizal, Father of Filipino Nationalism,” for several reasons. First, Dr. Rizal himself was very much interested in the history of this part of the world. Second, this year 1961 has been proclaimed by the President of the Philippines as the Rizal Centenary Year, for our hero was born in 1861. Third, if Rizal were alive today, he would have been happy to receive an invitation to attend our Conference because our hero was the organizer of the International Association of Filipinists in Europe in 1889. Fourth, Dr. Rizal has been ranked by his biographers, both Filipinos and foreigners, as one of the great intellectual leaders of Asia, together with Mahatma Gandhi of India and Dr. Sun Yat-sen of China. Lastly, Dr. Rizal visited this city of Singapore no less than three times in the course of his many travels to foreign lands.

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