Jose rizals incendiary novel comes to life on stage. Over the past seasons, kanser has always been staged as a straight play and it is considered as the longest running play in philippine theater. The gantimpala theater foundation production of jose rizals noli me tangere, retitled kanser and written by jomar fleras, has been around for some 35 years now. And this man with us today is certainly not new to the novels lead character don simoun as he will play the role.
On the occasion of its 35th theater season, gantimpala theater presents the longestrunning philippine theater classic kanser. Gantimpala theater foundation performance art theatre. If a page of the book isnt showing here, please add text bookcat to the end of the page concerned. Gantimpala theaters kanser noli me tangere returns.
It was written to spread the consciousness of rizal to his fellowmen. Gantimpala theater foundation has been so faithful with its advocacies in educating young high school students through their own adaptation of rizals noli me tangere, that this soon became one of the inspirations why i majored in theater after high school. Colonial philippines wedding peg filipiniana wedding. Jose rizal written by noted playwright jomar fleras narrates the return of the protagonist of noli me tangere, crisostomo ibarra, under the guise of the wealthy jeweler named don simoun. Jose rizal with libretto written by jomar fleras, music by jed balsamo, and choreography by paul alexander morales under the. Gantimpala stages 11 plays for its 31st theater season. Noli me tangere at cinema 3 of sm southmall last september 14, 2012. The high school iii regular filipino students of southville international school and colleges sisc watched gantimpala theater s staging of kanser. Almario, better known by his pen name, rio alma, is a filipino artist, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager. Among the great novels in philippine literature, noli me tangere touch me not. The production brings a nationalist hero to the stage. Because, says agcaoili, as live theater, it makes for an entertaining two hours of. Jose rizals novel, together with the noli me tangere touch me not.
Noli me tangere, the opera 2019 souvenir program by oliver. In this modern classic of filipino literature, jose p. Gantimpala theater presents kanser noli me tangere aug. Originally written in spanish, the book is more commonly published and read. Recommended for junior high school students and college students taking up rizal course, will witness the unfolding lives of crisostomo ibarra, maria clara, sisa, padre damaso and other noli. In noli me tangere, it was not really said if crispin actually died. You will fall in love with this regal filipiniana wedding in bataan. It was first produced in 1979, when the late tony espejo was gantimpala artistic director, and is the foundations longestrunning play. Since then, noli me tangere has appeared in french, chinese, german and philippine languages.
The cast reveal whats new and whats exciting in the newest version of kanser. Its characters come from every stratum of late colonial society, from the liberalminded peninsular captaingeneral down through the racial tiers of colonial society creoles, mestizos, chinos pure chinese to the illiterate indio masses. The gantimpala theater announces its 36 th theater season for 2014 with film and tv director joel lamangan as the new. Original noli me tangere, other rare books, go digital philstar. It was originally written in spanish, and first published in germany in 1887. The great novel of the philippines in more than a century since its appearance, jose rizals noli me tangere has become widely known as the great. The real boy was accused of stealing money 2 gold pieces, some say by the senior sacristan from the donations. The opera was sung entirely in tagalog and is considered as the first fulllength filipino opera. Noli me tangere, latin for touch me not, is an 1887 novel by jose rizal, the national hero of the philippines during the colonization of the country by spain, to describe perceived inequities of the spanish catholic friars and the ruling government.
Gantimpala theater presents 35th theater season jomar fleras kanser based on jose rizals novel noli me tangere directed by adriana agcaoili and jheyar caguimbal kanser was first staged in 1980 at the ccp. You can view a list of all subpages under the book main page not including the book main page itself, regardless of whether theyre categorized, here. Touch me not, for i am not yet ascended to my father. Original noli me tangere, other rare books, go digital. The characters in the novel have become a symbol of many things that reflects both pessimism and darkness which painted a picture that shows how infectious this cancer can be. Because, says agcaoili, as live theater, it makes for an entertaining two hours of watching. Through noli me tangere, rizal managed to sketch out the actual condition of our country and that we are suffering from what we called the social cancer. Jose rizal, this novel sparked the social awakening of filipinos during the spanish colonial era.
Written by jomar fleras, it won in the 1979 cultural center of the philippines ccp playwriting contest as honorable mention for the special adaptation category. Sign me up to get more news about literary fiction books. In line with its 38th season, gantimpala theater foundation inc. Kanser noli me tangere, revered by many as the longestrunning philippine theater classic. Gantimpala theater foundation presents kanser 2018 youtube. Gantimpala theater foundation presents kanser 2018.
Noli me tangere touch me not by jose rizal reading guide. After 35 years, kansergantimpalas noli adaptationnow a. The two most astonishing features of noli me tangere are its scale and its style. Gantimpala theater foundation boasts of fine theater actors who. Kanser draws attention to nolis most iconic characters which were used by rizal to expose the various ills of philippine colonial society. Noli me tangere exposed the corruption and abuse of the spanish government and clergy towards the philippine people and the ills of the philippine society. Benedict anderson first filipino lrb 16 october 1997. For seven years he has been studying in europe and he seeks out his former sweetheart, maria clara, to see if their love. For inquiries, call gantimpala theater foundation at 63921 25733. Bakwit boys vance larena goes back to his theater roots. In line with its 38 th season, gantimpala theater foundation inc. The students developed a better understanding and appreciation of the novel after watching the plays creative staging, powerful visuals, clear storytelling and. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
The novels most iconic characters come alive on stage. It is hailed to be the longest running play in philippine theater history. The play is about the homecoming of crisostomo ibarra, after his european studies. A passionate love story set against the ugly political backdrop of repression, torture, and murder, the noli, as it is called in the philippines, was the first major artistic manifestation of asian resistance to european colonialism. The gantimpala theater foundation production of jose rizal s noli me tangere, retitled kanser and written by jomar fleras, has been around for some 35 years now. This inverts its usual practice of opening its seasons with ibong adarna and florante at laura.
One of the many plays based on noli me tangere is kanser of gantimpala theater foundation inc. For tickets, call gantimpala theater at 63 2 9985622 or 63 2 8720261. This category contains pages that are part of the noli me tangere book. One of gantimpala theater foundations signature productions. Among the great novels in philippine literature, noli me tangere touch me not is the most controversial and widelyknown its included in the current education curriculum of filipino high school students. It was their first time to watch a tagalog play, and though it wasnt exactly for kids, it was wholesome enough for them to watch. Noli me tangere, a filipino tagalog musical adaptation of the novel staged by theater company tanghalang pilipino with libretto book and lyrics by national artist for literature bienvenido lumbera and music by ryan cayabyab. The 10 best books in philippine literature culture trip. Bringing rizals noli to life clickthecity arts and.
Noli me tangere latin for touch me not is a novel by the national hero of the philippines, dr. Jose rizals expose of corrupt friars from who have made the catholic religion as instrument for enriching and perpetuating themselves in power by seeking to mire ignorant filipinos in fanaticism and superstition. Gantimpala theater presents kanser noli me tangere. Growing up in bulacan among peasants, almario sought his education in manila and completed his degree in a. Kanser noli me tangere the longest running play in the philippine theater, national hero dr. Noli me tangere kanser, directed by frannie zamora, closes this weekend at sm southmall cinema 3. It premiered in 1995 at the cultural center of the philippines, directed by nonon padilla. Pilosopo tasyo records his observation about the elements in an ancient book. Manila, philippines igniting patriotism from its mostly high school student audience whose occasional exclamations and shrieks during crisostomo ibarra and maria claras more intimate moments in.
Jose rizals novel, together with the noli me tangere touch me not, is credited to have sparked the filipino revolution against spanish colonizers in the 1800s. Based on rizals novel noli me tangere and adapted for the stage by awardwinning playwright jomar fleras, kanser was first staged in 1980 at the ccp. Tenor carlo manalac invites you to experience gantimpalas. Gantimpala theater foundations kanser, a theatrical adaptation of national hero jose rizals famous first novel noli me tangere, is back for. Jose rizal with libretto written by jomar fleras, music by jed balsamo, and choreography by paul alexander morales under the direction of franniel zamora. Gantimpala theater foundation 3rd floor, afp theater, camp aguinaldo, b. Rizal continued to write, completing a second novel and many other poems and essays, until he was executed by firing squad in 1896.
Gantimpala theater once again gives life to jose rizals noli me tangere through its stage version called kanser, written by playwright jomar fleras and directed by roobak valle. Today, kanser is the longest running play in philippine theater history and to mark. He counters this by saying, without the four classics, we would have folded up a long time ago. Noli me tangere has been adapted for literature, theater, television, and film. Quite surprisingly, the problems enumerated in this novel can still be found in our society today in different forms, yes, but present, nonetheless. The setting is 19th century philippines, during the latter years of the country as spains only colony in asia. The gantimpala theater foundation production of jose rizals noli me tangere, retitled kanser and written by jomar fleras, has been. Noli me tangere is latin for touch me not, an allusion to the gospel of st. Gantimpala theater foundation, quezon city, philippines.
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