tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79494627000167302024-03-14T04:07:44.889+08:00Instituto Cervantes ManilaMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-19961401158143965992010-09-16T22:36:00.004+08:002010-09-16T22:52:16.244+08:00Película Spanish Film Fest 2010 Official Trailer.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Hola a todos!</span></span></i></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dkJKhhb1ZDM?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dkJKhhb1ZDM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Película 2010 will run from September 30 to October 10 at the Greenbelt 3 cinemas. For more information on the Festival, log on to </span></span><a href="http://www.pelicula.ph/"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.pelicula.ph</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> brought to you by Instituto Cervantes Manila. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></span></i></span></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-27555634664082282912010-08-10T14:17:00.006+08:002010-08-10T14:46:11.057+08:00Hispanofilipinos.com<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>¡Hola a todos! </i>Are you interested in rediscovering a long lost body of Literature and to practice your Spanish comprehension at the same time? Check out the Clásicos Hispanofilipinos collection and own a piece of rediscovered Filipino culture.</span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>¿Una literatura perdida?</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><br />No es sólo Rizal, han sido centenares los filipinos que han publicado en español. Se trata de un corpus literario que, tras la erradicación del castellano en Filipinas, ha quedado oculto, olvidado en las catacumbas de la literatura. Ahora, con la Biblioteca Clásicos Hispanofilipinos, el Instituto Cervantes de Manila se propone rescatar esas obras. Los dos primeros títulos ya se encuentran disponibles en el propio Instituto Cervantes y algunas librerías de Manila: Cuentos de Juana, de Adelina Gurrea (1896 -1971) y Los pájaros de fuego, la mítica novela “perdida” de Jesús Balmori (1886 -1948). </i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Para conocer más sobre Clásicos Hispanofilipinos, visita </i><a href="http://www.hispanofilipinos.com/"><i>www.hispanofilipinos.com</i></a><br /><br />A long-lost literature?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />It is not just Rizal, there have </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;">been hundreds of Filipino authors who wrote and published their works in Spanish. It is a body of Literature that, after the fall of the Spanish language in the Philippines, has remained isolated, hidden in the catacombs of time. Now, through the collection Clásicos Hispanofilipinos, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;"><b>Instituto Cervantes de Manila</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;"> is trying to bring back those literary works. The first two novels are already available at the Instituto Cervantes itself and some libraries in Manila (Php 400). The books are: Cuentos de Juana by Adelina Gurrea (1896 -1971) and Los pájaros de fuego, the legendary “lost” novel by Jesús Balmori (1886 - 1948).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For further information on Clásicos Hispanofilipinos please visit our website <a href="http://www.hispanofilipinos.com/">www.hispanofilipinos.com</a></span></span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i>Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</i></span></div></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-48336626998844553902010-07-28T13:29:00.006+08:002010-07-28T16:48:58.015+08:00Ciclo de Cine para agosto: Madrid, una ciudad de cine.<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">¡Hola a todos!</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> We're approaching the tail-end of our cultural calendar with </span></span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Película 2010</span></span></u></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> rounding out an exciting year for Instituto Cervantes de Manila. The film festival is slated to take place in October, we still have two months to go and two cycles of Saturday film screenings. For the month of August, Instituto Cervantes presents our film cycle: </span></span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Madrid, una ciudad de cine</span></span></b></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/abre-los-ojos.jpg" /><br /><br />The theme gives us a broad look at the panorama of the capital of Spain as reflected in its cinema. Four films, set against the last half of the 20th century, highlighting the diverse history of Madrid: the post-war era, the 60's and the capital in its present day.<br /><br />Tiovivo c. 1950<br />7 de agosto </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">August 3</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />El amor perjudica seriamente la salud </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />14 de agosto </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">August 14</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />21 de agosto </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">August 21</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />Abre los ojos </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Open Your Eyes</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />28 de agosto </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">August 28</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br />August is also the month of the International Silent Film Festival in Manila. In this year's edition, Instituto Cervantes presents the silent film, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">La bodega</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> on August 29, Sunday 2010 at Shangri-la Plaza.<br /><br /></span></span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Madrid, una ciudad de cine</span></span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, and Spanish International Cooperation Agency for Development (AECID).<br /><br />Admission to all the screenings is </span></span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">FREE</span></span></u></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> on a </span></span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED</span></span></u></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> basis. For more information, please call 5261482 or visit </span></span><a href="http://manila.cervantes.es/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://manila.cervantes.es</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Instituto Cervantes de Manila is at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila.<br /><br /></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></span></i></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-62758239196195922992010-07-22T14:40:00.007+08:002010-07-27T15:26:47.509+08:00Ciclo de Cine para julio.<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Hola a todos!</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> The screening of Spanish cinema every Saturday afternoon at the Salón de Actos has been a long-standing tradition here in Instituto Cervantes de Manila. Every Saturday, at 6pm (on the dot!), films from Spain are projected on the big screen at the Salón. The films are open to anyone and everyone looking to catch a taste of Spanish cinema, seating is absolutely free but on a first-come first-serve basis.<br /><br />So for a double dose of culture, a double dose of cinema, come to Instituto Cervantes every Saturday for the month of July.<br /><br />Apartado de correos 1001 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mistery in Barcelona</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />3 de julio </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">July 3</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />A tiro limpio </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pistol Whipped</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />10 de julio </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">July 10</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />La caja 507 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Box 507</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />17 de julio </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">July 17</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />Un oso rojo </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A Red Bear</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />24 de julio </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">July 24</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />Heroína </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Heroine</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />30 de julio </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">July 30</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Immerse yourself in Spanish cinema, only here at Cultura en Manila. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></span></i>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-42567293340865080312010-07-05T18:18:00.021+08:002010-07-27T15:30:21.445+08:00Recital flamenco on July 9, Friday.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>¡Hola a todos!</i> Enjoy an evening of the purest sounds of the Spanish flamenco guitar and cante in concert as Instituto Cervantes de Manila proudly showcases Recital flamenco on July 9, 7:30 p.m. at Instituto Cervantes’ Salon de Actos.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/PALOMAR2.jpg" /><br /><br />Featuring the music of Spanish flamenco guitarist Keko Baldomero and vocals by young flamenco cantaor David Palomar, this one-night only offering is more than just a guitar performance, but is a sound that is absolutely and unmistakable Spanish flamenco from Andalucía.<br /><br />Palomar was born in Barrio de la Viña in 1977. With his Cádiz-style, he has performed with noted bailaores such as Javier Barón and Cristina Hoyos. In his journey as an artist, he has also performed with guitarists of such caliber as Vicente Amigo and Gerardo Núñez.<br />Recipient of two of Spain's Premios Nacionales, he has become a phenomenon in the world of flamenco through numerous artistic collaborations and musical productions.<br /><br />Keko Baldomero, on the other hand, was born in 1984 and began playing the guitar at the age of 9. Influenced by his brother Juanma Baldomero and of course by his birthplace, the famous "Barrio de Santa María" where the music of Flamenco flows through its streets, he began his training taking classes from the best guitarists of the region like Oscar Lago, Andrés Martínez, Juan Antonio Gómez, and Román Vicenti.<br /><br />One of the up-and-coming flamenco guitarists in Spain, Baldomero has played in numerous places, primarily in Europe and Latin America.<br />On July 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Salon de Actos, experience for yourself an evening of fabulous Spanish music in a special offering brought to you by Instituto Cervantes.<br /><br /><b>Recital flamenco</b> is organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with Asociación de la Prensa de Cádiz, the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, Junta de Andalucía- Agencia Andaluza para el Desarrollo del flamenco, and Qatar Airways.<br /><br />Entrance to this concert is free on a <b><u>FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS</u></b>. For more information, please call 5261482 or visit <a href="http://manila.cervantes.es/">http://manila.cervantes.es</a> Instituto Cervantes de Manila is at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila. Subscribe here at <b>Cultura en Manila</b>.<br /><br /><i>Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</i></span></span></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-26879828663809150412010-06-23T13:45:00.005+08:002010-07-27T15:31:09.454+08:00The Lost Novel: Los pájaros de fuego de Jesús Balmori.<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Hola a todos! </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As part of the Clásicos Hispanofilipinos, Instituto Cervantes de Manila presents the book launching of Los pájaros de fuego by Jesús Balmori. 7pm, Monday, June 28th, 2010. Join us in this momentous occasion as the collection brings recognition to the last batch of Spanish works written in the Philippines.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/Pajaros_cover_front.jpg" /><br /></span></span><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Calibri;font-size:large;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Majority of the classical Philippine literature was written in Spanish. Unknown to many, a great portion of Filipino nationalists were masters of the Spanish language and their works now bear testament to the nation’s Hispanic roots.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Clásicos Hispanofilipinos, a project by Instituto Cervantes de Manila aiming to preserve the works of Fil-hispanic authors from the beginning of the 20th century, is publishing the Spanish novel of Filipino journalist, playwright and poet, </span></span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jesús Balmori</span></span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Los pájaros de fuego</span></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> (Birds of fire) on </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">June 28, 7pm</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> at Instituto Cervantes’ </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Salón de Actos.</span></span></span></b></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></b></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Funded by Instituto Cervantes and the Embassy of Spain, Biblioteca Clásicos Hispanofilipinos seeks to bring recognition to the last batch of Spanish works written in the Philippines. It was launched last January with Adelina Gurrea Monasterio’s book</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cuentos de Juana</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> (Juana’s Stories).</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A novel with remarkable historic and literary value, Balmori’s Los Pájaros de fuego is considered to be as the “lost novel.” All pages of the book, except the final chapter, were written by Balmori during the Japanese occupation. It miraculously escaped the repeated raids of the Japanese henchmen as Balmori stored each chapter in glass bottles and buried them under the garden of his house.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After the war, the manuscript was recovered from the ruins of Balmori’s house, finished and sold by the author to the Government, who committed to publish it. However, the manuscript of </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Los pájaros de fuego</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> remained unnoticed for decades until three years ago in the National Archives.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "></span></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Clásicos Hispanofilipinos is planning to publish two titles every year. Among the scheduled writers are Claro Mayo Recto, Antonio Abad, T. M. Kalaw and Evangelina Guerrero.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Biblioteca Clásicos Hispanofilipinos is organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, the Spanish International Cooperation Agency for Development (AECID) and the Spanish Program for Cultural Cooperation from Ministerio de Cultura de España. Among the supporting universities are the University of the Philippines (Department of European Languages, UP Diliman) and the University of Alicante (Spain).</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Entrance to this book launch is free. For more information, please call 5261482 or visit </span></span></span><a href="http://manila.cervantes.es/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://manila.cervantes.es</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Instituto Cervantes de Manila is at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Subscribe here at </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cultura en Manila. </span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto! </span></span></i></span></p><div><span style=" ;font-family:Calibri;font-size:12pt;"><span><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span><p></p></span></i></div></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-48773851066427081422010-06-22T10:17:00.007+08:002010-07-27T15:31:34.289+08:00El Día E 2010 was a success!<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Hola a todos! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Instituto Cervantes de Manila would like to thank everyone for celebrating El Diá del Español! Last Saturday, June 19th, here at the Instituto grounds! The event was made bigger and better than the preceding year with the inclusion of El Juego del Español, outrageous prizes and so much more.</span></span></span></i><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/ElDiapic2-Copy.jpg" /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The program kicked off with the balloon drop</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, lluvia de palabras</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, where Spanish words were launched into the air with certain special words winning very special prizes; either a pastry with a Spanish word on it, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">come palabras</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, or a </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">camiseta gratis. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It continued with the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">palabras vivas</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, our very own version of Instituto's Got Talent wherein performers presented their skills based on a chosen Spanish word. With our very own panel of judges, it made for a very entertaining spectacle.</span></span></span></i></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/ElDiapic3-Copy.jpg" /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The place was packed with students, professors and all-around friends of the Spanish language. Similar to last year's celebration, with a new reincarnation of </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">palabra que dura</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> where the walls were once again decorated with cartoons and speech bubbles. This year's edition took inspiration from Saturday morning newspaper comics. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¿Qué chulo, no?</span></span></i></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/ElDiapic4-Copy.jpg" /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">fotos finalístas </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">top 100 found themselves displayed during El Día E itself. </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Our </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ganadora</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> for the Word Hunt in the City won a digital camera from Fuji for the word Maldita. El Día E ended with the grand finale of El Juego del Español, with a final match between two female students from Instituto Cervantes, with a trip to Andalucía at stake, the pressure was palpable. In the end, a winner was chosen; whittled down from a grand total of 144 participants. She will receive a week, all-expense paid, trip to the south of Spain. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Qué tengas buen viaje, chica! </span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Hasta el año que viene! </span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-4737769619601449702010-06-10T14:51:00.006+08:002010-07-27T15:32:51.452+08:00El Día E is coming!<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Hola a todos! </span></span></i><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Less than two weeks away from El Día del Español and the anticipation is building up to a fever pitch. This year's edition features old favorites from last year like the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Palabra que dura </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(writing your favorite Spanish words and phrases on the wall)</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, Palabras vivas </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(creative presentations from different groups all over Manila)</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, Come palabras </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Spanish words on pastries and cakes) and so much more. This celebration of the Spanish language will be a fast-paced spectacle of language, culture and all things fun; kicking-off with the cannon blast and balloon drop; </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Lluvia de palabras</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. This year, we are introducing a photo contest entitled Word Hunt in the City--details are in the previous posts. In addition to this, Instituto Cervantes presents El Juego del Español. Very, exciting. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/IMG_8064.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Vamos! </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The game comes direct from Spain, an idea developed by Instituto Cervantes headquarters in Madrid. It is a simple game, a mix between Scrabble and Boggle--all in Spanish. The rules are very simple, all you need is a wide knowledge of Spanish vocabulary and you're good to go. This contest is open to everyone!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/IMG_8063.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">El Día E 2010 is going to be jam-packed with contests and chances to win big prizes, and I mean big so do not miss this chance. The grand prize for El Juego del Español is </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a trip to Andalucía</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, in the south of Spain: a week, all-expense paid in such places as Granada, Sevilla, Cádiz etc. So what are you waiting for? Join now, all you have to do is register at the reception or directly at the Cultura department. This contest is open to all, and everyone who joins will receive a shirt absolutely free. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Venga.</span></span></i></div></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto! </span></span></i></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-77157556516550062062010-06-08T13:40:00.008+08:002010-07-27T15:33:16.228+08:00Juego del Español: un viaje a Andalucía<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">¡Hola a todos!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> El Día E ya está en camino, entonces, hay muchas oportunidades para ganar.</span></span></span></i><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/eljuego.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><div><div><i><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">¿Quieres viajar a </span></span></span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Andalucía</span></span></span></u></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, en el sur de España? ¿Quieres visitar las provincias de Sevilla, Granada, Almería y Cádiz? Pues ven al Día E, el sábado 19 de junio de 2010 y participa en el </span></span></span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">JUEGO DEL ESPAÑOL.</span></span></span></u></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span></u></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></span></span></p><i><p class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i></i></span></span></span></p><i><p class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; "><span lang="ES" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">El Juego del Español es un juego de palabras cruzadas en el que se combinan el azar en el lanzamiento de dados de letras, la habilidad para componer palabras y el conocimiento del vocabulario español. Como Gran Premio,</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">el ganador recibirá un viaje de una semana a Andalucía, con todos los gastos pagados</span></span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Pero todos los participantes también van a recibir una camiseta GRATIS! </span></span></span></span></p></i></i><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Si te interesa, apúntate en el Departamento de Cultura. ¡El concurso es abierto para todos! ¡Nos vemos en el Día E! <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></o:p></span></p></i></div></div></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-41948716276283839802010-06-02T11:09:00.004+08:002010-06-02T11:33:49.213+08:00FÚTBOL: World Cup film cycle.<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-PH"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Hola a todos! </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The diversity of language and culture are all linked by one game: football. With the much- anticipated World Cup kicking off this month in Johannesburg, South Africa, Instituto Cervantes de Manila is joining the football fever as it presents </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">FÚTBOL</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, a film cycle which showcases movies and a documentary about the world</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">’</span></span><span lang="EN-PH"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">s most popular sport.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-PH"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-PH"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-PH"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As part of its celebration </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">of Spain’s presidency in the European Union (EU), Instituto Cervantes’ FÚTBOL has a special four-film line-up that offers the best Spanish and Latin- American films on the “beautiful” sport. Screenings will be held every </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Saturday</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">,</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">6 p.m.</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> at the center’s </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Salon de Actos.</span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/maradona.jpg" /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">FÚTBOL opens on June 5 with “</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Amando A Maradona (Loving Maradona)</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">,” a documentary that follows the life story of Argentina´s legendary football player, Diego Armando Maradona. In this film, Maradona narrates his beginnings – from his impoverished childhood to his remarkable rise to stardom. The soccer star also bares details about the controversial ¨Hand of God¨ goal, as well as the places that have been part of his life such as Naples, Barcelona, Cuba, Rio de Janeiro, among others.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This documentary is directed by Javier Vázquez.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/dasdeftbol.jpg" /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On June 12, David Serrano’s comedy flick </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“Días de fútbol (Soccer Days),”</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> about a group of unsuccessful men who find refuge in football </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">as a solution to their problem, will be shown, while Hannes Stöhr’s “</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Galatasaray Dépor (One Day in Europe)”</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> – </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a humorous story of the misunderstandings caused by intercultural differences and language barriers – will be screened on June 19.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/la_gran_final.jpg" /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And no football festival would be complete without a film about the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world: the World Cup Final. </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“La gran final (The Great Match),” </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">showing</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">on June 26, is a comical insight consisting of three parallel stories about the trials and tribulations of a group of men who have things in common: they live in remote regions of the planet and are determined to watch the final match of the 2002 World Cup between Germany and Brazil.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">FÚTBOL </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">is organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, and Spanish International Cooperation Agency for Development (AECID).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Admission to all the screenings is </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">FREE</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> on a </span></span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED</span></span></u></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> basis. For more information, please call 5261482 or visit </span></span><a href="http://manila.cervantes.es/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://manila.cervantes.es</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Instituto Cervantes de Manila is at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto! </span></i></span></p></span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-33259685746545737882010-06-01T14:18:00.002+08:002010-06-01T14:21:03.388+08:00Word Hunt in the City!<i><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">¡Hola a todos! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As promised, here are the rules! Don't be shy, there are over 2000 borrowed words in Filipino from the Spanish language and the sheer abundance of Spanish names all over the city is indicative of the strong link between both cultures. Rediscover the Spanish soul of the city and capture it in a photograph! </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">WORD HUNT IN THE CITY PHOTO CONTEST:</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-PH" style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In conjunction with the anticipated celebration of El D</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ía E (Day of the Spanish Language) on June 19, 2010, at the Instituto Cervantes in Manila, there will be a </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">photo contest </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">called Word Hunt in the City.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> This contest is in celebration of the cultural link between Spain and the Philippines that is tangible in all corners of the city. The contest aims to rediscover the Spanish soul and heritage of Manila through the art of photography.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Everyone is invited to participate in the contest. The winning entry will be chosen by our panel of judges and the top entries will be displayed during El Día E on June 19, 2010.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Interested already? Here’s how the contest goes:</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">PHOTO SUBJECT:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The participant must scour the city and look for a Spanish word or a Filipino word with a Spanish root (e.g. aksyon from acción or sabon from jabón) and capture it in a photograph: be it on street signs, store names, art, newspaper headlines etc. The picture must convey a story or a sense of history of the chosen word depicted.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 39.75pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">All entries must be received by 3:00 pm at June 17, 2010 at</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><a href="mailto:culturaenmanila@gmail.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">culturaenmanila@gmail.com</span></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">PRIZES</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 39.75pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Grand Prize: Fuji Digital Camera<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 39.75pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Top 100 Entries will be displayed during El Día E on June 19, 2010.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">CONTEST RULES AND MECHANICS<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-top: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The contest is open to the public<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Photo requirements<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><ol start="1" type="a" style="margin-top: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">8 x 10 inches in size<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">300 DPI<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">JPEG format<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li></ol><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Photographs must be uploaded with a short descriptive text, name and contact details of the participant<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Participants may submit a maximum of two (2) entries.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The top 100 entries will be displayed at the gallery area of Instituto Cervantes as part of the celebration of El Día E.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Grand winner will be chosen on June 19, 2010 by our panel of judges based on the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><ol start="1" type="a" style="margin-top: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Originality 25%<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Creativity 25%<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Story 50%<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li></ol><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Instituto Cervantes will have the right to use any of the submitted pictures, always crediting its author.</span></span></span></li></ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></span></div></span><p></p></i>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-1384216169731243912010-06-01T14:00:00.013+08:002010-06-01T14:18:07.248+08:0018 days to go until El Día E!<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><b><span lang="EN-PH"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>¡Hola a todos! </i></span>El D</span></span></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">ía E </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">is but 18 days to go!</span></span></span></p></i></span></i><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span></p></i></span></i><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Celebrate </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">El Día E </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">with a video by telling us your favorite Spanish word! It could be anything from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">abrazo</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> to </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">zumo</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, it doesn’t matter as long as you tell us why you like it! Entries will be uploaded on </span></span></span><a href="http://www.eldiae.es/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">www.eldiae.es</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> to be seen worldwide. Tell your friends to vote for you and your favorite word! </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">¡Venga!</span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></o:p></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">If videos aren't your forte, join the </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Word Hunt in the City</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> photo contest. Submit a picture of a Spanish or a Fil-Spanish word found in the city (from street signs, to store names, to newspapers) on or before June 17, 2010 to </span></span></span><a href="mailto:culturaenmanila@gmail.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">culturaenmanila@gmail.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">. The grand prize is a brand new digital camera from Fuji and the top 100 entries will be displayed at the gallery during El Día E on June 19.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "></p></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">For more information and contest rules, keep checking here at </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Cultura en Manila </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">or </span></span></span><a href="http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> and subscribe. What are you waiting for? </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">¡Vamos!</span></span></i></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></div></span><p></p></i></div></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-19004834849339398762010-04-29T11:21:00.001+08:002010-04-29T14:31:08.125+08:00El Día E!<i>¡Hola a todos! </i>On the heels of this year's Día del Libro celebration, comes El Día E or El Día del Español! In the cultural calendar of Instituto Cervantes de Manila, the three main events prepared each year are Día del Libro in April, El Día E in June and Película Spanish Filmfest in October.<div><br /></div><div>El Día E is going to be a grand celebration of the Spanish language, it's going to be held on June 19, Saturday. Last year was the first time Instituto Cervantes mounted El Día E, with Manila having been chosen as one of the 70 centers all over the world (along with Tokyo, Paris, Madrid etc). El Día E is a festivity that marks the role of Spanish, as a living language, in the world today. There is going to be lots of performances, Spanish food, <i>juegas del español</i>, interactive exhibits and a whole lot more. </div><div><br /></div><div>To kick-start the festivities, similar to last year, we're asking everyone to tell us ¿<i>cuál es tu palabra favorita? </i>in a short video and we'll upload it to <a href="http://www.eldiae.es">www.eldiae.es</a> for the entire world to see. Come on <b>Cultura en Manila </b>fans, help the Cultura team put Instituto Cervantes de Manila on the map by being one of the most active centers. So far we have 5 videos on our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/icmanila">youtube</a> account. Let us know, tell us your favorite Spanish word with a short reason why you like it--that's all there is to it. Think culture, think Spanish. </div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UTOdPBCmcgE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UTOdPBCmcgE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>Martin quiere la palabra "broncear"</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BnYlDheOobI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BnYlDheOobI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>Andrea quiere la palabra "vale"</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7vbdyh3rGes&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7vbdyh3rGes&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>Enzo quiere la palabra "sabroso"</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lQcB_hm4t3w&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lQcB_hm4t3w&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>Kaye quiere la palabra "comida"</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JkuYDDHuIvA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JkuYDDHuIvA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>Gilberto quiere la palabra "idioma"</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto! </i></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-84657850231253792092010-04-26T10:35:00.004+08:002010-04-26T13:20:35.604+08:00Día del Libro 2010 was a huge success!<img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/rosas_nikko_2.jpg" /><div><i>¡Hola a todos! ¡Muchas gracias por todo! </i>Thank you to everyone who made this year's edition of Día Internacional del Libro a smashing success, the people literally did not stop coming from 10 am to 10 pm; hundreds in attendance, thousands of books sold and roses given in turn. Instituto Cervantes de Manila brought out all the stops this year; from the <i>desbloquear</i> shirts (SOLD OUT!), <i>eco-bolsas</i>, <i>paraguas </i>and other shirts from Berso sa Metro and Película 2009 to the various activities spread out throughout the day. Día 2010 was packed with the <i>mercadillo del libros<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">, </span>Maleta de Cervantes</i> video workshop in the morning, the <i>Pinta Palabras</i> <i>para niños</i>, the film screening of <i>Una casa de locos</i>, the Eurobersong Pinoy 2 poetry recital, the lecture-concert up until the Latin party at night. The Día celebrations get bigger and bigger every year and Instituto Cervantes would like to extend our many thanks to everyone who attended this year. The Día experience would not be complete without you--our dear students and friends. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/2010_mercadillo.jpg" /></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>The Cultura team would like to invite everyone who attended and took pictures of the event to upload them on to our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/diadellibro">Facebook</a>. <i>Muchas gracias </i>to everyone<i> </i>once again. Subcribe to <b>Cultura en Manila</b> for more information on the upcoming events, here at Instituto Cervantes de Manila. <i>Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto! </i></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04850293006568492455noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-31282887589227840502010-04-23T13:34:00.004+08:002010-04-23T15:42:27.591+08:00Año Hernandiano 2010! 400 books for the first 400 people!<img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/ejeep1.jpg" /><div><br /></div><div><i>¡Hola a todos! </i>Along with the thousands of books we received in preparation for Día del Libro, the <a href="http://www.centenariomiguelhernandez.com/">Fundación Cultural Miguel Hernández</a> have donated 400 hundred books in celebration of the centennial year of the birth of the Spanish poet. In the spirit of Día del Libro, we're giving away these 400 books to the first 400 people to arrive tomorrow. Another reason to come early tomorrow! </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/jeep_MH.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Miguel Hernández is a lauded 20th century Spanish poet, significant to the history of both literature and Spain itself. Instituto Cervantes de Manila celebrates his poetry in the successful campaign for Berso sa Metro, specifically in the newest venture--the Berso sa Metro eJeepney as can be seen in the last event of Instituto Cervantes de Manila. The eJeepneys will be parked outside during Día del Libro so if you want to check them out, feel free to do so.</div><div><br /></div><div>On a side note, in celebration of his vast contributions to literature, Instituto Cervantes is going to inaugurate our beloved library in November as Biblioteca Miguel Hernández. Watch out for that by the end of the year. Celebrate literature, celebrate culture. Subscribe to <b>Cultura en Manila</b> for more updates and information on tomorrow's event. See you tomorrow! </div><div><br /></div><div>Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</div><div><br /></div><div> </div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-45088084934406650892010-04-22T23:12:00.002+08:002010-04-22T23:18:23.067+08:0010 reasons to go to Día del Libro 2010!<span style="font-style: italic;">¡Hola a todos! </span>One more day and it's already Día Internacional del Libro, the center is busy with preparations. There are tons of prizes to be given out and books to be sold, I'm sure you already know the drill. Well, expect more this year because the Día tradition in Manila just gets bigger and bigger each year.<br /><br />Here at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cultura en Manila</span>--culture is our name and content generation is our game. Check this out:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aeSXTKJBX70&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aeSXTKJBX70&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />We hope you enjoyed our mini production, we try to present information as novel and as fun as possible. Stay tuned here at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cultura en Manila</span> for more things culture and more things Instituto Cervantes. Poetry in Motion contestants, deadline is tomorrow at noon!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-37838162274462818362010-04-21T21:46:00.002+08:002010-04-21T21:56:42.799+08:00Día del Libro 2010 is almost here!<img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/shirt.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">¡Hola a todos! </span>Check out the second out of the three designs we're coming out with this year for Día del Libro 2010! Two days before one of the biggest events in the Manila cultural calendar, do not miss this opportunity. Four thousand books will be set loose at 10 am, come early before all the good stock gets hauled away. I've personally seen some of them out of their boxes and these books are awesome. Stay tuned to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cultura en Manila</span> for more updates on what's in store this Saturday, April 24th for Día 2010.<br /><br />Just a reminder to those who attended last Saturday and are joining the Poetry in Motion contest: deadline for your blog entries is Friday, April 23 noon. Just comment the link here and send me an <a href="mailto:martinyambao@gmail.com">e-mail</a> with the link (to be double sure) and the names of your team members. Think big, think Día!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-79400284484800999822010-04-19T15:31:00.005+08:002010-04-20T14:20:25.067+08:00Berso sa Metro: La poesía viaja en jeepney was a huge success!<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/Bersosajeepny079.jpg" /></span></span></div></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><i>¡Hola a todos! ¡Muchas gracias por todo! </i>Our event last Saturday, April 17th, the Berso sa Metro Poetry Jeepney Tour was a smashing success. Thanks in large part to Instituto Cervantes de Manila, the Cultura department, our partners in <a href="http://ejeepney.org/">ICSC</a> and all of our sponsors, the poets and to most especially to you--the audience. From Serendra, to Greenbelt, and finally to Katipunan, all three locations enjoyed a full-house. It was a day like no other in Manila, a day that honored poetry in its purest form. No pretenses, no frills--just the simple joy of literature made available to all.</span></span></i></span></span></span></div></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></span></div></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/Bersosajeepny1401.jpg" /></span></span></i></span></span></span></div></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;">The day started off in A Different Bookstore, Serendra. The poets arrived in the newly minted Berso sa Metro electric jeepneys. As the next step in the promotional reading campaign, the partnership of Berso sa Metro and the electric jeepneys hit two birds with one stone by not only tackling the issue of literature but also of climate change--reading, going green and living in a sustainable city.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;">The theme for the first stop was "City Life" and the poets recited their original works. The poignancy of old Manila was captured in the poetry of RayVi Súnico and Mookie Katigbak, whilst the multifaceted history of EDSA was recounted by Marra Lanot. After the slew of individual poets, the stillness of the recital was broken by the strength and comedy of the <i>balagtasan</i> between Vim Nadera and Michael Coroza. The audience was wowed into applause, it was the perfect ending, instantly becoming the crowd favorite for the rest of the day. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/Bersosajeepny207.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/Bersosajeepny371.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;">The second stop talked about "Memories, Dreams and Nightmares" staged at Power Books, Greenbelt 4. The venue was definitely bigger than the first, yet the crowd matched it equally--they just kept coming and coming. The excitement didn't stop as Joel Toledo described his heart, as it skips a beat and syncopates against frailty and earnestness. The theme of sound was pervasive in the reading. Our Spanish poet José Luis Gómez expounded on <i>flores amarilla y las sombras </i>in his works. Similar to the first event, the <i>balagtasan<b> </b></i>ended this leg on a high note. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/Bersosajeepny157.jpg" /><br /><br />The third and last stop was quite the journey from Power Books, Greenbelt to Mag:net Café in Katipunan--quite the departure from Manila. But this didn't stop the people from coming, the place once again was packed; eagerly anticipating the final theme of "Poet's Choice" as each and every poet was given the freedom to pick and choose the work that speaks strongly to them and to share it with the poetry lovers in the audience. It was short and sweet, poignant and dynamic. The poetry spoke volumes at times, vociferous yet calculated--it made us laugh, it made us sad, it made us think. The sheer power of words had not been more evident.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style=" ;font-size:16px;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/Bersosajeepny926.jpg" /><br /><br />It was truly a night among nights in the cultural landscape of Manila: a gathering of 9 poets, in three different stops, celebrating the joy of literature while simultaneously creating awareness for eJeepneys and climate change.<b>Cultura en Manila</b> thanks you for being part of this activity which we hope to repeat in the near future, without you this would not have been a success. As a recurring theme in this blog, the creation of culture is definitely a two way thing--an exchange. Spread love for the arts, for the written word, for the spoken word, for music, for film, for language; all of the above!<br /><br />Think out of the box, think culture. Subscribe and stay tuned for more updates and videos on the coming weeks, especially this Saturday as we celebrate the Día Internacional del Libro 2010! We hope to see you there!<br /><br /><i>Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!<br /></i><br />P.S<br /><br />Check out the newspapers for April 19, 2010, we came out in <i>The Inquirer, The Philippine Star </i>and <i>The Manila Bulletin</i>. </span></span></div></span></i></span><br /></div>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-15726090336205871862010-04-16T08:52:00.002+08:002010-04-16T09:07:19.877+08:00Más frikis para Berso sa Metro: La poesía viaja en jeepney.<span style="font-style: italic;">¡Hola a todos! </span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l4vii-q5mgo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l4vii-q5mgo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />And they just keep on coming, <span style="font-style: italic;">más </span>frikis taking advantage of the Berso sa Metro jeepney photo wall parked at Instituto Cervantes. All preparations are set for tomorrow's event (12 noon at A Different Bookstore, Serendra. 4pm at Power Books, Greenbelt 4. 8pm at Mag:net Café, Katipunan). Hope to see you there! If you want to maximize your experience, join the <a href="http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com/2010/04/la-poesia-viaja-en-jeepney-poetry-in_07.html">Poetry in Motion</a> contest. The rules are simple: take pictures and videos, write about your experience, post it in a blog and presto--your next level of Spanish at Instituto Cervantes might be free! No worries, even if your team (either pairs or trios) doesn't win, all of you will receive a Día 2010 shirt absolutely free.<br /><br />What have you got to lose? Enjoy a day of poetry and tell us about it. That's all there is to it. Hope to see you there tomorrow!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;"><i><span style="" lang="ES">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></i></span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-47297181422560163062010-04-14T21:06:00.003+08:002010-04-14T21:31:37.653+08:00Las aventuras de una friki.<span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >¡Hola a todos! </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">Check this out: </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uVD3kfVVV6A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uVD3kfVVV6A&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Remember her from Película? Wearing one of our designs for this year's Día del Libro, find out what she's up to this Saturday, the 17th! It is going to be epic. Don't forget to read up on the rules of the </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com/2010/04/la-poesia-viaja-en-jeepney-poetry-in_07.html">Poetry in Motion</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> contest. Big prizes are at stake, and joining the contest guarantees your very own Día shirt </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >absolutely free</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">! Think culture, think Cultura en Manila. Stay tuned for more <span style="font-style: italic;">friki </span>adventures! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-64105813117629659922010-04-13T22:17:00.004+08:002010-04-14T10:00:53.074+08:00It's coming, the Berso jeepney is on its way!<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/eJeep-fotowall-40dpi.jpg" /> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >¡Hola a todos! El </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Día Internacional del Libro</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > está al caer, y en el Instituto Cervantes, vamos a celebrarlo el 24 de abril A LO GRANDE, con miles de libros y rosas, cine, música, concursos, danza…</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Mientras tanto, ¿te apetece un aperitivo de poesía, toda una peligrosa jornada de alta graduación poética? Si te va el plan, el sábado 17 súbete al </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Jeepney de la Poesía</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > para seguir por toda la ciudad un recital en tres partes en el que </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >9 poetas</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >, de las 12 del mediodía a las 11 de la noche, nos deleitarán con la palabra. Los filipinos Alfred Yuson, Pete Lacaba, Marra Lanot, Ramón Súnico, Joel Toledo, Mookie Katigbak, el español José Luis Gómez Toré, son buenas razones para no perderte el recital, que contará además con un balagtasan entre Michael Coroza y Vim Nadera. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >En el blog </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Cultura en Manila</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > vamos retransmitir todo el heroico evento, así que que si entras en</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;" href="http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com/"> http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > podrás seguirlo punto por punto. Pero quizás prefieras ser uno de los elegidos que podrán presumir de haberlo vivido en directo la más interesante maratón poética habida en Manila.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Your Spanish okay? Ha-ha, don't worry. Here at </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Cultura en Manila</span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">, we've got you covered--here's the English translation:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">The </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >International Book Day</span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> is almost upon us! Here at Instituto Cervantes, we’re going to celebrate SOMETHING BIG on April 24, with thousands of books and roses, cinema, music, contests, dance, etc.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">But before all that, do you want a teaser of the Día experience? A taste of passionate poetry staged for an entire day? If you want in on the plan, this Saturday the 17th, come to the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Jeepney Poetry Tour</span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">. In a recital divided in three parts, three locations, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >9 poets</span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">, from 12 in the afternoon to 11 at night—it is going to be a grand celebration of poetry. The Filipino poets are Alfred Yuson, Pete Lacaba, Marra Lanot, Ramón Súnico, Joel Toledo, Mookie Katigbak and a poet from Spain, José Luis Gómez Toré. A host of reasons for you not to miss the recital, capped off with a balagtasan Michael Coroza and Vim Nadera. A literary event not to be missed!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">Here at </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Cultura en Manila</span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;">, we’re going to broadcast this epic event from start to finish, go and subscribe to </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com/">http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com</a></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"> for blow-by-blow reporting. But if you want to be one of the lucky few to witness this event live and direct (no pretenses, just poetry), then come this Saturday to be part of the most interesting poetry marathon in Manila to date. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-62599605554527092032010-04-11T19:10:00.002+08:002010-04-11T19:18:48.931+08:00Día del Libro 2010 T-shirt!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(71, 69, 52); line-height: 24px; font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"><i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">¡Hola a todos! </span></i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Check out one of this year's Día del Libro shirt designs. It is a graphic concept reminiscent of a certain popular device out there (let me give you a hint: it starts with the letter i and ends with "phone"). Ha-ha, I'm kidding. It's quite intelligent, have a look for yourself.<br /><br /><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/26429_410773788553_64314483553_4994.jpg" /><br /><br />Isn't it neat? Don't forget, <span style="font-style: italic;">chicos</span>. Día del Libro is only two weeks away, on the 24th. But before all the crazy excitement, we have the <a href="http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com/2010/04/berso-sa-metro-la-poesia-viaja-en.html">Berso sa Metro: La poesía viaja en jeepney</a> event this Saturday, April 17th. If you guys want this shirt for<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>free<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>and to make sure you guys don't run out of stock, join the Poetry in Motion contest (as discussed in the previous post) because every team who signs up will receive Día del Libro 2010 t-shirts <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">absolutely free</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">. Subscribe here to Cultura en Manila for more updates! </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="" lang="ES"><br /><br />Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(71, 69, 52); line-height: 24px; font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-71090978302735551822010-04-07T17:06:00.002+08:002010-04-11T17:57:48.624+08:00La poesía viaja en Jeepney: Poetry in Motion contest!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(71, 69, 52); line-height: 24px;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">¡Hola a todos! </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">As promised, Instituto Cervantes is giving you the chance to win free Spanish lessons, a set of books and a mystery prize during Día del Libro on April 24. How do I join this contest, you may ask. Lucky for you, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cultura en Manila</span> is the perfect place to find out. I'm kidding, or am I? Ha-ha.<br /><br />In conjunction with the Día celebrations, the Cultura department is mounting the Poetry in Motion blog contest.The game is this: teams (groups of two to three people) must bring themselves to the Jeepney Poetry Reading Tour to be held on April 17. Taking pictures and video of the poets and the festivities, teams must condense it into a blog for everyone to see. Once published online, the Cultura team and an online audience vote will determine whose entry captures the spirit and the excitment of the recital best. The winner will receive <span style="font-weight: bold;">free Spanish lessons</span>, a set of books and a mystery prize! Lest I forget, every participant will receive a Día del Libro 2010 shirt <span style="font-style: italic;">gratis</span></span></span></i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">. If that's not enough reason for you to give it a shot, you must be <span style="font-style: italic;">loco</span>. Ha-ha, come and join the contest by posting a comment here or sending me an <a href="mailto:martinyambao@gmail.com">e-mail</a>.To give you a better idea of the contest specifics, here are the rules:<br /></span></span></span> <p align="justify" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>OBJECTIVE:</b></span></p> <p align="justify" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Teams must document their experience during the Jeepney Poetry Reading Tour as it visits the three venues on April 17, 2010<i>.</i> They should then create a blog featuring their unique story- the joy that poetry reading brought them. The blog must capture the excitement of the event through pictures and video. The more exciting the entry, the bigger the chance to win.</span><br /></p> <p align="justify" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION:</b></span></p> <p align="justify" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">All entries must be made available online before April 23, 2010--by commenting the link here on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cultura en Manila</span>. The entry with the highest number of online votes in combination with the selection of the Cultura team as the entry with the utmost creativity and innovation will win. </span><br /></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>PRIZES:</b></span></p> <ul type="DISC" style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Grand Prize: Free Spanish courses at Instituto Cervantes (any level for each member of the winning team) + Set of books + Mystery prizes to be announced on Día del Libro itself</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">All contestants will be given a Día del Libro 2010 T-Shirt</span></li></ul> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>CONTEST RULES AND MECHANICS:</b></span></p> <ol type="1" style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">The contest is open to all but is limited to groups with two to three members each, teams must be either in pairs or in a trio of people. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Photos/videos of subjects taken during the Jeepney Poetry Reading Tour should be the main highlight but contestants can use other photos/videos that are significant to their presentation. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">All team members should be present at least, two out of the three venues. If all three are featured, the more points. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">The winners (both the team and the lucky voter) will be announced at 7:30 pm on April 24, 2010 and they must be present to claim the prize. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Employees of the Instituto Cervantes and their relatives are not eligible to participate. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Instituto Cervantes will have the right to use any of the submitted pictures/videos, always crediting its author. </span></li></ol> <span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="" lang="ES"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(71, 69, 52); line-height: 24px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><i><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /><br /></span></span></i></span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-20860296142502145402010-04-06T16:16:00.006+08:002010-04-06T21:59:23.701+08:00Ciclo de Cine chileno.<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><i><span style="">¡Hola a todos! </span></i><span style="">The screening of Spanish cinema every Saturday afternoon at the <span style="font-style: italic;">Salón de Actos </span>has been a long-standing tradition here in Instituto Cervantes de Manila. Every Saturday, at 6pm (on the dot!), films from Spain are projected on the big screen at the <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-style: italic;">Salón</span>. The films are open to anyone and everyone looking to catch a taste of Spanish cinema, seating is absolutely free but on a first-come first-serve basis.<br /><br /><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/chile_fans-blog.jpg" /><br /><br />On occasion however, the Saturday screenings open themselves to Latin American cinema, not just films that come directly from Spain. Similar to the <a href="http://culturaenmanila.blogspot.com/2010/03/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be.html">Cine con Europa</a> launched last March continuing up until this month, April signals the screening of a Chilean Film Cycle every 4pm, prior to the regular 6pm screenings. This is a gesture of solidarity with Chile after the disastrous earthquake last February.<br /><br />So for a double dose of culture, a double dose of cinema, come to Instituto Cervantes every Saturday for the month of April.<br /><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span>La fiebre del Loco <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Loco Fever</span><br />10 de abril <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">April 10 </span><br />4PM Cine Chileno at Salón de Actos, Instituto Cervantes </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > Amor Idiota </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Idiot Love </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >10 de abril </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >April 10 </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >6PM Cine at<span style="font-family:georgia;"> Salón de Actos </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Taxi para tres </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >A Taxi for Three </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >17 de abril </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >April 17 </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >4PM Cine Chileno at Salón de Actos, Instituto Cervantes </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><br /><br />Immerse yourself in the culture of Latin America, only here at <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-weight: bold;">Cultura en Manila</span>. </span><i><span lang="ES">¡Hasta pronto!</span></i><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><span style=""><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /></span><span style=""></span></span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949462700016730.post-56221222522027814632010-04-01T00:09:00.008+08:002010-04-01T01:31:02.126+08:00Berso sa Metro: La poesía viaja en Jeepney.<img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/jeepinvitefront1.png" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;"><i><span style="">¡Hola a todos! </span></i></span>The topic of culture is interesting. When one talks about it, the usual things come to mind--art, music, dance, poetry, literature, film and the list goes on. These can easily be described as subjective or unquantifiable things. In short, culture is all up in the air. A painting could easily portray a million things to a million different people, as could a symphony or a <span style="font-style: italic;">haiku</span>. You can't measure it with a plastic ruler or a barometer, you just know it's there and it sparks something in you--kind of like oxygen. Okay maybe not, bad analogy ha-ha.<br /><br />If you think about it hard enough, it somehow begs the question: what do we really mean by<span style="font-style: italic;"> culture</span>? In university, sociology tells us that culture is the exchange of symbol. In simpler words, culture is shared meaning within a community. Culture is the thing we jointly recognize, as a people or as a society. In the context of Metro Manila for example, the jeepney is one such symbol. For a Filipino, it could be a) a mode of transportation, b) an obstacle on the road, c) a sign of Filipino ingenuity and anything else you could think of. In a nutshell, jeepneys are <span style="font-style: italic;">everywhere </span><span>and they could mean a myriad of things to <span style="font-style: italic;">anyone</span></span>.<br /><br />On April 17th, exactly a week before Día del Libro on the 24th, Instituto Cervantes will mount the Jeepney Poetry Reading Tour in three different locations.<br /><br /><img src="http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/icmanila/jeepinviteinside2.png" /><br /><br />A good number of poets featuring their originals works will be traveling the city in an electric jeepney--designed in the spirit of the Berso sa Metro campaign. It is going to be a recital spread in three different locations throughout the entire day, a celebration of the joy of literature held all over different corners of the city.<br /><br />This project is going to be an extension of the Berso sa Metro campaign, brought to us in 2007 by Instituto Cervantes de Manila. After conquering all three lines of the metro (with our Bersos present in MRT, LRT 1 & 2), this could possibly be the next step in spreading the joy of Spanish and Filipino poetry. With the combination of our Spanish heritage, Filipino love for poetry and the ubiquitous jeepney--this is real innovation and true creation of culture. What can I say? We do what we can, ha-ha I'm kidding. In hindsight, Berso sa Metro is one of our biggest and most successful projects. It has already been established as a symbol so recognizable, you could almost taste the culture.<br /><br />Stay tuned to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cultura en Manila</span> for more updates on this event. I hear there is a contest afoot with big prizes, I will keep you posted. In the meantime, become a fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Berso-sa-Metro/64314483553">Berso sa Metro</a> on Facebook.com! <span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="" lang="ES">Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!</span></i></span>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01257482315521007283noreply@blogger.com8