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Jun
25

[PLUGS] Rock-opera “Newtopia” at 4th Virgin Labfest

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Where everything is cool as a mule’s stool

Eat me I’m the apple of your pie

You’ve been desiring for a love with multiple orgasms intellectual spasms

Big boy is bad

Huwag mag-alala.

Lahat gumaganda kapag kinakanta.

Watch multi-awarded filmmaker, musician, writer and all-around renaissance man Khavn De La Cruz’ rock-opera Newtopia on June 28, 2008, 6:30 PM at the Tanghalang Amado Hernandez as part of CCPs 4th Virgin Labfest.

See how common man Vyrnz fight for Newtopians’ right to Freedom, Privacy, and Emotions such as Love even Unhappiness in the pseudo-perfect society controlled by Big Boy, the king of Newtopia.

Narrated by Alexis Tioseco as Ogab the Magician, Newtopia features performances from Ian Lomongo as Vyrnz, Tara Cabaero as Small Lady, and Bong Cabrera as Big Boy. Tengal, Mickey Abola and Khole de la Cruz completes the musical ensemble.

Khavn De La Cruz is a filmmaker, musician and writer who has won numerous awards both here and abroad. His current films will be featured at the Philippine Paris Project, Osian’s Cinefan, India, Motovun & Sarajevo Film Festivals this July and August. . For more information on Khavn contact email oracafe@rocketmail.com, bien@bannedmoviespilipinas.com or visit his website www.khavndelacruz.com.

Jun
17

Khavn De La Cruz’ “Ultimo” Screens at UP Diliman

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Multi-awarded independent filmmaker Khavn De La Cruz will screen his film Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero on June 19, 4PM at the Bulwagang Rizal in UP Diliman.

Ultimo which has received the Valiente Award from La Palma International Film Festival explores Filipino identity and nationhood through scenes from a poetic documentary of Khavn’s meanderings in Spain interspersed with lines from Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios.

Shot on location in La Palma, the 90 minute, black-and-white, silent film will have live scoring by Khavn on piano and Junji Lerma of Radioactive Sago Project on guitar.

Ultimo, along with a dance performance from Donna Miranda and Diego Marana plus spokenword poetry from National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera with an art installation from Norberto Roldan back-to-back with Virgilio S. Almario’s lecture entitled “Rizal German Literary Connections” followed by the launch of his latest book Rizal: Nobelista, a collection of critical essays on the literary greatness of the Noli and Fili.