Set 2
Which Way? – choreography and performance by Rhosam Prudencio
The motto is: Start with what is closest to your heart. Add to that good sincere dancing and the Second Place prize is bagged. After basking in this glory, Sam, move away from the weathered where-am-i-where-will-i-go-i-am-confused dance theme. Use that talent to explore untried ideas. Keep discovering yourself. The way may have been well paved for you and, given that, take the many new and winding roads out there.
Subside – choreography by Madonna Louise Vitales, performed by Nicollete Arcaire Agunday
Faint and subdued. I wanted to see more impact and creative confidence. I sensed a holding back, a kind of hesitance in creativity and performance.
Go girls. You took the risky first steps, traipse on, boogie, float, spin, even schlep towards growth. Be more unconventional and assertive next time.
The Spark Within – choreography and performance by Jed Amihan
Another darkie with a bit of spark. Jed contained
illumination in one palm and the spark flickered from without. I wondered, if he placed the light in his mouth … more interesting?
Like Johnny in his Mananggit … guys … utilize the prop. Abuse and misuse it – let it come from your guts. Nice movements, Jed, but give me surprising peaks next time. The light in the palm is so safe. Put it somewhere else but not as a gimmick. Let all the stage lights whoosh then black out on the spark. Something striking like that would’ve made a more memorable ending.
Temperature – choreography by John Philip Martir, performed by Carlos Deriada
and John Philip Martir
Good compositional structure (like the next duet, Blank It). I find duets interesting because there is more room for return thrusts and bounce-offs. This, John did with ample success. Not enough Umph though. Something, something more electrifying should’ve struck me hard I know but it just didn’t come.
It’s a sizzling physical duet but the temperature didn’t exactly rise and fall. Make it hotter and colder.
Blank It – choreography by Chantal Primero, performed by Chantal Primero and Nicole Primero
Delightful and charming girlie duet. Good structure. Good concept. This piece held my attention because I kept wondering where it will go.
Chantal cleverly sets the journey and takes us on a flight to … well, a blanket. Well that’s rare enough! So I was thinking, are they sisters? Lesbians? Friends? Good work, Chantal – you made your audience think.
Manoy – choreography by Julius Legare, performed by Julius Legare and Deejay De Vera
First Place winner and rightly so. It was the most finished product. Message clear. Music and choreography funny. Different. A dance about two basketball wannabes getting too close for comfort, with sensitive nuances of ‘gayhood’ that’s not overdone. Their discomfort is felt intimately – rare in a gay subject – and quaintly portrayed by the two males.
Just one problem. The synopsis read: “Manoy explores relationships of bodies as they relate in the four realms of human experience: the physical, the historical/social, the symbolic/mythical and finally the integrative realms.”
Huh??? Just say it’s about two men who are attracted to one another and there is no closure! This was the winning piece because it was strikingly distinct from the rest.
Mind & Eye – choreography and performance by Joel Simbulan
A bandaged hands. Death in the end? You’ll need to rethink and restructure your message and make it scream. Or maybe do a piece about how your little finger can scratch the hell out of your body. I’d remember that.
Keep going though. Nice try. Don’t lose hope. Slap me a winning piece next year. You’re a fabulous dancer.
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