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NATIONAL Arts Month kicked off via Facebook Live last Monday with a glimpse of the glittering lobby of the Metropolitan Theater, newly restored and awaiting its reopening in April. The program announced dances and films, theater programs, lectures, talks, and more that will be held throughout the rest of February and March, mostly online because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The annual celebration of National Arts Month started with the signing of Presidential Proclamation 683, in 1991, declaring February as National Arts Month. Over the years, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), as well as other government agencies and private organizations, has been organizing events and activities to highlight the artistic brilliance of the Filipinos.
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco
(Lord Allan Velasco’s Office / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In his House Resolution No. 1470, the House Chief expressed the Lower Chamber’s condolences on the demise Lapeña-Bonifacio, who was tagged as “Grande Dame of Southeast Asian Children’s Theater” and “Mother of Philippine Puppetry.”
The multi-awarded playwright, author, puppeteer and educator died on December 29, 2020 at the age of 90.
“Lapeña-Bonifacio’s immense talent, artistry and passion for children’s literature, puppetry and theater made a profound impact on Philippine arts and culture, and her life and work will undoubtedly continue to inspire countless generation of artists to hone their craft and create new avenues to further explore and enrich our country’s culture, literature and tradition,” the resolution read.
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Photo of Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio (source: https://bit.ly/3rFHKhy)
Best known for her work with puppets and childrenâs theater, National Artist for Theater Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio died on Dec. 29. This was announced by Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, the theater group she had founded, through a Facebook post.
âIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of National Artist Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio, University of the Philippines Professor Emeritus and Founding Artistic Director of Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas at 7 a.m. today, Dec. 29, 2020 at the age of 90,â said the post. Lapeña-Bonifacio founded Teatrong Mulat in 1977 as a childrenâs theater and puppet theater company.