“October is Filipinx-American history month. As we close it, I wanted to share a snippet from a new electro-acoustic project I’ve been working on combining Filipino instruments with modular synthesis called ‘Pandama’ (Tagalog for ‘senses’). In this clip, each Kulintang gong is connecte...
‘Here Lies Love’ is an Anti-Marcos show. It is a pro-Filipino show, being told in a quintessential American form: the Broadway musical.” At the end of her turn as Aquino’s mother, Salonga defiantly holds up the L symbol — for “Laban,” the Tagalog term for “a fight” and ...
When I first saw Salonga play Kim in “Miss Saigon,”I didn’t question the casting. I was proud to see someone Filipino — like me — on stage. Watching “Here Lies Love” over two decades later, the emotion returned, packing an even stronger punch. The world is now a different plac...