Art 2 Art welcomes back the “Mother of Philippine Puppetry” in its first episode for 2019 which airs on January 6. Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio returns after being recently accorded the title National Artist for Theater and Literature.
Lapeña-Bonifacio gives an update on her projects since she first guested in the art advocacy program in 2008, including launching her first novel, In Binondo, Once Upon a War. She has also continued to nurture Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, the children’s theater and puppetry troupe that she founded in 1977.
A playwright, puppeteer, and educator, Lapeña-Bonifacio was conferred the title “Mother of Philippine Puppetry” in 2010 by the University of the Philippines’ Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts for her efforts in promoting Philippine stories and Asian puppetry and eventually creating a Philippine puppet tradition. She was one of seven individuals awarded as National Artist in rites held in Malacañang last October.
Produced by the Manila Broadcasting Company and hosted by “Ballerina ng Bayan” Lisa Macuja, Art 2 Art airs every Sunday, 3:30 to 4 p.m., on radio via DZRH (666 khz on the AM band), on cable television via RHTV (Ch. 129 on Skycable in Metro Manila, Ch. 18 on Cignal TV and Ch. 3 on Cablelink) and livestreaming at http://dzrhnews television.tv. The show may also be viewed via the Facebook account DZRH News Television.
For inquiries, please e-mail art2artdzrh@gmail.com or visit the Ballerina ng Bayan page on Facebook. Past episodes of the program may be viewed on YouTube, at the Art 2 Art with Lisa Macuja channel.
