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Florante at Laura by ANINO

Special Film Screening Benefit

ANINO's "Florante at Laura"

*** NEWS FLASH! ADDITIONAL SCREENING!!! ***

When: Friday, April 21 & Saturday April 22 @8pm
Where: Bindlestiff Studio 505 Natoma St. San Francisco, Ca 94103
How Much: $7-15 suggested donation

ANINO, the Philippines premiere shadowplay collective, unveils it's latest creation "Florante at Laura" a free adaptation of the classic metric-romance by Francisco Balagtas.

While preserving and utilizing Balagtas' own words in some parts, the shadowplay makes the classic work more accessible by injecting, in other parts, modern language, visuals, humour and contemporary music.

"The dialogue is crisp, the narrative is post-modernish and yet discursively refreshing! A must-see for those who want Balagtas' works to be consumed perppered with a McDonaldish gravy of excitement! What a joy ride!"

- Nelso Turgo
Faculty member
Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas
University of the Philippines, Diliman

For tickets please visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4344 or call (415) 255-0440

The screening is a fund raising event to send ANINO to Prague's the 10th World Festival of Puppet Art. The group has earned an honored invitation to perform at the prestigious annual competition.

ANINO is one of fifty troupes selected internationally to participate. This year also marks the first time the Philippines has been represented. Please join us in supporting ANINO, the Philippines, and Filipino art globally!

The ANINO Shadow Play Collective, established in 1992,is a group of multi-media artists dedicated to popularizing the art of shadowplay. Towards this end ANINO undertakes live performances, exhibitions,video, publication, and workshops. Its founders and founding members belonged to the Philippine High School for the Arts community. However, in 1996, ANINO ceased to be school-based and became an independent company. Since then the collective has been composed of college students and art practitioners. ANINO's productions treat political, social and environmental issues; Philippine history and social as well as cultural life; and Philippine folklore,legends and literature.