Livin’ La Vida Imelda: Carlos Celdran in Silverlens’ Slab
The tour is now a show. Take The CCP walking tour without all that - well, walking.
Since 2004, performance artist and cultural activist Carlos Celdran has been performing his multi-media 1970’s Philippine history and disco themed “Livin’ La Vida Imelda” tour/ performance at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex. His performance explores issues of Cold-War geopolitics, the global influence of Hollywood, Philippine Post-colonial cultural identity and it’s constructs, the ideals of democracy in developing nations, and the creation of what Mr. Celdran likes to call: “State sanctioned arts & culture”. This gossipy performance is framed by the biography of the Philippine’s flamboyant former first lady Imelda Marcos and set to disco music.
In lieu of the setting provided by Mrs. Imelda Marcos’ commissioned architecture, Mr. Celdran will be using handmade visual guides, multi-media and selected artworks among the Silverlens/SLab collection as a jumping point for the “Livin’ La Vida Imelda” narrative. This is the second time Mr. Celdran has transposed the performance to a gallery setting. “Livin’ La Vida Imelda - The Performance” premiered in 2011 at Twist Gallery in Toronto, Canada.
There will be 15 show dates, these are scheduled on Thursday to Saturday nights
February 7, 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24
March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10
8:00PM
Regular tickets sell for P800 while student tickets sell for P400
Collaborators for “Livin’ La Vida Imelda”
Erwin Flores
GA Fallarme
Otto Hernandez
Andrea Fe Padilla Andrew Cruz Anthony P. Falcon
Daniel Darwin Irene Delarmente Jv Ibesate
Kiki Baento Kuya Manzano Star Orjaliza
Set Design: Eric Quebral
All shows start promptly at 8 pm and will be held at Silverlens SLab gallery located at the 2/F YMC Building II, 2320 Don Chino Roces Extension (formerly Pasong Tamo Extension), Makati City.. The performance runs one hour and forty minutes long with a 15-minute intermission.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT SILVERLENS: 2320 PASONG TAMO EXT., MAKATI CITY,
PLEASE CALL KAT LUCIANO AT 816-0044 (OFFICE HOURS) OR TEXT 0917-587-4011 (ANYTIME).
You’re Not Even Mine, But..
- It still bothers me when other people flirt with you.
- It still bothers me when other people call you names.
- It still bothers me when you get so much attention.
- It still bothers me when you talk to other people that like you.
- It still bothers me when you hang out with people that like you.
- It still bothers me when you don’t consider that these things bother me.
