Weekend Entertainment in Metro Manila (March 24 to 26, 2017)

Summer begins with movies, shows, and other awesome events in Manila.

By: Karen Grace Libao | March 25, 2017

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Hurray for weekends! It’s time to set aside all the arduous work and get amused with movie and other entertainment treats scheduled on your rest day. Check out this list of shows and events, and have a blast with friends and family.

Movies

Six space crew members explore the space and find life in Mars. (Image: Columbia Pictures)

Can there be life outside Earth? Life is a fictional movie featuring six astronauts searching for signs of life beyond Earth. They found evidence of extra-terrestrial creatures on Mars. But as they study the sample, the rapidly growing organism which gains intelligence shows hysteria. The organism must be killed before it breaks away and destroys Earth.

Power Rangers will be the world’s life savers. (Image: Viewers’ Choice Philippines)

Most millennials grew up with these five marvelous superheroes. Power Rangers is a story of five high school students who possess unique super powers. They need to harness their extraordinary abilities to save the world. But the mission would not be easy as they will need to face their personal, real-life problems before they gather again as a team and rescue the world from an alien threat.

Theater

Theater lovers can catch big acts at the Manila Improv Festival 2017. (Image: PETA Theater Center)

Third World Improv and Philippine Education Theater Association (PETA) are bringing international and local improvisers at the 2017 Manila Improv Festival on March 22 to 26. Theater fans can catch spontaneous, unscripted performances by artists from Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai, Brisbane, Osaka, Tokyo, Manila, Bacolod, and Cagayan de Oro.

Now on its fifth edition, the Manila Improv Festival which was founded by Silly Peoples’ Improv Theater (SPIT), the premier improvisational theater group in Southeast Asia. Show schedules are posted on the official Facebook Page of PETA Theater Center.

The Nether is a sci-fi crime drama about living in a virtual universe. (Image: Red Turnip Theater)

Red Turnip Theater ends their fourth season with a sci-fi crime drama, The Nether. The story is set in the foreseeable future, when a young detective delves into a virtual place located at the heart of The Nether. As the rules and players of the game are revealed, the young detective starts to witness the most buried parts of the imagination and the darkest desires of the soul.

The Nether made its debut on West End and Off-Broadway back in 2015. Starring Bernardo Bernardo, TJ Trinidad, Jenny Jamore, Bodjie Pascua, Alba Berenguer-Testa, and JunykaSantarin, the show is directed by Ana Abad Santos. Tickets are available via TicketWorld.

Live Events

Cosplay fans and enthusiasts can join a cosplay carnival this weekend.

Cosplay fans and enthusiasts are invited to attend the Cosplay Carnival on March 25 to 26 at Function Room 5 of the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex. The event promises a colorful festival with offstage activities and special cosplay guest, HaoGe. Guests can expect dance group battles, cosplay karaoke, cosplay storage wars, and more. Tickets are available thru SM Tickets online.

Art Display

Digital Dimensions feature the Genesis video series of Japanese artist Naoko Tosa. (Image: The Japan Foundation, Manila)

Digital Dimensions by artist Naoko Tosa can be seen at Yuchengco Museum in Makati City until March 31. Tosa’s works feature the Genesis video series where she played with Zen concepts by using Japanese color inks to come up with solemn figures in waters. At the heart of her creative process is a cutting-edge technology which involves playing with ink and dry ice shot with high-speed cameras.

Tosa was appointed by the Japanese Government as Japan Cultural Envoy in 2016. She has held exhibits in museums all around the world..

Have you decided where to head on to this weekend? Let us know in the comments section below. Wherever you’re off to, don’t forget to have fun!

About Karen Grace Libao

Karen writes for a living and for fun. She started her writing career in 2014 when she worked as Content Manager for a women’s website and never looked back since. On her free time, she tries to catch up on her current reads, seeing independently-produced films, watching theatre plays, and attending live music and open mic gigs. She dreams of becoming a published writer and film producer in the future.

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