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'United' Philippines: A sneak peek at the SEA Games opening ceremony finale

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<p>MANILA -- Floy Quintos, a Palanca-award winning playwright, has given a sneak peek into the finale of the much-anticipated opening ceremony for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. </p><p>Quintos, who was tasked to direct the performance, explained his thought process behind the remarkable attempt to show the beauty of a &quot;united&quot; Philippines. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/29/20191129-sneak-peek-at-the-sea-games-opening-ceremony-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/11/29/20191129-sneak-peek-at-the-sea-games-opening-ceremony-2.jpg"/></a></figure></div><p>&quot;Yes, the show is a spectacle. And the power of spectacle is one that has been used, worldwide by the powerful to further agendas,&quot; Quintos wrote in a Facebook post that showed a photo of hundreds of performers onstage for the finale. </p><p>&quot;It is in the hands of the spectacle&#x27;s creators to patch together some meaning, some cohesion, some message that goes beyond the political. ...And so this image from the show&#x27;s finale. Of a people. If only for a moment, United.&quot; </p><p>In his post, he said that he avoided using special effects and stage wizardry for attention --instead doubling down on highlighting the resiliency of Filipinos through highly-energetic, joyous choreography. </p><p>The performance will also feature a strong thematic thread of inclusivity --from complex warrior dances to the many struggles of the Philippines&#x27; marginalized groups. </p><p>The opening ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games will be held at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan this Saturday. </p><p>You can read Quintos&#x27; full post below: </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10219083887560105&amp;set=a.10205834095203577&amp;type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div>

<p>Floy Quintos, a Palanca-award winning playwright, has given sneak peek into the finale of the much-anticipated opening ceremony for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. </p>

Floy Quintos, a Palanca-award winning playwright, has given sneak peek into the finale of the much-anticipated opening ceremony for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.