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Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’

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<p>The classic tale of Romeo and Juliet  set in a reimagined Muslim community in the Philippines — that’s what Ateneo de Manila’s Areté and Tanghalang Ateneo are proudly set to do once again.</p><p>This Filipino adaptation of Romeo and Juliet combined Shakespeare’s original play with National Artist Rolando S. Tinio’s translation and G.D. Roke’s 1904 poem “Sintang Dalisay”.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738571347127Ateneo-de-Manila-restages-Sintang-Dalisay-A-Reimagined-Romeo-and-Juliet-1.jpg" style="width:500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’"/></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%">In this reimagined story, Rashiddin and Jamila must hide their love amid the ongoing feud between their families, the Mustaphas and Kalimuddins. </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738571434871Ateneo-de-Manila-restages-Sintang-Dalisay-A-Reimagined-Romeo-and-Juliet-4.jpg" style="width:500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’"/></span><br/></div><p>It blends Shakespeare’s tragedy with Filipino themes of love and hope, featuring the Igal dance of the Sama-Bajau and neo-ethnic and gamelan music.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738571459110Ateneo-de-Manila-restages-Sintang-Dalisay-A-Reimagined-Romeo-and-Juliet-5.jpg" style="width:500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’"/></div><p>Aside from its unique theme and music, it also features stunning Southeast Asian-inspired designs by National Artist Salvador Bernal.</p><p>This season’s production brings back Maliana Beran and Karl Borromeo as the star-crossed lovers, Jamila and Rashiddin. They are joined by an ensemble of members, alumni, and professional theater artists, including Jerome Dawis, Fred Layno, James Reyes, Yani Lopez, Sophia Alba, Nicole Chua, Sachi Dris, Roldine Ebrada, Ian Beriña, Kaiser Cortina, Joaquin De Los Santos, Paul Felias, Philippe Reyes, Catherine Valentin, and Maxine Ventura.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738571516570Ateneo-de-Manila-restages-Sintang-Dalisay-A-Reimagined-Romeo-and-Juliet-7.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738571545870Ateneo-de-Manila-restages-Sintang-Dalisay-A-Reimagined-Romeo-and-Juliet-10.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738571574111Ateneo-de-Manila-restages-Sintang-Dalisay-A-Reimagined-Romeo-and-Juliet-9.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738571619432Ateneo-de-Manila-restages-Sintang-Dalisay-A-Reimagined-Romeo-and-Juliet-11.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’"/></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%">The restaging also serves as a tribute to the late director Ricardo G. Abad, who first directed the stage play in 2011.</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738571379227Ateneo-de-Manila-restages-Sintang-Dalisay-A-Reimagined-Romeo-and-Juliet-6.jpg" style="width:500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’"/></span><br/></div><p>In 2012, Abad won Best Stage Director in the non-musical category at the 25th Aliw Awards, along with the award for Best Non-Musical Production for <em>Sintang Dalisay.</em></p><p>Its subsequent revivals have earned several accolades, including a silver medal for production at the 3rd International Experimental Theater Festival in Vietnam in 2016, and four nominations at the BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards in 2024.</p><p><em>Sintang Dalisay </em>will run for 9 shows from February 14 to 23, 2025, at Hyundai Hall, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University. Showtimes are 2:00 PM on February 15, 16, 22, and 23, and 7:30 PM on February 14, 15, 21, 22, and 23.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738571411708Ateneo-de-Manila-restages-Sintang-Dalisay-A-Reimagined-Romeo-and-Juliet-3.jpg" style="width:500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ateneo de Manila restages ‘Sintang Dalisay: A Reimagined Romeo and Juliet’"/></div><p>Tickets are priced at Php 1,200.00 for the General Public and Php 600.00 for Ateneo de Manila University Community and faculty and students from our partnered schools for Orchestra seats.</p><p>Balcony seats are available at Php 800.00 for the General Public and Php 600.00 for the Ateneo de Manila University Community and faculty and students from our partnered schools. </p><p>Tickets are available for purchase online at bit.ly/ta46sdtickets.</p><div><br/></div><p>By Jemuel Tandoc</p>

<p>Ateneo de Manila’s innovation hub, together with its longest-running theater company, restages its own take on Shakespeare’s 'Romeo and Juliet'.</p>

Ateneo de Manila’s innovation hub, together with its longest-running theater company, restages its own take on Shakespeare’s 'Romeo and Juliet'.