from left: Lira Bermudez, Gloc 9 and Denise Barbacena. Gloc 9 was the biggest winner: Album of the year (LIHAM AT LIHIM), Song of the Year (MAGDA featuring Rico Blanco), Best Collaboration Performance (MAGDA featuring Rico Blanco) and Best Rap (MAGDA). The 27th Awit Awards was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resort’s World Manila last December 12, 2014. Photo by Jude Bautista
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Written and photographed

By Jude Bautista

ARTIST PLAYGROUND presents a series of 10-minute plays inspired by the songs of rapper Gloc-9 called the G9 SERIES running this weekend from November 18-19, 2017 at the ARTS ABOVE, 112 West Avenue Building Quezon City.

Alleah Hugo (Magda) in ITIM NA SAMPAGUITA part of AP’s G9 SERIES running this weekend from November 18-19, 2017 at the ARTS ABOVE, 112 West Avenue Building Quezon City. Photo by Jude Bautista

For the reasonable price of P150, you are able to catch 6 plays together with performance art (on Saturday night) in the DISTRICT GALLERY currently housing GROUND ZERO. This is an exhibit running from November 11- December 9 from artists: Racquel De Loyola, Celine Lee, Nasser Lubay, Jose Tong, Marc Gaba, Wipo and Kevin Nieves. DISTRICT GALLERY is just the next floor ARTS ABOVE.

Artwork by poet / artist Marc Gaba from GROUND ZERO exhibit running in DISTRICT GALLERY- November 11- December 9, 2017 with artists: Racquel De Loyola, Celine Lee, Nasser Lubay, Jose Tong, Marc Gaba, Wipo and Kevin Nieves.

The G9 SERIES is the second set of the RATED AP: ARTS & PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, which aims to find new talent in the dramatic arts by allowing young people the experience of production work. ARTIST PLAYGROUND for this fest is cooperating with the PAMANTASANG LUNGSOD NG VALENZUELA. PLV’s Theater Majors have done their school proud by producing noteworthy plays.

Playwrights from left: Kate Rose Urrutia-HINAHANAP NG PUSO, Overall director Paul Jake Paule, AP Artistic Dir Roeder Camañag, Wenna Jarito-MAGDA and Kimberley Claire Somoza-FIRST LOVE. AP’s G9 SERIES is running this weekend from November 18-19, 2017 at the ARTS ABOVE, 112 West Avenue Building Quezon City. Photo by Jude Bautista

IN ORDER of performance: 1) BAYAD by playwright Renalyn Alvaran directed by Alleah Hugo, 2) SCANDAL by playwright Mary Jean Moises directed by Beulah Saycon, 3) MAGDA by playwright Wenna Diaz Jarito directed by Roxy Hipolito, 4) HINAHANAP NG PUSO by playwright Kate Rose Urrutia directed by Jester Ramirez, 5) ITIM NA SAMPAGUITA by playwright EJ Malicdem directed by Emman Deliarte 6) FIRST LOVE by playwright Kimberly Claire Somoza directed by Alex Gallo.

Installation by artist Nasser Lubay from GROUND ZERO exhibit running in DISTRICT GALLERY- November 11- December 9, 2017 with artists: Racquel De Loyola, Celine Lee, Nasser Lubay, Jose Tong, Marc Gaba, Wipo and Kevin Nieves.

The venue is near the EDSA side of West Ave. As a landmark look for the large signs of the B.I.R Bureau of Internal Revenue on the West Avenue Building. The government agency occupies several floors while ARTS ABOVE is at the penthouse, two top most floors, hence the name.

Scene from HINAHANAP NG PUSO part of AP’s G9 SERIES running this weekend from November 18-19, 2017 at the ARTS ABOVE, 112 West Avenue Building Quezon City. Photo by Jude Bautista