Twin Bill Theater traces its roots back in 2012 when twin brothers Francis and Joseph Matheu decided to formalize their partnership and enlarge their territory by forming their own theater company. For their first project, the twins respectively conducted a Basic Acting and Lighting Design Workshop at Dance Forum under the company’s training arm Find Your Light. Late 2015, the Matheu twins partnered with actor Steven Conde who shared a similar passion for producing and directing theatrical performances.

OUR OBJECTIVES

Twin Bill Theater exists to bring the theatre to the audience. It is the company’s aim to make theatre as accessible to the non-theatre going public as possible by staging performances in unconventional spaces. Twin Bill Theater aspires to contribute to the growth of the theatre going market by reaching out to the audiences and meeting them where they are. Twin Bill Theater’s first two offerings DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD and SUICIDE, INCORPORATED for example, were staged in a coffee shop and an abandoned office space respectively that the company transformed into a semi-black box theater.

Twin Bill Theater also believes in theatre in education. The BOARD MEMBERS all teach rudiments of their trade to schools, churches, and other organizations. Twin Bill Theater aims to reach out to even more campuses in the near future.

Twin Bill Theater focuses in producing straight plays for an intimate audience. Its niche will be small-scale, creative, and bilingual productions primarily catering to “millennials”.

PEOPLE BEHIND TWIN BILL THEATER

Twin Bill Theater is composed of professional theatre practitioners who are experts in their own fields of performance namely Francis Matheu, Joseph Matheu and Steven Conde.

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4DK was founded by Edi Jocson and Ogie Castro, former coaches of UE Extreme Squad, for one goal and one goal alone, that is to represent the Philippines internationally. The team is composed of different dancers from different universities around the metro. But majority of them came from the University of the East. Some of the schools included were FEU - Manila,Maria Clara HS, Adamson College. Despite all of our differences, from the culture and genres of dance, we still made use of it and made it our advantage. It united us to reach for the top and to Glorify the KING.

We are joining international competitions to inspire other people, especially our fellow Filipinos, to live with their passion, to earn respect from other nations as we represent and showcase our talents to them and thus giving pride to our beloved country. Our group gives hope for youngsters that want to pursue a career on dancing, to enhance their potentials and to encourage them to never stop believing and to have faith and trust with their own abilities not only in dancing but also on other life matters.

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Black Canvas is an open platform supporting multi-arts collaboration. For the past few years, it has partnered with arts festivals and institutions such as the PETA Theater Center for Imaginarium Festival, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde School of Design and Arts for Fringe Manila, University of the Philippines Vargas Museum for KARNABAL Festival, The Parc Foundation and soon with The Cultural Center of the Philippines. Black Canvas has created original works such as “I, LABEL” (Sex, Gender, Labels), Aliw-Award Best Duo and Direction Finalist’ KYEMESTRY (Sex, Gender, Relationships, Experiments) and “I VALYOU VERY MUCH” (The Pinoy Artista Factor). It also manages Artist Training and Development and holds projects for its Outreach Program. Recently, it has launched its “Who Got Hugot”, A multi-arts party presenting performances of emerging and talented young artists from different fields.

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Crammers’ Collective may be the youngest group of improvisers consisting of the youngest set of improvisers here. Composed mostly of College Undergraduates and High School Students, this student group is literally one of the newest kids on the (improv) block. So far, they have had numerous shows around Metro Manila while staying true to their young and fresh form, getting their act together, one step at a time.

Members (as of January, 2017)

Facebook link: CRAMMERS’ COLLECTIVE

Joyen is one of the last black unicorns borne from the immortal fires and chains of hell. She is a singer and songwriter specializing in dark, heartbreaking tunes and is your favorite mistress of the underworld. She is the Philippines first and only openly-practicing rope bondage dominatrix and is a pioneer of burlesque in the country - Manila's bad girl of burlesque. She is also an all-around alternative model and is Playboy Philippines' Playmate of the Month for September 2013. Joyen currently lives in your mind as your dirtiest, sexiest nightmare.

Facebook link: JOYEN SANTOS

LEGATO is a collection of modern circus practitioners from Manila, Philippines brought together by their strong passion towards juggling and object manipulation. Legato focuses on bringing out aesthetically pleasing performances and visuals of object manipulation with the aim to evolve the art form even further.

A Brief History

Legato Visual Performing Arts was founded by Alvin Lopez, An object manipulator from Manila and is also one of the Pioneer practitioners of Contact Juggling in Manila. He has travelled around the world indulging himself into the craft and along the way, has shared his strong passion towards the art form. Together with the poi enthusiast Victor Belo and contemporary dancer Nemrel Aquino, they formed the group with the intent of pushing the limit of the art form further in the Philippines.

Since its establishment last November 2015, Legato has performed unique pieces and choreography for a wide variety of both local and international stages. The group offers a wide range of modern circus acts such as contemporary juggling acts, programmed LED light dances and mind bending illusionary object manipulation.

Vision

Our vision and motives are to present and share next level and aesthetically pleasing performances to a fresh audience and inspire new generations to explore object manipulation not just as a skill but as movement and creative expression.

For events, commercial shows and bookings you may contact LEGATO at 09778136209 or [email protected]

Facebook link: Legato Visual Performing Arts

One and a Half Men began as the first Manila based improv group composed of students. Currently, the group is now a conglomeration of students and professionals, theatre majors, and practitioners, performing together and spreading joy, one show at a time

Facebook link: One and A Half Men

Who are we?

The Scenius Pro. is a contemporary performance collective which dabbles into straight, dance, musical pieces, filmmaking and performance art. The Scenius Pro. was founded by filmmakers, TV producers, dance artists, theater practitioners and collegiate theater actors— who answered the call for the need of a dynamic group that could uplift the artistic awareness in the community.

What’s in the name?

The name Scenius are combined words: SCEne and geNIUS, scene refers to a sequence of continuous action in a play, movie, opera, or book and genius is a person regarded as exerting a powerful influence over another for good or evil, the prevalent character or spirit of something such as a nation or age or a tutelary deity or guardian spirit of a person or place. While PRO means a positive driving for behind PROductions, PROjects or PROfessionals since we gather professional and student artists to produce edgy, ground breaking and socially relevant art.

The name “Scenius” was also inspired from the word of Brian Eno an artist and musician which describe the act of gathering artists to collaborate and create a highly artistic project depicted as a communal genius.

The Logo

Heptagon is a polygon that has seven sides. The seven sides represent the seven people who spearheaded the “TheSceniusPro.” The three inner heptagons represent events, film and the innermost, theater. It has lines, which made it a little three-dimensional showing different artists’ dynamics and creativity. The lines suggest the breaking away of norms in art, especially in theater performance. The two darkened scrolls, forming letter “S” represents the “S” in Scenius. The little white heptagon is an eye, for aesthetics, truth, vulnerability, inquisitivity, openness, balance. It is also an opening, or a passage through another world of endless possibilities in Art, Theater and Performance. It may remind us the reason why we are doing ART, in the first place–to use art for a greater good, aligned to the group’s mission and vision statement.

What do we do?

OUR VISION

The Scenius Pro. is the forefront in creating artist communities composed of highly creative groups that will raise the level of artistic socio-cultural awareness and expression towards an art-centric and harmonious society in the local and international scene.

OUR MISSION

The Scenius Pro. passionately creates and collaborates with local and international artists to produce ground-breaking, thought-provoking and socially relevant art.

ADVOCACY

The Scenius Pro. advocates to empower PWDs like the deaf communities, also the LGBTQIA Equality and HIV awareness, to propagate peace and solidarity for the whole community and spread the knowledge about children and women’s rights.

The Works

2015

• Siyang Nakadilaw na Sombrero - Isang UpuanAntrosininglaya 2015
• Maikling Dasal, Mahabang Gabi - Fringe Manila 2015
• Reignbow an interactive Health and HIV advocacy play - Karnabal Festival 2015 2016

2016

• Bakit Isa lang ang Bituin sa Langit - children’s musical on dealing with child depression and climate change Direk M. A satirical play on Philippine showbiz - PASINAYA 2016
• Hear, Here! - An interactive storytelling performance for the hearing and non-hearing (deaf) communities - Karnabal 2016
• The Perfect Independent Film - Short and Sweet Manila 2016
• The Scenius ProActives (Company’s Official ImprovGroup) - Imrprovland 2016
• FRAGMENTS: Nang Maligaw ang Halimaw, Perfecto Gomez & Ang Debutante sa Bubungan - The Virgin Labfest 12-Binyag 2016
• Basyang – Antrosininglaya 2016
• A Reading Piece (Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag) – SIPA Pinas 2016
• SCENIUFICATION An Art Gathering and Laboratory

Workshops Offering ACTING ON STAGE

• Children’s Theater
• Teen Theater
• Beginning Acting
• Devised Musical Theater

ACTING FOR TV AND FILM

• Beginning Acting
• Advanced Acting

MOVEMENT and DANCE

• Movement for Theater
• Basic Dance and Movement
• Techniques

Facebook link: SCENIUS PRO