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35 X.,Y.Z TOMAS ,MORATO AVE ., TEL. NOS. 70-68-38.79-42-51 . accepted that So me times with t , "It took them some time, didn't Apollo moonshot BATHING IN THE ECSTASY mtercom he would advise the sta, EDUARDO ENRIQUEZ they?" remar~ed a... restless eight . of dazzling lights from, three grand Ready on I, stand by on 2 . : . hands at the back to go easy on 1 cap ii, chandeliers, the'audience, oc­ year old girl, too young to feel the curtains, or the light control pan Director heartthrobs of civic' pride. (Little go! " and with fantastic precision cupied with small talk; were inter­ the lights on stage faded in and out or the hydraulic lift - everyth rupted by a cool male voice 'from gifI, fIVe minutes are too short a in one breath during a crucial n SERVICES: AFFILIATIONS: time to bring you the .ultimate in so smoothly, the changes so beau­ the . sound system. "Five minutes .ment - as the audience sat tra perfection, a Center th~t is a delight tiful that various emotions swelled • UNIFORMED GUARDS • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE to curtain time, ladies and gentle- p through the audience with every fixed with the phenomena on sta PHI LlPPINES men, five minutes." Siowly)hey to the eye as well as the ear.) . • PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS interplay' of lights, their ohs and ahs totally unaware oCthe busy cn • INTERNAL PILFERAGE .' QUEZON CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTR Y . filed from the lobby into the red distinctly aud'ible. men manning the show. • CONTROL carpeted richness of the auditorium. AT THE CONTROL ROOM • SECURITY SUR VEY • SAFETY ORGAN IZATION OF THE PHI LlPP IN ES "Tension is good," he said w: AND PLANNING On stage was'Man of La Mancha', Theatre has always been in Hil~ • ARMORED CAR PICK· UP , NATIONAL RIFLE AND PISTOL do's blood. As technical director of luHf a smile. "We are very mu AND DELIVER Y ASSOCIATION Again the coo'l voice rang out a' maj'br' production which required , ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH the CCP, he is one of the very few concerned with precision, and tt • POLlCE PHOTOGRAPHY "Three minutes to curtain time, approximately 7S lighting changes. sion keeps us, on our toes." W • JAN ITORIAL AND DETECTIVES , Like an unorthodoxed general at men in, the country whose theatrical , INT ERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION Of' I ladies and gentlemen; three mi­ the collected composure mustel MESSENGER SERVI CES \ war, Teddy Hilado sat calmly on background could keep pace with ACCREDITED INVESTIGATORS ,nutes." . There was an unusual still­ by him and his men, they seem LIGHTING CONTROL ROOM - Behind the auditorium and sepa­ • PADPAO ness among the crowd and a ' ner­ the back of his seat at the control ,the tight schedule of performances lined up by the Center. Like the too stoical to have any cause : rated by glass a~d sensitive wire mesh, is the modern lighting control • PHILIPPINE CONTRACTOR vous cough broke out from some­ room, an earphone perched oil his worry. "Even a single mishap," room. Fully automated and newly imported fro~ Japan, the facilities ASSOCIATION head, while two intercoms connect­ other men and women who have where. ' added, "like the curtain man miss: are manned by t~e lighting technicians. During Performances, the ing every part of the stage stood dedicated their profession to the his cue, could lead to disaster ' booth allows full view of the production on stage. ' Gu~d, arc, const.ntly supervi sed by officers using vchicles ready at his disposal. Two assistants Center, Hilado is highly qualified. Soon the spotlight focused on such a major production." , eqUipped With tw

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after shoc,k REMOTE CONTROL - Backstage ·is the sound and Hghtcontrol panel Structural steel . that are hooked up with the light­ Versatile. Strong. control room. Teclu]icians commu­ nicate with each other through ear­ The 'ideal construction ' material. Shaping multi- · phones and intercoms: storied buildings. And strengthening them against For everyone there, from the time and ~he forces of nature. handsome men and women sitting ' in the exclusive box~ reserved for Erector. has fabricated and erected structural patrons ranging from P' 15,000 to steel framings for the 'P35,000 annually, to the bright­ strong ones: Bayview Hotel eyed audience relaxing at the ox­ (high-rise). Cancio Build­ blood, red cushioned two-peso up­ ing, the new Pines Hotel, per balcony seats, the ' rught was the San Miguel Corpora­ more than a gala evening. ' , tion, 'lfnd many others. Erectors builds them strong NEW VISUAL AXIS with structural steel I ERECTORS The Cultural Center is in the Things go up with Erectors ~~ city, both highly acc e s~ble and AU'ur OF IlUJfftADE nmVITlJEI life. highly visible, giving the country a new visual axis.

, Four years were sp ent in the construction of the P:35 million ' theatre fot the performing .arts. Its PUSH BlJITON EQUIPMENT­ massive facade " 7 a horizontal rec­ Backed up by sensitive equip tangle of rough surfaced concrete, ment performing groups at th , ' 1 CULTURAL CENTER of the pm RECORDING ROOJyl - Complicated but versatile. the soundproof and , echo~free recordillg booth above offers all the facilities for a sophisticaf. ed sound-<\emanding prodqction. until' they hit rock bottom. Its 12 inches toward the top of the foundations were so securely struc­ vault. It is 31. 82 meters high, and . tured that the building merely float- its main vault is plastered with rein­ ed through three major earthquakes forced Romblon and Italian marble and hundreds of minor tremors slabs. which hit Manila. From the outset the CCP 'has been ESTABLISHED PRESENCE very fortunate to have commis­ sioned one of Asia's leading archi- ' Slowly tjle Center took shape. tects. Architect Leltndro V. Locsin, Three years and two deaths later,by who is known for his aesthetic in­ Februa~y 1967 it has already eg. sight and vigorous designs, has pro­ tab Ii shed its presence along Roxas duced at least twenty of the princi­ Boulevard. Its walls of reinforced pal architectural landmarks in the concrete, 20 inches thick, tapered Philippines today. , to 14 inches in the midsection and While in college, the theatre has been .one of his many extra curri­ cular activities, a stint , that came into good use while he was design- ' ing the building.

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"We are .happy that , Architect Locsin took into consideration not only the aesthetic aspect of the T'he S .0 V O· y. The theatre, but also its functional ope­ ration. " Consider the interior. One of the Inter- Continental. Now, greatest" sins, HiladO- stressed, that an ' architect could be 'guilty of is the Cultural Ce.nter., designing a cramped. bac~ stage. "This is a grevious falllt I have no­ ticed in most theatre& I have seen here and abroad," he said. This, fortunately, has not been overlook­ ed, to the satisfaction of prop men .and performers of the Center. The stage which could accommo­ date as many as 200 players at a time SHADES has as much working space back­ center can npw record their mu­ stage where stagehands could move 1550 A. Mablnl St., Ermila, Mia. sic by .simply pushing buttons with ease. The backstage is just as Tel. No. 59·78·71 of machihes above. big as the front and the appreciable The Cul'ural Cen.er 01 .he Philippines is in 'he Ci.y, visible~ bo.h . highly.accessible, and highly giving 'he . 'coun'rya new visual axis.

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CUkTURAL CENTER o'f the PIllUPPINE :pace surpasses other a\.lditoriljms "Without theaesthetical trappings "here on thefront stage& were given ' that go with a theatre, the Cultural :nough consideration: ., / Center auditorium itself is nothing I \ :( , but a huge box," said Architect Installed by the sid\!s ilnd above Locsin, he stage are a total of 200 kl\!ig ights and spotlights automatically They tried to soften/its lines how­ )perated from a ,panel. The dimen­ ever with the use of 300 circular :ion of the auditorium gives a s'ense , discs and acoustical wire meshes, )f intimacy seldom felt in any ma­ Behind the bronzish wire mesh or concert hall; most of the 2,598 . walls, with their slender wooden eats are within 150 feet so that vertical strips, there is a sound ab- .ny part of the stage could be seen " sorbing curtain which can be lower­ rom the balconies and the orche9- ra, ed when damping is needed. And above the visible ceiling of the same wire mesh, adjustable and highly ELEVATED. STAGE sensitive sound reflectors are hidden from view, aU of which enormo\.lsly In addition, the orchestra pit helped in graspmg the element of ould sit a full-si,zed symphony or­ chance provided by perfect aCOU9- hestra and could be elevated to t;X­ tics. ' ' . l"li end the 'stage apron through hy­ raulic lifts, NO GUARANrEE

', . ~ " ... ' - . "We are lucky, remar~ed Hilado. While structural engineers were "Nothing reall}' guarantees perfect Iccupied with the construction of acoustics. Anyone could spend 'mil­ he edifice, acoustical engineers were lions of money and still end up with lor king by experience and instinct a disaster of a theater. "Our engi­ rying to bring the acotjstical per- , neers adhered faithfully to specifi­ ection of ancient Roman open-air cations which made their job an heatres into the interiors of the astounding success," he contulUed. ;CP, Led .by acoustical engineers rom Bolt, Beranek and Newman Elsewhere, .all the modern conve­ hey trailed into the intricacies of niences of a theatre are in evidence. CANTILEVERED BALCONIES - Engineers and technicians check the n emerging science, trying to pro­ Japanese and Australi.m technicians, cantilevered balcorues inside the main auditorillm ..Even these balconies :ct with difficulty the characteris­ working in cooperation with Tran9- were designed to be built within 150 feet of the main stage, giving a ics of sound, Asia Phils. and Philippine Contrac- feeling of intimacy.

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Influenced perhaps by poorly directed television performances, the technical aspect of the theatre seem to have been completely forgotten. TEMPORARY ART GALLERY - While the Museum and Art Gallery complex is still being completed, current "This is ev il ! " he emphasized hot· art exhibitions (above) are housed at the temporary art ga llery on the third floor of the Center. Iy, drawing a line betwee n tdevision and th e lhe.:1tre. "In TV and the mo· vies you may get away with good looks a nd ad libbing. But as a nth! not in the theatre. Ad li bbing could , is GLASS The CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES your problem in is proudly maintained by: PLANNING ••• ?

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It happens, and thi~ seem to aggra­ vate the ei1dless heartaches that go with being a teclmicai director. At the same time he faults most actors who can't seem to move three inches into the spotlight. "Why, in other cou'ntries, stars kill each other just to g ~t into the spotlight! " These are some of the small things, he says, which ruin a show, and that actors must never discount the im­ portance of rehearsals. " Once you get into a spotlight's glare, regardless of the discomfort, you and the spot­ light have achieved your rendezvouz in space, to paraphrase a well-known lighting man's words! " .

MARSHALL RESOURCES "Perish the thought that the stage manager's main duty is to see that the curtain opens and closses on time," he said. A stage manager "marshalls . the resources of the theatre -=- from lights, to curtains, to actor's entran-ces, exits, to the orchestra." Once the show is on "it's the stage manager's baby," md any nervous or high,strung di­ "AMADA" CASTS - Alice Reyes (above, left) and the Modern Dance Group perform a sequence in "Amada". :ector might do well to sit tight Similar performing groups, encOuraged by the newly constructed Center, are now aiming more towards pro­ ",ith the audience. "That is why it fessionalism. - -

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UAV71 10'70 ., .. unthinkable that any production The moment ' he gets two weeks can dare to go on without a stage free he plans to give these boys manager," he advised. two weeks of intensive training and teach them the necessary ter­ (APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE) minologies of the theatre. '~That way I could use "TABS" instead of ' Much of the argument bet~een 'Hey bring down the tapestry cur­ him and the performing group li es ta in for the front stage," he said. on their peop les'grasp of stage-craft. " Really," he added, "given the pro­ Sets are huge and cumbersome; per guidance and training, the Fili­ props are innumerable and,unneces­ pino's ingenuity and adaptability sary, and "their construction with is practically lim itless." no regard for portability and maneu­ ) verability. lIT a co untry whose people are hungry for so mething better, the While modern stage lighting is Cultural Center, despite all the odds relatively new in the country, and against it, unqu estionably, is on~ of despite some of the irritation points the best thmgs to happen in this that accompany the profession, past country. "We go t away with murder performances at the Center are ge ne­ and mayhem in the past," said Hi­ rally professional in stature. lado, ",,;~ have a lot to makeup for no w. - Today even the audience are noticeably appreciative of the Cen­ "Now that we have established ter's performing groups, and give intelligent criticisms that differen­ a standard of quality, we want the tiate a good show from a poor one. AT DUSK - Patterned with the dancing fountains, lights illumine the Center to be here when performing Center which now serves as a home for the artist in every heart. groups from the prov in ces feel that their show would be appreciated by "Which shows," he said, "tl1at the Cen ter's audience," he sa lO the audience respect a good perfor­ taste that comes from being ex­ his boys to explain the mechanics voicing the thinking of the men mance and would regret parting and women behind th e CCP .. with their money for a performance posed to culture too long. "Some and intricacies of the theatre. "In a which was shabbi ly presented." of them had nev er even seen a spot­ way, these bo ys have been havmg light before they came here," he 'on-the-job' tra ining, although they With its aim towa rds professional­ ism and perfection, today' s new LIMITLESS INGENUITY said. can better any other stagehand s in the country with their short expe­ breed of 'actors could now dream "Even Hilado's stagehands "(Go Due to numerous performances rience here in point of efficiency, of "someday I'll' still make it at technical, it is much more finan­ that have been on schedule since resourcefulness and general "stick­ the Center." Noth ing could be more cially rewarding. ") seem to have the Center opened last year, Hilado to-it -maness that their work de­ blue-chipped than that. acquired that certain discriminating had never had time to sit down with mands." END

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