Makata'y Mandirigma, Mandirigma'y Makata on DVD

Inspired by Joma Sison’s poem The Guerilla is Like a Poet, the musical play weaves together National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera’s long poem and the libretto of Palanca awardee Edward Perez for a history of the national democratic movement.

Makata’y Mandirigma, Mandirigma’y Makata is a feast of activist songs, some vintage and many new ones, modern choreography with a hint of the revolutionary Peking opera style popular during the First Quarter Storm days, and a play with a central character, Ador—poet, political detainee, husband and father.

Directed by Romel Linatoc * Written by Bienvenido Lumbera and Edward Perez * Lights and Production Design* Musical Director Rica Saturay Palis * Choreography Jun Bueta and Edwin Quinsayas Katsch Catoy * DVD Post-Production Kodao Productions

DVD Trailer Post-Production by Kodao Productions * Original DVD Trailer Music by Karl Ramirez