In this special series marking National Literature Month, we revisit in photos the three tales of distinguished Filipino author Severino Reyes, as retold by Christine Bellen, which were adapted into Ballet Manila’s Tatlong Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang in 2013.

Following its forerunner which premiered in 2008, the new trilogy translated into dance the folksy tales spun by Philippine literature’s most popular storytelling grandmother, Lola Basyang. That these narratives remain relatable and relevant decades after being written and now presented in a new medium is a tribute to their being classics, brimming with age-old values of love, hope, kindness and humor. 

Anting-Anting

Illustrator: Hubert Fucio

Choreographers: Osias Barroso and Michael Divinagracia

Composer/ musical arranger: Juan Carlo Magsalin

Costume designer: Michael Miguel

Lighting designer: Jaime Villanueva

Production designer: Jonathan Janolo.

Stage director: Roxanne Lapus

Photos by Ocs Alvarez