Maria Clara Magalhães on Reels

On the 125th anniversary of Jose Rizal’s heroism, the CCP honors our National Hero with a feature on one of his most enduring works, Noli Me Tangere, as adapted for dance by National Artist Leonor Orosa-Goquingco in her work, Noli Dance Suite. Rizal’s Noli, often regarded as the greatest Filipino novel ever written, has had countless adaptations in film, theater, visual arts, literature, and dance. Among those is Orosa-Goquingco’s Noli Dance Suite, a one-act ballet comprised of several scenes fr