the niki de los reyes - torres

Locquacious,
Unapologetically Opinionated,
Surprisingly Informed,
Uncanny,
Undeniably Intelligent
also known as The Barefoot Baklesa


Niki received much of his formal theater training as a Theater Arts Major in the Fine Arts Program at the Ateneo de Manila. His journey into theatrical design began while doing production work for Tanghalang Ateneo, helping execute the designs of National Artist Salvador Bernal, his first design mentor. His production design credits for the stage include "Filipinescas: Philippine Life, Legend, & Lore in Dance", "Duyan ng Kagitingan", "Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-araw", "Once On This Island", "Once Upon A Mattress", Repertory Philippines Children's Theater's MULAN, Theater Down South's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" [where he was last seen playing Theseus and Oberon], and most recently "Rapunzel". For network television, Niki worked as an illustrator and production design developer under Peque Gallaga for GMA-7's "SUGO".

baking in the national library

IF I HAVE TAGGED YOU, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS…AND SERIOUSLY TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK… AND IF IT MAKES SENSE, PASS IT ON I have just finished watching this little known movie entitled AGORA about the siege the early Christians... more

Previous blog entries:
Feb 27	-	"All the World's a Stage" with THEATER DOWN SOUTH's Summer Acting Workshop 2010
Feb 25	-	Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Attend to me, all of thee...
Feb 25	-	Apparently, ABS-CBN's Miracle Boy isn't being truthful to us...

Maren Ord - Perfect

"It isn't easy here without you
why did you leave me?
What am I supposed to do
Without you?

What if the world were a little more perfect
would you stop crying?
would you take the lead?
and what if the world were a little more perfect
would... more

Previous videos:
Jul 3	-	Shakespeare's Puck Goes GAY in "Were the World Mine"
Jun 30	-	As-Tu Déjà Aimé [Have You Ever Loved]
Mar 16	-	Mario Maurer in 'Friendship' music video

Were The World Mine [the Barefoot Baklesa Review]

What happens when an eccentric English teacher decides to stage Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" wherein the fairy Puck, is played by a fairy in the queer sense?

The Bard meets coming-out in this gay journey -and by gay- they literally... more

Previous reviews:
Jan 6	-	Okuribito [Departures], the Barefoot Baklesa Review
May 26	-	A Frozen Flower [the barefoot baklesa review]
Apr 24	-	we must cry: "Two Big White Tears" [Due Grosse Lacrima Bianche]

YouTube - The Little Mermaid On Broadway - Part Of Your World

ah, childhood memories...now it's a musical! betcha didn't realize Ariel would be wearing skates as the little mermaid.

Previous links:
Oct 10	-	como te gusta mi pinga [how you like my c*ck] hilarious!!!
Oct 10	-	happy endings like these...
Oct 10	-	Tori Spelling sings Enter You!

Keith Jack LIVE

is there anyone else?

Previous playlists:
Apr 16	-	anthem!!!
Mar 28	-	that one song