Photo shows from left: Deo Divinagracia, RS Francisco,Kaladkaren Davila and CV Gomez
Get ready for another year and another night of laughter and entertainment with Live A.I.D.S.: G na G sa 33!
Coming off from yet another successful event “Live Aids 32: #trendingNOW,” the U.P. SAMASKOM company members are back again for a brand new season of non-stop laughter.
Catch “Live A.I.D.S. (AngIstoryangDinibelopng SAMASKOM): G na G sa 33!” on June 21, 22 and 23 at the Abelardo Hall in UP Diliman.
The 33rd installment of Live A.I.D.S. will serve as a parody of current experiences and will tackle the hottest issues faced by Pinoys today, and trending topics delivered through impressive theatrical numbers infused with comedy. So all audiences can expect another night filled with fun, spectacle, and entertainment they will never forget.
The show will be spearheaded by Deo Divinagracia, a true veteran of the show both in terms of performance and production. He is reportedly looking into mixing both classic and modern methods of direction, stage production, and writing. So audience can expect to create “an even bigger explosion of social commentary and parody combined.”
Director Deo Divinagracia
Live A.I.D.S. (AngIstoryangDinebelop ng SAMASKOM) or Acts, Improvisations, Dances and Songs, is an annual musical-comedy series mounted by UP SAMASKOM. It serves as the longest-running comedy, musical variety show in the country.
It only started as a mere applicants’ batch project back in 1983 has grown to become one of the most awaited events in the Diliman republic and the biggest variety show in the whole country. Each year, the Live A.I.D.S. company has never failed to surpass the previous record number of fans who trooped to its staging venues on all performances.
The show has already garnered fanatics and avid viewers who have steadfastly sought out the show, including known personalities such as Bianca Gonzales, Ricky Lee, Quark Henares, John Lapus, Rajo Laurel, Jigs Mayuga, Tim Yap and the “favorite of MasangPinoy,” Vice Ganda. After all, it is the show which gave rise to the career of comedy stars Giselle Sanchez, Ate Glow, Michelle O’ Bombshell, Tuesday Vargas, and KaladKaren.
Social media sensation and active member of the Live A.I.D.S. shows Kaladkaren Davila came to a press event last June 14, 2019 to explain what G na G means in this year’s theme. For her, “G na G” stands for “grateful na grateful” as the organization gave her 10 years of opportunity to showcase her talents in doing live performances.
She continued to thank everyone who’s been supporting their advocacy, revealing that for decades, all proceeds of their stints go to support the UP College of Mass Communication. She also explained how everyone in the organization’s happy in donating their time, effort and talents to the show which served as their training ground to become “a better individual, and not only as a performer.”
Some of the members of Live A.I.D.S. also gave a teaser performance during the press event to excite the audience about what’s going down during the main shows.
The Live A.I.D.S. director also spoke to recall how the organization started without any sponsors to now one of the most popular performing brands in the Philippines.
As home to talented and diverse individuals from all walks of the university who have a passion for creativity and self-expression, Live AIDS has continuously lived on with its magic that fuels it: the collaboration between the members of UP SAMASKOM, student and alumni alike. This camaraderie and the trust that have formed within the “samahan” is what makes the magic of the show happen.
Watch 4 of the Live AIDS main stars as they invite everyone to come see their performances:
The Live A.I.D.S stars with the member of UP SAMASKOM
With Kaladkaren Davila
With RS Francisco
