Sto. Domingo, Justin Philip G. Ms. Melanie Marfal
1M3 7th of September, 2012

“Si Sibol at si Gunaw” In line with the different and diverse environmental advocacies, campaigns and programs, Ballet Manila, one of the most prestigious and outstanding performers, became one with the environment as they showcase their pure talents and skills in the play entitled “Si Sibol at si Gunaw”. Obviously, the show portrays environmental theme and awareness. For me, environment connotes being one with nature meaning caring and nurturing it but biologically speaking, environment is a set of ecosystems which is comprised of biotic (living) abiotic (non-living) macro organisms (large) microorganisms (small) interacting together for survival’s purpose. Starting from the Industrial Revolution up to the 20th century and right now, we cannot deny the fact that man has reached the apex of the world, that man innovates and is still innovating through the use and aid of technology to catalyze efficiency, effectiveness, and accuracy. But upon reaching the pinnacle, we hardly forgot what is sacrificed? Nature is sacrificed, our world is at risk and we also are at risk.There is a song that says “Di naman masama ang umunlad basta’t alagaan lang natin ang ating kapaligiran” the message is something like that. That’s when environmental advocacies began to sprout. And one of these campaigns is the Ballet Manila’s: Si Sibol at si Gunaw”.
The show from the start until the end keeps on reminding us that we must take care of our environment. They project themselves in an artistic way. Throughout the play, there are messages that the characters want to convey. In the beginning, there was a goddess (which represents nature) that fell in love with a mortal, a human. At that instant, I thought it just follows the fairytale’s schema, that the goddess