Christian Bautista talks about going back to his beginnings

Krissa Donida

<div><img src='' alt='112912-christian_main.jpg' align='left' border='0' height='290' width='305'>Sa eksklusibong panayam ng <a href=''>Push.com.ph</a> kay Christian Baustista, napag-usapan ang kanyang bagong proyektong Rama Hari na kanya ding pagbabalik-teatro. Hindi alam ng nakararami na bago pa man mag-artista at maging mang-aawit si Christian ay nagsimula din siya sa teatro.</div><div><br/></div><div>Aniya, “I believe that theater is one of the best places to experience live entertainment in a setting that is magical. Such a magical place <i>na talagang</i> everything is so controlled and dynamic, it changes lives, <i>hindi lang ako ang nagsasabi. Nung napanood ko yung pinsan ko sa The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe</i> it changed my life, I want to do theater.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Dagdag pa niya, “Theater for me is an art form<i> na talagang</i> everyone should experience. People work so hard in the theater rehearsing for months just to do a show and everyone is talented, everyone is hardworking. As for your question, it’s going back to what I love to do. I love it also going back to my roots also. Its something <i>na hindi mawawala sa akin na</i> I will always go back to.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Sa pagbabalik teatro ni Christian, alam niya na kailangan niyang gawin ito para sa kanyang sarili at sa industriyang kanyang kinabibilangan. “Yeah <i>kasi</i> you know why, <i>minsan</i> when I do other projects <i>nga sa sobrang</i> busy<i> ng </i>schedule<i> hindi ko naggagawa</i> excellently <i>kasi parang pinapasok-pasok na lang ako. Pero</i> in the theater, in the process of doing a theater play, your two months has to be blocked off. Your mind has to be there, your body has to be prepared, your voice has to be prepared, you have to know your lines. <i>Hindi lang yung</i> you have the script now, you learn it your own, you’re on national TV.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Ibinahagi din ni Christian na nakakalungkot na ilan sa mga artista ngayon na sa sobrang dami ng ginagawa, nawawala ang konsentrasyon sa kung ano dapat ang pagtuunan ng pansin. “Unfortunately that’s the way it goes here doing <i>teleseryes</i>, three times a week and you do movies in between and you do <i>ASAP</i> so<i> yung</i> mind mo it’s all over the place. In the theater okay cancel all that. Take everything out, you are an empty shell, you are <i>Rama Hari,</i> you are a god king. Ready <i>na agad ako, pagpasok ko sa </i>rehearsal <i>yun na talaga ako</i> from start to finish. And then I go out Christian again, and I go back in.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Makakasama niyang muli dito si Karylle na nakasama niya rin sa <i>The Kitchen Musical kaya naman sa kanilang pagbabalik-tambalan, ibinahagi ni </i>Christian<i> ang sobra nilang pagiging kumportable sa isa’t isa</i>. “Comfortable<i> kami sa isa’t isa</i>, comfortable <i>kami sa</i> stage. I believe <i>na</i> I am really built for stage, that is a strength of mine I believe.<i> At kung talagang may magandang</i> role that would push me to another level I will take it.”</div><div><br/></div><div>At nang hiningan ng Push si Christian ng reaksiyon sa kaunting panahon na siya ay namahinga, “Well we have our days sometimes we are planning, preparing and now we are back.” Kaya naman buong pagmamalaki niyang iniimbitahan ang lahat na mapanood siya sa kanyang pagbabalik-teatro. “Very exciting, why? Because it is a remake of the original Filipino ballet musical set dati pa nung ‘80s na sina Basil (Valdez) at Kuh (Ledesma) ang gumawa, Ryan Caybyab, National Artists ang bumuo nitong ballet musical na ito. I am so happy that I was chosen to be Rama.”</div>

Christian Bautista shares his thoughts on going back to theater via 'Rama Hari.'

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