It was a night of fun, music, laughter and
sparkles as the one and only Diva of a diva was able to perform and conquer the
Cuneta Astrodome last June 15, 2019. It was a delightfully dazzling night
as Anton Ragaza showed to the public what it means to be a performer that is
still grounded.
Commonly known as Anton Diva, he celebrated his total years as a performer in a
one-night only concert entitled SHINE XII AD, produced by Teri Onor
Entertainment Services (TOES). There was
no dull moment! The whole night simply
passed by as we were wowed by good music, good lighting, glamorous movements
and heart full laughs. From the moment
Anton took the stage, there was only one moment wherein he wasn’t in theme of
shining shimmering splendor outfit but it matters not much for laughter and
music continued – the octopus and jelly fish scene hehehe!
As a performer, Anton showed his 22 years
of experience being a song master of comedy bars and he was total delight to
watch. He was candid but still
casual. There was restraint on the puns
directed to others without losing the laugh punch of things. He was a star but grounded in his own humble
gravity. He knows where he came from and
stays thankful for it, maarunong lumingon
sa pinanggalingan ika nga. Hearing
him sing songs sung by his idol and seeing them both occupying one stage (him
and his idol Ms. Regine Velasquez-Alcasid), only cemented his right to the
title of DIVA. He is a diva in his own
right! He may not be the total performer
but he showed what he learned in years of performing, honed it to the fullest and
maintained humble – thus worthy of the title DIVA in real life.
I love the way his family, both biological
and performing, showed support that night.
Not only were they there to watch but also perform – sharing their gift
of stage and singing to the public. Love
the way the Raging Divas took the stage, with and without Anton on it! They owned the stage during their spot moment
and graciously bowed to the star of the night during their shared moments. (See
the video clip of the opening number attached to this post). The song Maging
Sino Ka Man was more apt to be sung between Anton shared the stage with his
Dad; for his father was proud as to whom he is then and now.
Being a fan myself of the Asian Songbird,
there is no need to raise praise as to how they shared the stage. What is most notable is the way Anton and the
kabogabole Vice Ganda interacted –
there were true years of friendship behind each words drop and teasing. Vice Ganda also took a step down from stage
ownership knowing that he is there to support and entertain, not be the star
that he is. He is truly gracious as a
friend, guest and a performer.
As the night’s event came to a close, it
was only the time I realized that it was a long concert but FUN! As a viewer, that is my take away in that
event – pure enjoyment on what I saw and heard.
Anton Diva SHINED that night!
*the video posted was personally taken by yours truly during the event.
https://youtu.be/jhb726XuWmg
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