He is one of the most sought after scenographers of our time, lauded for his ability to come up with unique ideas that break the mould of production design as we know it. Gino Gonzales allows MJ Jose a peek into his well thought out wonderland
“I have always been attracted to pomp and pageantry,” says Gonzales who, as a child, was enamoured with the changing installations at Philtrade and the Cultural Centre of the Philippines (CCP) grounds. “Roughly around the same time, I developed an obsession with robots due to the popularity of the Japanese anime Voltes V. It is this fascination with machinery and transformations that gave me an aptitude for technical work, which is an essential skillset to have when designing for the stage.”
This story is from the June 2019 edition of Philippine Tatler.
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