RAVEN ONG: A SONATA OF COSTUME DESIGNS

By: Mark Cua

An expert costume stage designer has been made and he is kicking alive in the theatres near you. His name is Raven Ong a successful designer of costumes for stage plays. He is the man behind the success of every plays in town. 

Since 2007 after graduation from college, he had long been pursuing this dream of becoming a costume designer and thus searched for the apprenticeship of Eric Pineda. Raven  Ong is a former student of Saint Jude Catholic School (SJCS) and transferred to Manila Patriotic School (MPS). He was one of diligent students not only in Saint Jude Catholic School (SJCS) but also in Manila Patriotic School (MPS). 

No one had expected that such a genius costume designer would be made out of a transferee from Saint Jude Catholic School (SJCS). On 2009, He joined the batch reunion for the Saint Jude Catholic School (SJCS) which the same batch as the CEO of THE NEW YOUTH PRESS. Based on the comment made by the CEO himself, Raven Ong was a warm and friendly type of guy. He is always welcoming and entertaining people around him.

Based on Giannina Ocampo and Cris Villonco his colleagues on the set, Raven was to be with and one of the most fantastic costume designer. He is a person who makes impossible things possible especially as a costume designer. He had his works under the apprenticeship of Eric Pineda on the plays of 'West Side Story', 'Coppelia', and 'Joy luck Club'.

He also had his works on Dolores (Independent Films), Shock Value (Dulaang UP), Noah (ABS CBN), 39 Steps (Repertory Philippines), Shakespeare in Hollywood (Repertory Philippines), Seussical (Repertory Philippines), Peter Pan (Repertory Philippines), Little Mermaid (Atlantis).   

Here are some of the works of Raven as genius in Costume design:

Raven is optimistic of his future and will give more of his best on designing and making a bright road for his success and legacy in the field of Costume Designing.

The future for Raven Ong is to continue his pursue for excellence in the field of Costume Designing hoping he would be like his mentor Eric Pineda one of the great figures in the industry of Costume Designing.


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