His Story to Tell

It is 9:30pm in New York when Clint Ramos enters into our Zoom meeting. “Sorry, it’s dinnertime around here,” he apologises smiling. I nod. For a man whose career is immersed in the colourful world of theatre, Ramos appears on-screen in a simple black shirt and glasses. His calm demeanour betrays a shyness that is awkward yet endearing. Though he is soft-spoken, it is easy to hear the comforting traces of that distinct Filipino intonation whenever he speaks.

Cebuano designer, Clint Ramos, loves a good story; and his line of work—costume and set design—has allowed him to create fantastic new worlds within the confines of reality.

“I always think of storytelling as being a ‘container’ and having a ‘contained’,”