CCP-Season-Kit-2016 - Cultural Center of the Philippines

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CCP-Season-Kit-2016 - Cultural Center of the Philippines
THE
CULTURAL
CENTER
OF THE
PHILIPPINES
Season
2016
Cultural Center of the Philippines
Tanghalang Pambansa, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
Manila, Philippines
www.culturalcenter.gov.ph
*all listed events and dates subject to change.
JANUARY
in one of opera’s bloodiest, most intense
dramas. One of the most popular of all
operas, Tosca is a passionate tale set to
some of Puccini’s most openly beautiful and
passionate music.
Philippine High School for the Arts
Ballet Recital
12-13
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
The annual recital of the country’s leading
high school for the arts.
!
Metro Manila Concert Orchestra
music, piano, classical
08
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Philippine musical excellence takes
center stage as the Metro Manila Concert
Orchestra presents five shows featuring
world-class Filipino soloists for its 15th
Crystal Anniversary Concert Season.
Concert entitled “The Enchanting Ravel
and Rodrigo” featuring the mother-daughter
tandem of pianist Cristine Coyiuto and flutist
Caitlin on at the CCP Little Theater. Cristine,
considered one of the top pianists in the
Philippines, will perform French composer
Maurice Ravel’s Ravel Concerto in G,
while Caitlin will showcase her rendition
of Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo’s
Rodrigo Fantasie para un Gentilhombre.
METOpera
in HD–Tosca
film, music, opera
12
Ayala Cinema
A fiery prima donna
is forced to play
a role she never
imagined
when
she
becomes
trapped between
!
her
allegiance
to her rebel lover and the scheming of a
treacherous police chief who will stop at
nothing in his lust for her. The explosive
triangle comes to a hair-raising conclusion
Dance Recital
Principal Conductor of the Japan Chamber
Orchestra (1993-1997) which plays mainly
20th century music. From 1998 to 2001,
Honna was Permanent Guest Conductor
of the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra.
He was Music Director of the Orchestra
Nipponica (2003-2011), which mainly
perform Japanese Modern works.
Elizabeth Seton School
dance, recital
28-30
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
the great pianist in the November/December
2012 issue of International Piano. Bognár is
the eloquent host and creative director of
“Living the Classical Life”, and he recently
released a ravishing debut album of works
by Schubert and Liszt.
FEBRUARY
16-17 and 19-20
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Music Recital
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
!Special Concert
21 and 26-27
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Special Concert
music, classical, symphony
15
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
!Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Special Concert
music, classical, symphony
29
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
music, symphony orchestra
2-3
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
International guest conductors perform with
the PPO.
Concert Series V
music, classical,
symphony
22
Tanghalang Nicanor
Abelardo
(Main Theater)
!
On January 22, 2016, the PPO performs
with Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji.
Program includes Haydn’s Symphony
No.94 and Beethoven’s monumental and
memorable Symphony No 3, “Eroica”.
Honna
Tetsuji, Music Director and
Principal Conductor of Vietnam National
Symphony Orchestra, was appointed
Permanent Conductor of the Osaka
Symphony Orchestra (1995-2001) and
!
Zsolt Bognar, Piano
music, classical, piano
30
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Zsolt Bognár is an artist of distinction and
rare gifts. An alumnus of the Cleveland
Institute of Music, he was a prize-winning
student of Sergei Babayan, and interviewed
!Metro Manila Concert Orchestra
music, classical, symphony
5
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Capping the 15th Crystal Concert Season
is the magnificent Rachmaninoff’s Concerto
No. 3 on Feb. 5, 2016 as the MMCO
Valentine offering. The piece will be
performed by Abelardo Galang II. Galang
performs regularly in Europe and Asia.
He is a member of the academe in Berlin
where he has been based for 20 years, and
is a recording artist under the German label
Tobios Records.
Transnational Narrations:
Paperworks
!
Manila Fringe Festival at the CCP
!METOpera in HD: Iolanta/Bartok’s
Bluebeard’s Castle
!
CCP Arts Market
multi-arts, trade fair
6
Little Theater Lobby or Silangan Hall
Bridging creative and business side of
the arts, CCP Arts Market is a business
matching opportunity for artists, performing
groups and producers, programmers,
promoters, event planners, art impresarios
and ad agencies.
film, music, opera
9
Ayala Cinema
On the heels of her triumphant Met
performances in Eugene Onegin, soprano
Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky
heroine in the first opera of this intriguing
double bill, consisting of an enchanting
fairy tale (Iolanta) followed by an erotic
psychological thriller (Duke Bluebeard’s
Castle). Netrebko stars as the beautiful
blind girl who experiences love for the first
time in Iolanta, while Nadja Michael is the
unwitting victim of the diabolical Bluebeard,
played by Mikhail Petrenko. Both operas
are directed by Mariusz Trelinski, who was
inspired by classic noir films of the 1940s.
Iolanta also stars Piotr Beczala, and Valery
Gergiev conducts both operas.
!Opera: A Rebirth in Arabesque (BP)
The CCP Open House Festival
multi-arts, festival
6-7
Various venues
The “largest multi-arts festival in the country”
held annually at the CCP. In 2015, the
festival expands to two days with venues in
Intramuros, Roxas Boulevard and Malate.
More than 300 shows in music, theater,
dance, visual arts, film, and literature to
choose from 3000 artists participating
and expecting more than 70,000 viewersthe Pasinaya transforms Manila and the
art and culture mile between the Cultural
Center of the Philippines complex and
Intramuros into the most creative place on
earth. Pasinaya partners with the City of
Manila, the Intramuros Administration, and
the Department of Tourism.
multi-arts, festival
10-28
Tanghalang Huseng Batute
(Studio Theater)
An open access, artist driven, uncensored
arts and community festival that will
showcase fresh, daring, and groundbreaking
work. It will highlight the unique point of view
of emerging and established artists from the
Philippines and all over the world in theater,
literature, music, dance, visual art, film,
cabaret, performance art, circus and every
other artistic genre in between.
Out of the Box: Philippine Philharmonic
Orchestra Concert at the Rizal Park
music, classical, symphony
13
A string of collaborative concerts with mostpromising multi-art talents from universities.
The shows are opened to the public.
dance, modern ballet, exhibit
13-14
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Created in cooperation with renowned
Filipino artist Gabriel Barredo, Ballet
Philippines joins Art Fair Philippines 2016
with a moving tableaux and performance
based on the acclaimed installation, Opera.
In his work, Barredo invites us to view the
body itself and to confront its mortality.
His themes of decay and transformation
are expanded in this dance adaptation
choreographed by guest French dance
maker Redha Benteifour and BP’s resident
choreographer Alden Lugnasin, from a
libretto by Erwin Romulo and Yvette Tan,
and featuring original music by Malek
Lopez. Opera serves as Ballet Philippines’
fundraising event for the season. This
production is in cooperation with the French
Embassy.
visual arts
February 17 to April 17
Bulwagang Juan Luna (Main Gallery)
Trans National Narrations: PaperworksA gathering of works by artists from the
Philippines, Thailand, US, Switzerland,
Australia, among others, curated by the late
British art critic and curator Kevin Power and
Monica Carballas, Spanish curator, former
deputy director and exhibition coordinator
of the Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain.
!Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Concert VI
music, classical, symphony
19
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Maestro Olivier Ochanine returns with
guest artists soprano Denise Beck and
baritone Thomas Sturm on February 19.
The program is part of The Carl Nielsen
Project and features Nielsen’s Maskarade
Overture, some of Nielsen’s most beloved
songs and Nielsen’s Symphony No.3
“Sinfonia Espansiva”.
written in the genre of opéra comique with
musical numbers separated by dialogue,
tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a
naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of
the fiery Gypsy, Carmen.
!
Tanghalang Pilipino’s
Mabining Mandirigma
theater, musical, Filipino
February 19-21,27-28
March 4-6, March 11-13
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Mabining Mandirigma is a steampunk
musical foregrounding the intellectual
heroism of Apolinario Mabini, who displayed
an uncommon vision, a warrior’s spirit, and
a principled character, as he struggled
against all odds to enjoin his countrymen
to go beyond considerations of class, clan,
and personal ambition, to think and act
as citizens of one nation. Directed by the
Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Vice
President and Artistic Director Chris Millado
and written by Dr. Nicanor Tiongson, the
stellar cast is led by Delphine Buencamino
essaying the role of Apolinario Mabini;
promising young tenor Arman Ferrer plays
Emilio Aguinaldo, while Carol Bello plays
Mabini’s Mother, Dionisia as they are
joined by the Tanghalang Pilipino Actors
Company.
!
Sister Act
theater, musical, English
February 23-March 6Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Based on the 1992 film of the same name,
Sister Act tells the story of aspiring disco
diva Deloris Van Cartier. Trying to work
her way to the top in 1970s Philadelphia,
Deloris falls in love with a very tough—and
very married—gangster boyfriend named
Curtis, and when Deloris witnesses him
commit a murder she ends up in hiding on
police orders in a convent whose parish has
fallen on hard times. Though the sequinfree lifestyle doesn’t agree with her, Deloris
finds her calling working with the choir, and
breathes new life into the dusty convent
while discovering a sisterhood she’s never
had before. Sister Act is a musical written
by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner with additional
book material by Douglas Carter Beane,
with lyrics by Glenn Slater and music by
Alan Mencken.
Tribute to the Thomasians
music, orchestra
!12-13
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
“Tribute to the Thomasians” is the annual
grand concert of the UST Symphony
Orchestra, the official student orchestra of
the biggest music school in the Philippines.
15-20
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater)
and Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Studio
Theater)
APRIL
Elena Monti
Jeffrey Ching
Concert
!Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Hugot Pa Man (Kakikilig 2)
!
METOpera in HD: Carmen
film, music, opera
8
Ayala Cinema
Georges Bizet’s opera
music, workshop, Filipiniana
March 29-April 2
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Selected string ensembles from all over
the country undergo a week long intensive
training on conducting and performance.
music
3
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Italian soprano from Teatro La Scala (Milan)
with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.
Concert VII
music, choral, mixed repertoire
20-21
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
!
National Rondalla Workshop
Dance Motion II
MARCH
!Philippine Madrigal Singers Concert:
showcases the winner of the 2015
Composition Competition and features
the Philippine premiere of Brahms’ Ein
Deutsches Requiem.
in four acts and
music, classical, orchestra
18
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Soprano Rachelle Gerodias and Korean
baritone Byeong In Park perform with
Maestro Ochanine and the PPO with the
!
Philippine Madrigal Singers. The program
music, classical,
chamber
orchestra
5-10
Tanghalang
Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Jeffrey
Ching
is
a
British
contemporary classical composer, born in
the Philippines of Chinese parentage. His
musical style explores the correspondences
and contradictions between the traditions of
Europe and Asia, and between the music of
past centuries and the present.
money in the principality by finding her the
right husband – on an 1861 comedy play,
L’attaché d’ambassade (The Embassy
Attaché) by Henri Meilhac.Well-known
music from the score includes the “Vilja
Song”, “Da geh’ ich zu Maxim” (“You’ll Find
Me at Maxim’s”), and the “Merry Widow
Waltz”.
dancing and to be acquainted with the
dances and music that earned for the
national folk dance company international
acclaim.
Participants will undergo a
two-week intensive workshop under a
mentor who will teach them to do specific
body movements at the right time and a
culminating activity of the workshop.
!Tanghalang Pilipino Summer Theater
Workshop
theater, workshop
April 5-30 and May 1
Tanghalang Huseng Batute
(Studio Theater)
Tanghalang Pilipino’s Summer Theater
Adventure, a three-week program from April
to May, offers various theatrical activities for
different age levels designed to develop,
hone and explore the dramatic skills and
talents of aspiring theater artists.
!
METOpera in HD: The Merry Widow
film, music, opera
12
Ayala Cinema
The Merry Widow is an operetta by the
Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár.
The librettists,Viktor Léon and Leo Stein,
based the story – concerning a rich widow,
and her countrymen’s attempt to keep her
!UST
!
Sining sa Eskwela / Venue
multi-arts, workshop
12-16
Main Theater Lobby
Bulwagang Carlos Francisco (Little Theater
Lobby
Tanghalang Manuel Conde (Dream
Theater
(Arts in the Curriculum) – A week-long
arts and culture series training specifically
designed for teachers of the Special
Program for the Arts (SPA) schools. The
program aims to bring arts closer to the
public schools.
!
Bayanihan Sayaw Workshop
Culminating Activity
dance, folkloric workshop
14-17
Recital date: 17 April 2016
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Bayanihan Summer Workshop – Open to
children, teens and adults dance enthusiasts
who want to learn the Bayanihan way of
violinist Odin Rathnam. The evening’s
concert program features an eclectic and
exciting programme with Nielsen’s Violin
Concerto, Massenet’s Scenes de Feeries,
Enesco’s Romanian Rhapsody No.1 and
Ginastera’s Estancia Ballet Suite.
!
Earth Day Outdoor Installation
visual arts
22
CCP Front Lawn
As part of Earth Day Festival, an annual
event through various culture and activities
to help create public awareness and
encourage people to take concrete actions
on the preservation of the environment, an
installation art exhibit will also be mounted
at the CCP Front Lawn area.
Philippine
Philharmonic
Orchestra
Concert Series
VIII
music,
classical,
symphony
22
Tanghalang Nicanor
Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Maestro Olivier Ochanine leads the
!Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in its
concert season ending with American
Wind Orchestra
24
music, chamber
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
The University of Santo Tomas (UST)
Wind Orchestra returns to the CCP stage
with soothing classical music. The Wind
Orchestra has been under the training
and administrative supervision of the
UST Conservatory of Music since 1983.
At present, the band has a membership
of 65 students, many of whom have won
the National Music Competition for Young
Artists (NAMCYA), while other members
qualified the scholarship abroad of
participated in Summer Music Camps like
those held in the Association of the South
East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia.
Vocal
Production and
Interpretation
for Live Stage
Workshop
by Carmela
Cinco
theater,
workshop
26-30
Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino
!Culminating Activity: 1 May 2016
Silangan Hall
A free concert by the Philippine Philharmonic
Orchestra featuring pops and light classics
at the mountain top venue which commands
a dramatic panoramic view of the Laguna
Lake and the surrounding towns.
Academy One
dance, recital
21-22
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
JUNE
Acts Manila
dance, recital
25-26
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
!
Tangoblitz
dance, tango
29-30
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
TANGOBLITZ is a live Argentine Tango
showcase, featuring 10 of Argentina’s
leading Tango masters in a spellbinding
evening of pure Tango dance. For the 8th
time in Manila, feel the magic and sorcery
of the Argentine Tango, the subtlety and
dynamism of each dancer’s movements in
total connection with the music and their
partner’s embrace.
!
METOpera in HD: Macbeth
film, music, opera
10
Ayala Cinema
Macbeth is Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy,
and tells the story of a brave Scottish
general named Macbeth who receives a
prophecy from a trio of witches that one day
he will become King of Scotland.
MAY
Antonio Austria Retrospective
visual arts
May 4 to July 10
Bulwagang Juan Luna (Main Gallery)
!
Ballet Philippines
Summer Workshops
!
PPO Sunsets at Makiling
music, orchestra, mixed repertoire
7
dance, workshop
16-22
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
The CCP Dance School conducts the
Summer Dance Workshop, a 5-week
intensive technique and total dance training
culminating in a dance showcase at the
CCP Main Theater.
!
Hands-on Choral Workshop
music, choral, workshop
May 31-June 4
CCP Venues
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines will
hold its 14th Hands-On Choral Workshop
in various venues of the Cultural Center
of the Philippines. The Choral Workshop
is a choral clinic open to amateur choirs
who have been in existence for at least
two years, and choral conductors, who
wish to hone their skills in choral singing,
conducting and performance. This highly
regarded Workshop has trained choirs
and conductors from different parts of
the country, some of whom have already
competed and won in local and international
choral competitions.
!
Philippine Madrigal Singers Concert
music, choral, mixed repertoire
4-5
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
The world renowned Philippine Madrigal
Singers performs its unique and wide
repertoire of various music style and forms.
The choir was organized in 1963 by National
Artist Professor Andrea O. Veneracion and
is one of the world’s most awarded, having
consistently won all the top prizes in most of
the world’s prestigious choral competitions.
!
PhilStage
Gawad Buhay 2015
theater, awards
9
-
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Philstage will once more give out its Gawad
Buhay Awards, to outstanding artists and
groups exclusively for the performing
arts. Outstanding individual and group
achievements in various artistic and
technical aspects of play, musical and
dance productions and performances
are honored based on quarterly citations
deliberated by the jury who are required to
watch all productions of Philstage membercompanies for the entire year. Philstage is
the only alliance of professional performing
arts organizations in the Philippines.
JULY
DANCE.MNL
The Philippine International Dance
Festival
holds the CCP Orchestra and Band
Festival featuring various orchestras and
symphonic bands in the country. The event
seeks to provide opportunities for the many
performing groups that are deserving of the
proper exposure. At the same time, the local
audiences will be treated to a rich variety
of symphonic sounds emanating from the
various groups around the country.
Tanghalang Pilipino’s 30th
Anniversary Concert
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
A two week festival and workshop series
featuring the best of Filipino ballet and
contemporary dance talent. Hosted by
the Cultural Center of the Philippines in
cooperation with the Department of Tourism,
the festival will be led by Ballet Philippines.
theater, musical revue
2
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Philippine Board on Books for Young
People National Children’s Book Day
Awards Ceremony
literature, awards
21
The annual National Children’s Book
Day celebrations that aims to develop
and improve the capabilities proficiency
and competence of teachers, librarians
in storytelling and special readings. The
CCP provides cash prizes to the winners
of Salanga Writer’s Prize and Alcala
Illustrator’s Prize.
!Virgin Labfest 12
!International Woodwind Festival
music, festival
25-26
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
A two-day treat featuring seminars,
workshops, trade show and a concert
that aims to raise public awareness and
appreciation of flute music, products
and services in the country plus expert
consultation on and repair of flutes.
theater, festival, Filipino
June 29-July 10
Tanghalang Huseng Batute
(Studio Theater)
Now on its 12th year, the annual festival of
new plays (untried, untested and unstaged)
continues to attract theatergoers with
remarkable plays by emerging and wellknown playwrights in cooperation with
Tanghalang Pilipino and Writers Bloc.
!
Conducting Workshop
music, workshop
12-15
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
The workshop is designed to expand the
skills in orchestra conducting. Module
will consist of lectures on score reading,
score interpretation and baton techniques.
Podium time will be given to participants to
individually practice conducting in front of
an orchestra.
!
!
Orchestra and Symphonic Band
Festival
music, festival
19-23
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater)
/ Tanghalang Huseng Batute
(Studio
Theater)
July 19-22) and Tanghalang Nicanor
Abelardo (Main Theater) / (July 23)
The Cultural Center of the Philippines
Philippine Ballet Theater’s The Great
Classics
dance, ballet
26-31
Performance dates: July 29-31
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Pas de deux from the greatest ballets
performed by Jared Tan (formerly with PBT,
now with Atlanta Ballet) and PBT’s home
grown dance artists.
Special Concert Series I
music
27
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Outstanding young Filipino artists in
solo concerts... local and international
prizewinners in vocal and instrumental music,
artists with performing careers abroad.
WIFI
4-14
Cinemalaya Exhibit
!
AUGUST
An exhibit of all films being shown at the
12th Cinemalaya Film Festival
PPO Concert for Children and Youth
Ballet Philippines’
Firebird / Rite of Spring
music, classical, children and family
2
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
The concert aims to stimulate the creativity
of young people and to develop their
understanding of symphonic music in a
concert setting.
dance, ballet
15-21
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
New interpretations of two Stravinsky
classics created for the legendary Ballets
Russes. The Firebird centers on the journey
of its hero, Prince Ivan, who comes across
the magical bird when he strays into the
realm of Koschei the Immortal. Stravinsky
describers The Rite of Spring as “a musicalchoreographic work, [representing] pagan
Russia ... unified by a single idea: the
mystery and great surge of the creative
power of Spring”.
19-21
Ta n g h a l a n g
Huseng Batute
Wifi Body Festival
is a gathering of
contemporary
dance artists, a
showcase for new
and
innovative
contemporary
dance works and a
!
magnet for collaborations with artists of other
disciplines with contemporary dance. It is a
project of the Contemporary Dance Network
Manila (CDNM). CDNM is a chapter member
of World Dance Alliance (WDA). This project
is in partnership with the Cultural Center of
the Philippines, National Commission for
Culture and the Arts and Japan Foundation.
!Ramon Magsaysay Awards
30-31
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual
award established to perpetuate former
Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s
example of integrity in governance,
courageous service to the people, and
pragmatic idealism within a democratic
society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is
often considered to be an Asian equivalent to
the Nobel Prize. The prize was established in
April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller
Brothers Fund based in New York City
with the concurrence of the Philippine
government.
!Bayanihan Season Production
!
Triple Threats: The Ensemble
!
12th Cinemalaya Film Festival
and Competition
film, festival, workshop, trade fair, exhibit
4-14
CCP Venues
Now on its 12th year, this annual festival and
competition aims to discover, encourage
and honor cinematic works of Filipino
filmmakers.
musical revue
18
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
A series of solo concerts featuring stalwarts
of Philippine Musical Theater in a concept
featuring song numbers from Broadway,
West End and original Filipino musicals.
The performers sing, dance, and act earning
them the monicker “triple threats”.
dance, folkloric
23-28
Performance dates: August 26-28
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Special Concert Series II
music
23-24
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Outstanding young Filipino artists in
solo concerts... local and international
prizewinners in vocal and instrumental music,
artists with performing careers abroad.
Ibalong
August- September
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
This version of the Ibalong fragment is told
from the point of view of the perceived villain
Oryol, a serpent creature, and daughter of
Asuwang, the arch deity of the underworld.
Oryol and the other primordial creatures
emanating from Asuwang dominated the land
of Ibalong. Asuwang is in perpetual conflict
with Gugurang, the Goddess of the Upper
world. And from her emanate the creatures
such as diwatas and lesser deities.
SEPTEMBER
University of the Philippines College
of Music
10-19
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
9-25
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
A new children’s play about a brother-sister
tandem who use their superpowers to fight
space monsters.
!
1-4
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Event for National Artist Francisco
Arcellana
7
Main Theater Lobby
Triple Threats
!8
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Launch of ANI 39
literature
23
Silangan Hall
The Cultural Center of the Philippine
Intertextual Division (CCP-ID) will launch
ANI 39 with the theme “The Animal Kingdom/
Kahayupan.” The volume will contain familiar
essays, poems and short fiction on lower
forms of animals as metaphor or subject of
narrative.
University of Santo Tomas Symphony
Season Concert
!Orchestra
music, classical, symphony
2
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
The UST Symphony Orchestra is a resident
performing group of the CCP which
subsidizes its training program. It holds
regular concerts at the CCP and participates
in the CCP Outreach and Exchange program.
It also serves as a pool for additional players
as the needs of the Philippine Philharmonic
Orchestra dictate.
Special Concert Series III
CCP Gala – Musikal
Tanghalang Pilipino’s Season Production
OCTOBER
9
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
The Wong Kids and the Space
Chupacabra go!
musical revue
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
The best of original Filipino musicals in the
last two years with an all star cast.
!
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Concert Series I
Philippine Ballet Theater’s Filipino
!
Masterpieces
20-25
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Original and timeless choreography from
PBT’s founders which made significant
impact in the Philippine ballet scene, to the
music of National Artist Lucio San Pedro
and Julio Nakpil Garcia, composer of the
Philippine Revolution.
music
27-28
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Outstanding young Filipino artists in
solo concerts... local and international
prizewinners in vocal and instrumental music,
artists with performing careers abroad.
Opera Production (to be announced)
4-9
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Neo-Filipino
PPO Concert for Children and Youth
dance, modern and contemporary
4-9
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
New works by established choreographers.
29
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Tanghalang Pilipino’s Salamanka
theater, straight play
September 27-30 and October 1-16
Tanghalang Huseng Batute
(Studio Theater)
!
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Concert Series II
music, classical, symphony
14
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Ballet Philippines’ Simoun
dance, modern
17-23
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
A new ballet based on El Filibusterismo by
Dr. Jose Rizal. It follows the transformation
and succeeding actions of the formerly
hopeful and optimistic Crisostomo Ibarra
into the cynical revolutionary, Simoun.
NOVEMBER
National Music Competitions for
Young Artists
!
CCP Ballet Competition
!
!
!
!
dance competition
8-12
Little Theater / Little Theater Lobby /
Bulwagang Amado Hernandez
A competition which features outstanding
ballet groups and ballet schools in the
country as they perform some of the most
exciting works of ballet icons.
Philippine Ballet Theater’s A Christmas
Dance Concert
dance, ballet, children and family
15-20
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
A spectacular Christmas extravaganza
of original ballet choreography with the
Philippines’ best known artists.
music, competition
22-27
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater) / Tanghalang Aurelio
Tolentino
(Little Theater)
The National Music Competitions for Young
Artists (NAMCYA) serves as a catalyst in
discovering and nurturing young Filipino
musicians towards advancement of artistic
performance, creativity and Philippine
music traditions. With generous support
from the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA) and the Department
of Education (DepEd), activities include
outreach programs and the final rounds of
the various groups and solo competitions
including concert of winners.
Triple Threats
!musical revue
20
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
Triple Threats is a series of solo concerts
featuring the stalwarts of Philippine Musical
Theater. Each concert is an intimate evening
of beautiful music, personally selected by the
artists themselves, from their vast repertoire
of favorite songs from Broadway, West End,
original Filipino musicals and the movies.
PPO Halloween Concert
music, classical, children and family
Tanghalang Pilipino’s Eurydice
theater, straight play
Tanghalang Huseng Batute
(Studio Theater)
5th National Theater Festival
theater, festival
8-20
Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Studio Theater}
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater)
The Cultural Center of the Philippines opens
its doors to theater artists, practitioners and
enthusiasts for the 5th National Theater
Festival (NTF) from November 8 to 20, 2016.
The NTF started in 1992 and 2012 marks
the 20th anniversary of the festival. This
year’s edition showcases the ever-growing
achievements of Philippine theater.
Philippine Philharmonic
Concert Series III
Orchestra
music, classical, symphony
18
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
!
Ballet Philippines’ Swan Lake
Tanghalang Pilipino’s Balangiga
theater
November - December
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino
(Little Theater)
dance, ballet
November 28-December 12
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
One of the greatest classical ballets of all
time, this story of love and forgiveness
transcends time and borders in a grand
spectacle of dance.
DECEMBER
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Concert Series IV
music, classical
16
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
!
Bayanihan Fiesta Folkloriada
dance, folkloric
17-18
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
Bringing culture and education together
through music and dances, is Bayanihan’s
contribution to strengthen peace and respect
for other nations’ customs and traditions
encouraging unity in diversity. A project of
Bayanihan Folk Arts Foundation in partnership
with Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco
Foundation, Fiesta is now on its 10th year.
!Simbang Gabi (Dawn Mass)
Chistmas mass
16-23
CCP Ramp
In keeping with the spirit of Filipino Christian
tradition, the CCP annually holds the
Simbang Gabi which culminates with a Misa
de Aguinaldo participated in by CCP resident
companies and guest choirs.
Danilo Dalena Retrospective
visual arts
December 2016 - February 2017
!
Misa de Aguinaldo
(Christmas Eve Mass}
24
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo
(Main Theater)
2016 SEASON OF THE CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES
CCP FESTIVALS Pasinaya: The CCP Open House Festival
Cinemalaya 12
Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula
at Video (Festival/Competition)
Virgin Labfest 12
Philippine Dance Festival
International Woodwind Festival
Manila Fringe Festival
Orchestra and Symphonic Band Festival
5th National Theater Festival
MUSIC THEATER PROGRAM
MUSICALS
Mabining Mandirigma
Triple Threats: The Ensemble
Sister Act (Broadway Production)
CONSERVATORY PROGRAM
CCP Dance School
Center for Choral Performance
Actors’ Company
ROFG Bahay ni Kuya Mon
MetOpera in HD
Iolanta/Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle
Carmen
The Merry Widow
Macbeth
RESIDENT COMPANY SEASONS
PHILIPPINE PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA
Season Concerts (2015-2016)
PPO Sunsets
PPO Concert for Children
and Youth
TANGHALANG PILIPINO
Mabining Mandirigma
TP Anniversary Concert
Balangiga
Salamanka
Eurydice
BALLET PHILIPPINES
Opera
Petrushka: Firebird/Rite of Spring
Simoun
Swan Lake
BAYANIHAN
Season Production
Fiesta Folkloriada
UST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tribute to the Thomasians
UST Symphony Orchestra
Season Concert
PHILIPPINE BALLET THEATER
PBT’s The Great Classics
Filipino Masterpieces
A Christmas Dance Concert
PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS
Hugot Pa More (Kakakilig 2)
Season Concert II
NAMCYA
OUTREACH AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE
KAISA SA SINING (CCP Regional Art
Centers and University Art Associates)
LAKBAY SINING (Touring Programs)
ART IN THE WORKPLACE
ARTS ON THE ROAD
LOCAL TOUR GRANTS (National
Touring)
MABUHAY PHILIPPINES! (International
Touring)
UGNAYAN SA SINING (Regional/
Community Exchanges and
Collaborations)
ARTS EXCHANGE
KATUTUBONG SINING
KUTITAP: Isang Piging ng
Kabataang Makasining (Indigenous art
and culture)
TUGON PANSINING (Service Request
Program)
PERFORMING ARTS SEASON
MUSIC
Triple Threats: The Ensembles
Special Concert Series (I-III)
Metro Manila Community Orchestra
(MMCO) Concert
Zsolt Bognar, Piano Concert
Jeffrey Ching Concert
UP College of Music Concert (to be
confirmed)
THEATER The Wong Kids and the Space Chupacabra go!
DANCE
Neo-Filipino
WIFI
FOLK PERFORMANCES
Simbang Gabi
Conducting Workshop
Sining Alamin
Sining sa Eskwela - K-12 SHS Training
for Arts and Design
- K-12 SHS Arts and Design
Apprenticeship in the Arts
MEDIA ARTS PROGRAM
Vocal Production and Interpretation for
Live Stage Workshop by Carmela Cinco
Costume Design Workshop with SLIM
School of Fashion Design
CCP Art House Cinema
World Cinema Series
National Artists Series Cinemalaya Presents
Pinoy Animation
28th Gawad Alternatibong Pelikula at
Video
12th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent
Film Festival and Competition
MetOpera in HD
BROADCAST
Diskarte, radio variety
Culture Carousel, radio classical music
program
SPECIAL EVENTS
CCP Gala – Musikal
EXHIBITIONS
Transnational Narrations: Paperworks
Antonio Austria Retrospective
Earth Day Outdoor Installation
Cinemalaya Exhibit
CCP In Design
Danilo Dalena Retrospective
Philippine High School for the Arts
Graduate Exhibit
Association of Pinoyprintmakers (A/P)
Annual Exhibit
Venue Grants Exhibition
COMPETITIONS
Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula
at Video
NAMCYA
Ballet Competition
ARTS EDUCATION
Master Classes
Art Talk
Arts Education Forum
Dancemotion II
myCCP Children’s Tour
myART Certificate
National Teacher’s Month Celebration
Workshops
National Rondalla Workshop Bayanihan Summer Workshop
BP Summer Workshop
TP Summer Theater Workshop
National Folk Dance Workshop
CCP Hands-on Choral Workshop – Sing
Philippines
Management Intensives
Management Intensives in Cebu
CCP Arts Market
Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA)
PHSA Music Recital
PHSA Ballet
PHSA Theater Recital
TECHNICAL THEATER AND DESIGN
Technical Theater Apprenticeship
Technical School Consortium
Theater Consultancy
Digitization of Costumes
ATTRACTIONS
CCP Experience – Tours (by Arts Education
Department/Production and Exhibition
Department/Marketing Department)
Giant Lanterns
Façade Lighting
AWARDS
2016 Philippine Board on Books for Young
People (PBBY)-Alcala Prize (Illustrator’s
Award)
and Salanga PBBY-Salanga Prize
(Writer’s Award)
2015 Gawad Buhay PhilStage Award
CCP Citation
DIGITAL HERITAGE
Book Launch of Encyclopedia of Philippine
Arts
PUBLICATION
Ani 39
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
Aklatang Bayan
PBBY’s 33rd National Children’s Book Day
ARTS FOR TRANSFORMATION
Sining Galing Arts Therapy
Sining sa Eskwela
FOH Apprenticeship Program
Kabataang Gitarista Program
ACCESSIBILITY
Person with Disability (PWD) Access
MASTERCLASSES
WORKSHOPS
&
Masterclasses. One on one coaching
sessions with art experts training advanced
students in performance and technique.
The selected outstanding young Filipino
artists featured on the 2016 Special Concert
Series will be giving masterclasses.
Orchestra Conducting Workshop.
The workshop is designed to expand the
skills in orchestra conducting. Module
will consist of lectures on score reading,
score interpretation and baton techniques.
Podium time will be givento participants to
individually practice conducting in front of
an orchestra.
Printmaking Workshop.
Rudiments of various techniques of
printmaking conducted by members of the
Printmakers Association of the Philippines
(PAP). Sessions are held at their studio/
exhibit space at the Folk Arts Theater.
Kabataang Gitarista Program.
A classical guitar program for the youth
offering free weekly lessons to interested
public High School students. The program
intends to promote appreciation for classical
guitar performance among public. Aside from
the weekly lessons, the students are also
expected to have campus performances to
promote interest in classical guitar. Under
the tutelage of classical guitar arranger and
professor Maestro Jose Valdez, the students
of the program are expected to develop a
self-sustaining performing classical guitar
ensemble with excellent performance.
Virgin Labfest Writing
Fellowship Program.
A two-week mentorship program on the
study and practice of dramatic writing
for the stage. The module consists
of lectures, script critiquing, writing
sessions and interactions with known
playwrights, directors and selected
actors. Fellows also have access pass
to all the Virgin Labfest plays and
rehearsals as part of their mentorship.
The Fellowship Program culminates in
a staged reading of the fellows’ works.
MARIA Scholars in Dance and
Music Lecture-Performances.
The MARIA Scholars in Dance and
Music will be having its lectureperformances in different schools to
promote arts and arts appreciation to
the students.
Arts Education
Sining sa Eskwela (Arts in the
Curriculum). A week-long arts and culture
series training specifically designed for
teachers of the Special Program for the Arts
(SPA) schools.
Bayanihan Summer Workshop. Open
to children, teens and adults dance
enthusiasts who want to learn the
Bayanihan way of dancing and to be
acquainted with the dances and music that
earned for the national folk dance company
international acclaim. Participants will
undergo a two-week intensive workshop
under a mentor who will teach them to do
specific body movements at the right time
and a culminating activity of the workshop
will be held at the Cultural Center of the
Philippines.
National Folk Dance Workshop. An
annual five-day intensive workshop
specially designed for teachers in the
elementary, secondary and tertiary levels,
dance trainors, directors of dance groups,
choreographers and dance enthusiasts. It
primarily aims to address the various needs
and concerns of folk dance education and
dance production in both the public and
private schools. 700 to 800 representatives
from the different regions of the country
participate in this annual workshop. The
program is conducted with the Philippine
Folk Dance Society, and is endorsed by
Dep-Ed, CHED, TESDA, CSC and DILG.
CCP Radio and Television
DiskARTE. A radio-magazine program with the arts as it matters
to the society. This program reaches over two million listeners
nationwide. It is a follow-up to the award-winning radio program:
“Sugpuin ang Korupsyon”, elevated to the Hall of Fame by the
Catholic Mass Media Awards.
Ballet Philippines Summer Intensives.
From April to May, the CCP Dance School
conducts the Summer Dance Workshop,
a five-week intensive technique and total
dance training culminating in a dance
showcase at the CCP Main Theater.
Ballet and more for beginners to
professionals. With classes in: Baby Ballet,
Classical Ballet, Contemporary/Modern
Dance, and Hip-hop. The CCP Summer
Dance Workshop culminates with two grand
Recitals at the CCP Main Theater.
!
Culture Carousel
A weekly radio program of the CCP aired over 98.7 DZFE-Fm
12nn-1pm, Saturdays, showcasing the works and performances of
outstanding Filipino and foreign artists.
Tanghalang Pilipino Summer Theater
Workshop. Tanghalang Pilipino’s Summer
Theater Adventure, a three-week program
from April to May, offers various theatrical
activities for different age levels designed
to develop, hone and explore the dramatic
skills and talents of aspiring theater artists.
Attractions
The CCP Experience. Guided tour of the
CCP theaters, galleries, museums and
backstage areas enhanced with interactive
activities.
CCP Building and Theater Tours. Go on
a guided tour of the CCP Main Building to
see the galleries and museum, as well as
the various theater venues, lobby spaces,
auditorium and backstage areas.
Outreach Tours and
Cultural Exchange
CCP Christmas Lanterns. Now at the
façade of the Cultural Center of the
Philippines, Parul Sampernandu showcases
Christmas lanterns from the province known
as the Christmas capital of the Philippines
and renowned for its large size, brilliant
colors, and flashing kaleidoscopic patterns
made possible by the intricate electrical
circuitry fashioned by the craftsmen of San
Fernando, Pampanga.
Arts For Transformation
Kalinga ng Sining (Arts in Rehabilitation).
An art for healing and transformation
program for the benefit of victims of
calamities. Kalinga ng Sining is presented
by the CCP Cultural Exchange Department
in partnership with a partner-beneficiary
agency. The program showcases various
performances and activities such as ritual
ceremonies, art workshops, children’s
showcase as well as feeding.
Sining Galing (Arts Therapy)
CCP’s arts based psychosocial program
intended as a response for children and/or
service providers like teachers, and social
workers who are survivors of calamities
and other major social problems such as
armed conflict. using uNICEF’s guidelines
on Psychosocial Support in Emergency
Settings the activities intend to facilitate the
community’s return to normalcy.
KAISA SA SINING
A partnership program between CCP
and its key cooperators in the regions
aimed at strengthening CCP’s linkages
and cooperation with regional educational
institutions, arts organizations and local
govt. units.
Through this partnership
program, the CCP aims to broaden public
participation in the arts, promote and
showcase artistic excellence and facilitate a
dynamic collaboration between and among
the RACs and UAAs. To date, the following.
partners have already expressed their
interest to be part of the program through a
three-year memorandum of understanding:
Luzon:
Front-Of-House Apprenticeship
Program
The program provides various trainings in
different aspects of theater operations, with
specialization in the frontline. An apprentice
from a partner-beneficiary agency like
gawad kalinga, Caritas Manila, and Our
Lady of Sorrow – Pasay, can eventually be
employed as a member of the CCP ushering
staff and be able to learn through a Building
and Theater Tour and Production Design
Center Tour, attend lectures on Front-OfHouse Operating Procedures,Technical
Know- How, and Personality Development.
Visayas:
Mindanao:
Barasoain Kalinangan
Foundation Inc. (Bulacan)
City of Batangas
St. Louie University
(Baguio)
Negros Cultural Foundation
(Bacolod)
Siliman University
(Dumaguete)
Central Phil. University
(Iloilo)
MSU Iligan Institute of
Technology
Musikahan sa Tagum
Foundation Inc. (TagumDavao del Norte)
LAKBAY SINING (Touring Programs)
National Exhibit Tour complemented with
Lecture-Forums
National Artist Salvador F. Bernal “Designs
the Stage”
ART IN THE WORKPLACE
BADONG BERNAL EXHIBIT II:
Baguio, Los Baños, Pampanga
LOCAL TOUR GRANTS (National
Touring)
MABUHAY PHILIPPINES!
(International Touring)
REGIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGES &
COMMUNITY TOURS
CCP’s Outreach Program, a series of
regional cultural exchanges and community
tours will be organized by the CCP Cultural
Exchange Department. Billed as “Sining
ay Buhay, Buhay ang Sining! (Art is Alive,
Art is Life), the program will feature the
most prominent regional cultural groups
with special participation of the traditional
masters and the indigenous children in
each site.
Conservatory Programs
Center for Choral Performance
Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival and Competition
Choirs from all over the world compete in the Asian region’s prestigious choral festival.
The festival honors the founder of the Philippine Madrigal Singers National Artist for Music,
Professor Andrea O. Veneracion, an esteemed choirmaster and choral clinician who was
instrumental in the promotion of choral music all over the country and in Asia. The event
intends to bring together choral groups from different parts of Asia and around the globe to
the Philippines to celebrate choral excellence through a festival and a competition.
CCP Dance School
The CCP Dance School is the professional training ground of Ballet Philippines.
It offers regular courses in dance (Classical and Modern Ballet for all levels)
including specialized lecture series and workshops from June to March. From
April to May, the CCP Dance School conducts the Summer Intensives.
Tanghalang Pilipino Actors Company
The only full time actors training in the country. Apprentices, scholars and full
members attend physical, vocal, acting technique training with senior members
and faculty. Actors Company participants also audition and get cast in the
Season of the Tanghalang Pilipino.
Nicanor G. Tiongson, PhD
Editor in Chief
Basilio Esteban Villaruz
Dance
Rosario Cruz Lucero, PhD
Peoples of the Philippines
Jose Puenconsejo, PhD
Music
Rene Pio Barrios Javellana, S.J.
Architecture
Apolinario Chua, PhD
Theater
Cecilia De La Paz
Visual Arts
Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr., PhD
Film
Elizabeth L. Enriquez, PhD
Eulalio Guieb III, PhD
Broadcast Arts
Jonathan Chua, PhD
Rosario Cruz Lucero, PhD
Literature
The Cultural Center of the Philippines was created in 1966 through Executive Order No.
30, with the purpose of promoting and preserving Filipino arts and culture. It was formally
inaugurated on September 8, 1969, starting a three-month long inaugural festival opened
by the epic musical Dularawan. Since then, the CCP has sought to truly embody its logo
of katotohanan (truth), kagandahan (beauty) and kabutihan (goodness). The best artists
from all over the country and around the world have graced the CCP theaters and galleries,
enthralling Filipinos for over thirty years. At present, the CCP is attached to the Office of the
President and is under the umbrella of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts for
policy and program coordination.
Performing companies representing dance, music and theater reside within the CCP. It has
four resident dance companies: Ballet Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theatre, the Ramon
Obusan Folkloric Group and the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company.
Tanghalang Pilipino is the CCP’s resident theater company while music is represented by the
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, the UST Symphony Orchestra, the Philippine Madrigal
Singers and the National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation (NAMCYA).
TANGHALANG NICANOR ABELARDO
(Main Theater)
The theater has four levels: Orchestra, Boxes, Balcony I
and Balcony II and is able to accomodate a total of 1,800
guests. The theater has a split orchestra pit floor and is
equipped to meet the requirements of large theatrical
production such as ballets, operas, symphonic concerts
and other musicals.
The CCP also covers the mass media, as well as the literary and visual arts, encouraging the
growth of aspiring artists in these fields through numerous workshops, seminars, anthologies,
exhibits, symposia as well as competitions and awards.
Through its Cultural Exchange Program, the CCP supports the growth and development
of arts councils all over the country through relevant workshops and seminars. In
addition, the CCP has also established ties with various international organizations such
as the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Center, the Conseil International des
Organisations de Festivals de Folklore et d’Arts Traditonnels (CIOFF), the World Dance
Alliance and the International Theater Institute. Through exchange programs with these
organizations and with other institutions, Filipinos have been able to glimpse the beauty of
different cultures from various countries, witnessing many a triumphant performance from
highly-acclaimed artists all over the world. Through the projects under its Arts for the People
Program, the CCP reinforces the truism that culture and the arts are essential aspects of
our being Filipino and an important pillar in our development as a society and progress as a
nation.
The CCP continues to emphasize the Filipino lakas ng loob (inner strength) in its programs
that highlight the virtues of galing, galang and dangal (excellence, respect and integrity),
reaffirming its commitment to the growth and development of the Filipino nation and its arts
and culture.
THE CCP PRE-SHOW CHIMES
The CCP pre-show chimes carry the melody from Prelude Etnika, a composition
for solo guitar written by Lucrecia R. Kasilag, National Artist for Music and former
Artistic Director of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The pre-show chimes
launched on September 8, 2004 replacing the simple bell chimes that signal the
start of a program. The melody recalls the dong-dong-ay air heard during social
gatherings of the tribes in the Cordillera region.
TANGHALANG AURELIO TOLENTINO
(Little Theater)
The Little Theater is a conventional proscenium stage,
designed for drama, chamber music, solo recitals, lectures
and film screenings, with a capacity of 418 guests. The
stage curtain is a tapestry made in Kyoto, Japan, based
on the painting of Roberto Chabet, former director of the
CCP Museum.
TANGHALANG HUSENG BATUTE
(Studio Theater)
Is designed for experimental production and has two
levels. The upper level serves as a Gallery, the lowerlevel
as a studio which features a variable stage. As such,
audience capacity varies depending n the size of the
stage or acting area.
TANGHALANG MANUEL CONDE
(Dream Theater)
The CCP Dream Theater is the first direct-to-home
satellite venue for art and culture films and videos on the
arts of the Philippines.