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THE Gawad CCP Para sa Sining will award eleven individuals and two organizations for their outstanding achievements and contributions to Philippine arts and culture on September 17, 2015, 3:00pm at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater). The event is open to the public. The Gawad CCP Para sa Sining is the highest award given by the CCP. The award will be conferred on Denisa Reyes for Dance; Fides Cuyugan Asensio […]
AWARD winning composer Jeffrey Ching will present the Philippine premieres of his composition “Celestial-Infernal Grand Nuptial Rite” as well as transcriptions of Schumann (“Kundiman ni Schumann”) and Wagner (“Wesendonck Sonata”) on August 29, 2015 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Little Theater at 7:30 P.M. Ching’s concert features soprano Andión Fernández, Brazilian cellist Matias de Oliveira Pinto and multi-awarded Japanese pianist Kiai Nara together on stage. Jeffrey Ching is the composer of the critically […]
MULTI-AWARDED composer for film, television, theater and dance Jesse Lucas is the featured artist in Triple Threats: The Composers on August 20, 2015 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater) at 8:00PM. Billed Full Range: The Music of Jesse Lucas, the concert charts the music interests and passions of Jesse Lucas throughout his career. Lucas has written original Filipino musicals, ballet and contemporary opera. His forays into composing music […]
GET a chance to meet and talk to Asian indie filmmakers and producers of the following films at the 11th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines 3rd floor hallway on these dates: The Night of Silence director and filmmaker Reis Celik (August 12, 2015 / 2:30–3:15pm). The Night of Silence (Turkey/2012) tells the story of a child bride who is forced to marry a man more than […]
THE Silliman University through its Cultural Affairs Committee, in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines, brings to Manila audiences for the first time an original new musical billed as Ampalaya The Musical on July 15, 2015, 3:00pm and 8:00pm at the CCP Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater). The event is presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Dumaguete City Tourism Office, CocoGrande Hotel, Philippine Airlines, Lorenzo Shipping Corporation, Bayview Park Hotel Manila, […]
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts presents the 2nd Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival on July 22-25, 2015. The Festival, which follows the huge success of the first Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival held in August 2013 will witness 16 foreign and local choirs compete in three categories: Folk Song, Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Choir. The competing Filipino choirs are […]
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is accepting applications for a music director and principal conductor for its resident orchestra, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) until June 15, 2015. The new conductor will take over from Maestro Olivier Ochanine who will be concluding his tenure by April 30, 2016. A Search Committee will be formed by CCP management to screen candidates for the position. The CCP will announce the PPO’s new music director in January 2016. The […]
THE Cinemalaya Foundation announces the opening of the Cinemalaya Institute in June 2015. The Cinemalaya Institute will provide education, training and accreditation of practitioners in key aspects of film production. The Cinemalaya Institute will be housed in the New Media, School of Arts & Design of the College of St. Benilde, the partner of Cinemalaya Foundation for this project. The Cinemalaya Institute is a three semester intensive training program that will offer training in Writing, […]
To encourage more regional arts organizations and give them ample time to complete and submit the required documents and materials, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Cultural Excnage Department (CED) has extended the deadline for submission of applications for the Local Tour Grants Program to May 8, 2015. Six (6) qualified cultural performing groups from the regions will be given a Php60,000 tour grant each to enable them to implement a short tour of […]
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines is pleased to announce the finalists of the 1st CCP National Ballet Competition 2014 which will be held at 6:00 PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater) on November 6 for the Junior Category Competition and on November 8 for the Senior Category Competition. The finalists of the Junior Category Competition (13 years old to 18 years old by/on November 4, 2014) are as follows: 1. Pamela […]
Feliciano passed away on September 19, 2014 at the age of 73. Born on February 19, 1941, Francisco Feliciano was known for propagating “Asianness” in his works. He combined Filipino culture, the Western and Asian musical idiom in his operas, ballets, orchestral works and hymns. Many of his choral compositions were performed by the best choirs in the country, such as the world renowned Philippines Madrigal Singers, UST Singers and the Novo Concertante Manila, and […]
THE Netherlands-trained double bass player will be the featured artist of the third and last concert of The CCP Special Concert Series in a rare double bass concert on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino. The program will feature double bass sonatas and a concerto, a work for three double basses and one for cello and double bass. Jiovanni Tabada received his basic music training in double bass in […]
