NCCA mounts yearlong celebration of Heritage Month nationwide
By Brylle Tabora
Different provinces are hosting next month’s celebration of National Heritage Month by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Different provinces are hosting next month’s celebration of National Heritage Month by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
An explosion of youthful energy. Such characterized the opening ceremonies of the International Dance Xchange Festival and Workshop of the National Committee for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), held recently at the big City Coliseum of Puerto Princesa, capital of fabled Palawan.
Asian countries with active community-based theater groups exchanged ideas on how to utilize the performing arts in boosting tourism and the creative industries during the first Likha Asya conference recently in Bohol.
The art of dance—in a land which has produced many dancers who have gained renown abroad—comes to the fore again with the fifth “Dance Xchange: The Philippine International Dance Workshop & Festival” of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). This will be held in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on April 11-14.
In the tales of Scheherazade, a company of merchants and travelers set sail in the seven seas, voyaging from isle to isle, trading goods in the marketplace of cities. They would be received in magnificent halls and seated with nobles and sheikhs to conduct more trading—exchanging stories of marvels and adventures.
The increasing regionalization of Philippine cinema is reflected in the annual Cinema Rehiyon of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
For the first time, the Annual Philippine Visual Arts Festival (Pivaf) extended beyond the shores of Luzon as Zamboanga del Sur served as its host province.
Gongs and bamboo musical instruments “are a celebration and renewal of our heritage as Asians and have been in existence for thousands of years,” according to composer and National Artist-designate Ramon P. Santos.
Regional theater organizations and university drama groups will be the highlight of this year’s Tanghal Theater Festival, the flagship project of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) National Committee on Dramatic Arts (NCDA).
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will lead the celebration of the Philippine Arts Festival (PAF) next month, which is National Arts Month, according to Presidential Proclamation 683.
The 21 cultural masters of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) from its School of Living Traditions (SLT) were recognized during Dayaw, the largest celebration of indigenous cultures in the Philippines, at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan.
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