by Ace Miel | Mar 21, 2025 | Press Release
Filipino women, specifically those engaged in the arts, have been an unstoppable force since time immemorial. From female National Artists (i.e. Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Nora Aunor, Edith Tiempo, Salvacion Lim-Higgins, Francisca Reyes Aquino, Alice Reyes, Leonor Orosa...
by Ace Miel | Mar 21, 2025 | Press Release
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) brings together two well-loved plays that have been revived and adapted to different art forms through the ages, provocative comedy Present Laughter and gothic drama Frankenstein, live from the National Theatre in London to...
by Ace Miel | Mar 10, 2025 | Press Release
In celebration of the 2025 National Women’s Month, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) presents Lakbay Sine Para sa mga Inday, special online screenings of selected award-winning Cinemalaya films for Women Deprived of Liberty (WDL) in three jails in Iloilo...
by Ace Miel | Mar 1, 2025 | Press Release
The Main Building and the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will be bathed in vibrant purple this March to commemorate the National Women’s Month. Purple, the official color of Women’s Month, symbolizes justice, dignity, and...
by Ace Miel | Feb 26, 2025 | Press Release
Laureate pianist Rowena Arrieta makes a triumphant return to her homeland with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) for the highly anticipated sixth installment of its 40th concert season. Dubbed “Homecoming,” PPO Concert VI shares the warmth of home through...
by Ace Miel | Feb 24, 2025 | Press Release
CCP The Met: LIVE in HD premieres Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded this March at Glorietta 4 Two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s new opera Grounded is set to premiere in the Philippines through CCP The Met: LIVE in HD on March 4, 5:30 pm, exclusively at...
by Ace Miel | Feb 20, 2025 | Press Release
The Cultural Center of the Philippines brings two powerhouse performances from the National Theatre in London – the trivial comedy ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ and the gripping drama ‘Prima Facie’ – to the Philippine big screen this February. The Importance of...
by Ace Miel | Feb 14, 2025 | Press Release
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO), the premier orchestra of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), is set to make history with a nine-city tour across the United Kingdom this May. Under the baton of internationally acclaimed Maestro Grzegorz Nowak,...
by Ace Miel | Feb 12, 2025 | Press Release
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) presents Creative Continuum 1970-2024, featuring archival materials, exhibition catalogs, videos, artist-designed trophies, and artworks that present selections from the history and evolution of the Thirteen Artists Awards...
by Ace Miel | Feb 7, 2025 | Press Release
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) imparts narratives of solemn heroism and resiliency in the fifth installment of its 40th concert season, dubbed as “HOPE,” on February 14, 2025, 7:30 p.m., at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila City. PPO Concert V: Hope uses...
by Ace Miel | Feb 6, 2025 | Press Release
The Virgin Labfest, the annual theater festival of untried, unstaged, and untested one-act plays, is looking for a new batch of written works for its 21st season. Twelve (12) new plays will be selected to be produced and staged at the Cultural Center of the...
by Ace Miel | Feb 5, 2025 | Press Release
The Cultural Center of the Philippines welcomes Atty. Jose Tomas Syquia to its Board of Trustees. He took his oath of office on January 28, 2025. Syquia has served 17 years in the private sector, specializing in corporate governance and securities law, government...