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Virgin Labfest XX Writing Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for aspiring playwrights
Young aspiring playwrights can now apply for the Virgin Labfest XX Writing Fellowship Program (VLF XX WFP) until April 30, 2025. The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), through its Artist Training Division, spearheads the VLF XX WFP, a two-week mentorship...
2025 Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival Still Open for Submissions
The Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival (AOVICF) Manila 2025 is still accepting applications, with the deadline for submissions set for April 30, 2025. Choirs from around the world are encouraged to take part in this prestigious competition, which will...
Papet Pasyon 2025 comes home to CCP
The Cultural Center of the Philippines and Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas present PAPET PASYON 2025, at the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez on April 6, 2025, for two performances at 2:30pm and 6pm. Written by National Artist for Theater Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio, Papet Pasyon...
Passion and drama blend in Puccini’s Tosca in CCP’s The Met: LIVE in HD at Glorietta 4 Cinema
Witness how the lives of a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist unfold in the cinematic screening of Giacomo Puccini's classic opera Tosca, the next installation of the CCP’s The Met: LIVE in HD Season 10 this April 8, at 5:30 p.m. at...
Must-watch movies about women as featured on the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art
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...
A Jeffrey Ching classic and soloist Andrea Obiso in PPO Concert VII: FINALE
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) masterfully closes its 40th concert season, dubbed Forte, featuring internationally acclaimed soloist Andrea Obiso and a new concerto from Jeffrey Ching, on April 11, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater...
Fashion and visual arts merge in CCP’s “Filipiniana x Obra” exhibit at the National Museum of Fine Ar
Philippine visual arts and fashion scenes intertwine in FILIPINIANA x OBRA, an exhibit featuring capsule collections designed by winners, mentors, and finalists of the recent TernoCon 2025. Established in 2018, TernoCon is a biennial terno-making workshop and...
“Merry Widow” — a delightful tale of tangled relationships, near misses, and jealous lovers
For its first season production, the Philippine Ballet Theatre presents "The Merry Widow"—a delightful tale brimming with tangled relationships, near misses, and jealous lovers. Originally premiered as an operetta by Franz Lehár in Vienna in 1905, "The Merry Widow"...
Cinemalaya 2025 Calls for Short Film Entries
Celebrating more than 20 years of championing Philippine independent filmmaking, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. open the screens for submission to the Short Film Category of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film...
CCP National Theatre Live Presents the Best of Both Worlds in Comedy and Horror
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...