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55 YEARS OF HARVESTING HONORS AND ARTISTRY
For 55 years, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has emphasized the importance of supporting and recognizing Filipino talents while providing them with platforms to pursue excellence in their respective art forms. Since its inauguration in 1969, the CCP has...
CCP AND ARTHALAND RENEW PARTNERSHIP FOR KUWENTONG KAHOY EXHIBIT
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and ARTHALAND renew their partnership and continue their collaboration and commitment to promote Philippine arts and culture with a MOA signing recently at the Arthaland Century Pacific Tower. Present at the signing were...
IN SITU, AN ART INSTALLATION THROUGH PERFORMANCE
"In Situ, Performance as Exhibition, The Philippine Edition" brings the power of performance to a transformative exhibition format, using the body as the primary medium to present art in the public space. This initiative focuses on the shared presence of the artists...
For As Long As I Can: CCP Gawad Awardee Marilyn Gamboa on her devotion to PH arts and culture
Marilyn “Lyn” B. Gamboa was initially befuddled when the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) named her as one of the recipients of the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining Award. For her, it didn’t make sense to be commended for simply doing what she loved: instilling...
RIPE FOR THE ARTISTIC HARVEST
When news about him being one of the recipients of the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining 2024, the institution’s highest recognition given to individuals and organizations, dance master and educator Generoso “Gener” Caringal likened it to picking a ripe fruit. “Bago mo pitasin...
CCP ARTHOUSE CINEMA REVISITS THE PAST WITH FREE SCREENING OF DEKADA ‘70
Bringing the best of filmmaking closer to every Filipino, the Cultural Center of the Philippines-Film, Broadcast, and New Media Division (CCP-FBNMD) screened Dekada ‘70 for free on September 19, 2024, at the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Theatre. This...
PROGETTO PUCCINI: A Celebration of Opera Mastery with the Renowned Maestro Fabio Armiliato – An Opera Masterclass Series Empowering Filipino Talent with Stellar Mentorship
Manila, Philippines – PROGETTO PUCCINI 2024 (October 1-4) takes center stage at The Metropolitan Theater, featuring a series of transformative opera masterclasses and culminating in a concert celebrating the beloved Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. This four-day...
HIMIG HIMBING: OYAYIN NIYANAKAN BRINGS REIMAGINED FILIPINO LULLABIES TO PANGASINAN
True to its mission of reintroducing indigenous lullabies to contemporary audiences and developing nurturers that are grounded in our Philippine songs and hele, the Cultural Center of the Philippines recently concluded its regional launch of the Himig Himbing project...
CCP CELEBRATES SINING KAMBAYOKA ENSEMBLE’S GOLDEN YEAR
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) celebrates the 50th founding anniversary of the Sining Kambayoka Ensemble with a series of outreach performances from September 25 to 26 at the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (CCP Blackbox Theater), and on September 27 to 28 in...
FRANKENSTEIN MAKES ITS COMEBACK WITH A NEW CREATURE
The CCP National Theater Live continues its second season with the return of the thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale Frankenstein on September 24, 2024, at 6 PM, at the Greenbelt 3 Cinema in Ayala Malls, Makati. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in...