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Tokyo Salutes IPAG-Sovanna Phum Production
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Cultural history in PMA show
IPAG is first cultural group to perform for Philippines' premiere military academy

'Diyandi' for Iligan fiesta
The Iligan 'sinulog' celebrated on stage by Iligan's premiere group




Large audiences fill IPAG shows in Baguio

IPAG hosts National Choreographers Workshop

Rasa Box Acting Workshop conducted by Singapore-trained artist

IPAG joins two international events


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Tokyo raves IPAG collaboration
Theater director and critic Kamaluddin Nilu of the Dhaka-based Center for Asian Theater sums it up when he asserts that, “this is the best Ramayana version I have seen.” The same glowing reviews have lighted the showcase marquee of the collaborative post-modern production of the Iligan-based Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG) and the Sovanna Phum of Phnom Penn

IPAG resident company of the MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology representing the Philippines joined over 50 other theater and dance artists in the Asia Meets Asia Theater Festival in Tokyo from October 16 to 23 where groups from the U.S., Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Amman, Tokyo, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong shared theater and their dramaturgies. The festival is an international exchange forum for international theater companies in Asia. more>>>
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IPAG makes cultural history in PMA
The Philippine Military Academy had a cultural 'encounter' last October 1 when the IPAG performed for the academy upon the invitation of its Superintendent. IPAG is the first cultural group to ever perform for the PMA. A packed gymnasium of officers, foreign military guests, cadets, and their families gave the IPAG a rousing standing ovation.

Visibly impressed, Superintendent Lt. Gen.Cristolito P. Balaoing asked all cadets who originally came from the MSU-IIT and Iligan City to come up on stage and be part of this historic occasion of sorts. A number of these cadets were once enrolled in the various colleges of the MSU-IIT.

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IPAG Celebrates Iligan San Miguel feast with “Diandi”
 “Diandi,” the tribal pact that cements unity among Mindanao communities highlighted the 2005 Iligan Fiesta and Tourism celebrations with IPAG’s Sinulog sa Diandi. IPAG composed several dance and music vignettes that depict the cultures of Iligan to celebrate the feast of the Archangel San Miguel.

Iligan’s life ways find expressions in the city’s folk arts that are performed during fiesta: the sinulog, the all-female dance diandi, and the all-male San Miguel comedia. IPAG performs dances created from the indigenous which reveal the Iliganun spirit and present Iligan’s three communities in harmony.
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Baguio shows draw large audiences
Tales From Mindanao and Tatlo Sa Isa, IPAG's touring productions, continue to draw large crowds in its Baguio City shows at the University of Baguio and the National High School. IPAG was in Baguio from September 26 to October 2 wowing college and high school students of the city's major universities. IPAG also conducted workshops in the Universities of Baguio, St. Louis, and the National High School.
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IPAG in Tokyo in October and Hawaii in July 2006
Asia Meets Asia Theater Festival featured "Reviving Subalternity," the IPAG collaborative work with Sovanna Phum, Waterfield Theater, and other contemporary Asian theaters in Tokyo from October 17 to 23. This bi-annual festival promotes the exchange of culture and theater practices. IPAG also highlights the Philippine Centennial celebration in Hawaii with a 5-island tour of its acclaimed Tales  From Mindanao in July 26 - August 4, 2006 upon the invitation of the Hawaii Centennial Commission. Updates will be posted.
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Actors attend Rasa Box Acting Workshop
Singapore-trained Filimon Blanco shared his craft with IPAG actors in an intensive 2-day workshop at the MSU-IIT last October 30 and 31. The Rasa technique is an Indian-based method where the essence (or rasa) is divided into 9 general emotions or human states, or navarasa. Blanco studied acting for 3 years under various masters in the Theater Training and Research Program of the Practice Performing Arts School. He started his theater career with the MSU Sining Kambayoka and now travels the islands to share his theater knowledge to community theater groups. Assisting Blanco is Hobart Savior, Artistic Director of the Liceo Performing Arts in Cagayan de Oro.
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photo credits: Saki Binudin/IPAG/Robert Booc/IOV Taiwan/Ronald Salazar/Arvin Solis /Steven Fernandez