IPAG performs for Monaco crème  

Monaco has taken note of the growing prestige of IPAG. Dr. Stephen Zuellig, Philippine Honorary Consul, has invited IPAG to perform for special Monaco guests in Monte Carlo in July 5. The IPAG command performance is set at the Hotel de Paris for the Philippine National Day event which guests include Prince Rainier's family and other dignitaries. The program promotes the Philippines and has invited in previous years the Bayanihan, Cecile Licad, Pitoy Moreno, the Madrigal Singers, among distinguished Filipino artists. The IPAG performance gives new dimension to Filipino culture as the Philippine South is now highlighted.

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IPAG Highlights Taiwan Gala

The Changhua International Arts Festival featured the IPAG as highlight in its finale night. IPAG performed as Philippine representative with other companies from Uzbekistan, Nepal, India, South Korea, and Taiwan after a week-long festival that took the companies to various parts of this picturesque Taiwan region.

Capping the Taiwan sojourn was a Hand Drum Concert in the capital city of Taipei, a concert shown in international cable TV. IPAG performed a suite of Mindanao music using indigenous drums, gongs, and idiophones. The two festivals run from December 8 to 18. Organizer of the festival was the International Organization of Folk Arts (IOV).

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Triumphant 24th Season

An estimated 60,000 to 70,000 persons have viewed the IPAG performances in the last 24th Season (April 2001-March 2002). IPAG brought its "Tales From Mindanao" to large audiences and rousing applause in the U.P. Diliman and Los Banos campuses, Immaculate Concepcion, Xavier School, Assumption, Miriam College, Letran, University of Baguio, Virgen Milagrosa University) San Carlos, Pangasinan), Central Philippines University, and Museo Pambata, among others. The "Tales" national tours is part of a larger program that advocates peace through the bridging of cultures.

In its MSU-IIT Iligan home-base, IPAG mounted cooltura@pop, a concert that featured Philippine pop music and dance merging with folk cultures. The revue marketed by the MSU-IIT Filipino Department was staged August 17 and 18.
 

IPAG Director in World Who's Who

The Who's Who in the 21st Century has announced the inclusion of IPAG Director Steven Fernandez in its first edition for the millenium. Biographies from all over the world are carefully screened for inclusion in this major reference published by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England. Editor-in-Chief Jon Gifford in his announcement writes: "It is difficult to select biographies whose achievements are among the most noteworthy in their field."  check out the Director's page 

IPAG Choreographer is Rotary GSE Fellow

Nolly Ceballos, IPAG Resident Choreographer, leaves April this year for a month-long stay with the various Rotary Clubs in Cincinnati, Ohio. He joins 4 others as fellows of Rotary Dist. 387 in the Group Study Exchange Program. Ceballos was selected from an original list of 40 applicants.

Music Ensemble launched

After its successful concert and TV documentary in Taipei, the IPAG music ensemble will be formally launched with a major concert sometime this year. It however continues with its concerts minus the main dance ensemble in a promotional tour in Taipei, Taiwan and local lounge concerts, the first of which is entitled acousticplus@toms scheduled soon at Tom's Diner. The ensemble accompanies all the performances of the IPAG. It had a major concert in 1999 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila.

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