This tour's version will include a new dance-drama from the Maranao darangen: the "Abduction of Princess Lawanen" (that will also premiere for the forthcoming MINDULANI convergence festival in mid-98). 

New folk and ethnic dance vignettes add to the original international repertoire that has been extensively performed in Europe, Asia and the country. 

IPAG opens its performances in Winnipeg June 12 and move on to the 1998 International Festival of the American Association of Community Theater in Michigan, USA, June 22 to 28, where it represents the Philippines. It then travels to Cananda for more performances before proceeding to Europe. 

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1998 Summer Workshops 
Ballet, theater arts, jazz, and production apprenticeships are the training offerings of the IPAG School of Performing Arts this summer. The courses will provide opportunities for the community's youth to engage in productive endeavors when school is out. 

Classes begin March 23. A full-production recital is set May 3, 6:00 p.m., at the MSU-IIT gym. 

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NCCA Grants IPAG Rep Development Support 
Nineteen ninety eight will be a good year for IPAG as its operations for production and  adminstrative have been subsidized by a grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). 

The grant subsidizes support for the guild's repertory program through the build-up of its audience base in the community and outlying regions. 

The grant should ensure four major productions for IPAG's 1998 season.  

Season offerings for 1998 
Touring dance-music productions highlight the IPAG repertory season this year.  

The "Tales From Mindanao" saga sets for regional and international tours. This same production represents the country in various performance events abroad in May to September.  

A recital of new dance works caps the 1998 Summer Performing Arts workshops at the MSU-IIT in May 3. The summer workshops start March 23.  

A new small-cast play premieres at the MSU-IIT Mini Theater in week-end runs starting September 9 to 26.  

Datu Matu" is the IPAG centennial offering which caps the 1998 IPAG Season and starts its national performance tours in November. 

1998 World Tours 
IPAG represents the country in performance events and festivals in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. "Tales from Mindanao" is the featured production. In Europe, IPAG will go by the name Ballet de Mindanao.  

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The 1997 Tour 
 

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