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IPAG: Towards a Golden
Anniversary?
The IPAG spirit through 30 and
hopefully through more years:
so sums the buoyant atmosphere of the Pearl Anniversary celebrations
'Tales' hits the road;
'In2rscors' open
'Tales From Mindanao' takes to the road
starting in August to more nationwide audiences
Alumni, supporters
greet IPAG
"Hello" and "Congratulations" from all
over
June issue, vol 1, no
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July issue, vol. 1, no. 2
30th THEATRE SEASON
SHOWS
bookings particulars
Sept 5-22
CASS Rooftop Theatre,
Iligan City |
In2rcors
Two
of the more remarkable playwrights in Philippine Theatre today write
poignant and funny plays.
WELCOME
TO INTELSTAR by Chris Martinez &
DALAWA by Luna Sicat-Cleto
DirectionHOBART
SAVIOR
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Sept 18
CASS Rooftop Theatre,
Iligan City
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IPAGtugtog
CD launch and concert. IPAG’s first music CD features the Guild’s
compositions and adaptations of its notable dance-musicals. |
November
Main Theater,
Cultural Center of the Philippines
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FIBERS OF LIFE
a cultural celebration of indigenous Philippine weaving featuring the
ancient ikat weaving of Narda Capuyan
Mise
en Scene, Music & DirectionSTEVEN
PATRICK C. FERNANDEZ
LightsJOEY NOMBRES
ProductionIPAG
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Feb. 7-9, 2008
MSU-IIT Gym, Iligan City |
RANAW: ISANG
ALAMAT
a hero misunderstood. Adapted from the North Mindanao legend of Datu
Bato Lakungan. This musical play propelled IPAG to national prominence.
Winner, CCP Playwriting Contest
Direction&PlaySTEVEN
PATRICK C. FERNANDEZ
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TOURING PRODUCTIONS |
July - Sept
various venues nationwide
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TALES FROM MINDANAO
the highly-acclaimed
international dance-theatre continues to enthrall nationwide audiences. In various
sites: Manila, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, among others.
Mise
en Scene, Music & DirectionSTEVEN
PATRICK C. FERNANDEZ
ChoreographyNOLLY
CEBALLOS and IPAG
August
6-8 (Davao City); 13-16 (LaSalle GH); 18 (Crossroads QC.);
20 (UST, Mla); 23 (St. Pauls Mla.); 24 (UNO HS, Binondo, Mla);
28 (Immaculate Concepcion Academy, Mand.); 29 (St. Pauls Univ., QC.);
30 (Marcelo H. del Pilar Elem., Kamuning QC.)
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UWAHIG
Postmodern transcreation of Bukidnon-Maranao-Maguindano epics. Premiered
during the 31st UNESCO International Theatre Festival by
Mindulani.
Philippine representative to the 2007 Taipei Arts Festival, Oct.
27-28, Gunting Theater, Taipei
Mise
en Scene & ScriptSTEVEN
PATRICK C. FERNANDEZ
ChoreographyFELIMON
BLANCO and IPAG
DesignsBOOTS
DUMLAO and VICMAR PALOMA
MusicGEEJAY
ARIOLA and the MEBUYAN PEACE PROJECT
Check related articles:
Uncovering Uwahig
(also published in the June 19 issue of The Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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MING-MING
First prize winner in the 2006 Palanca. Three generations of a Moro
family cope with history and survival. Site: Bacolod City
Direction&PlaySTEVEN
PATRICK C. FERNANDEZ
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BAK2BAK
Artificial relationships and odd couples make
a play of their lives in these two comedies Babuyan Island by German Gervacio and
Isa Pang Kawing by Steven P.C. Fernandez |
ARCHIVES
29th Season closes
A grand season
produced 76 performances to over 70,000 audiences including 15 full-feature and
10 shortened performances of
Tales from Mindanao
in a two-and-a-half month coast-to-coast tour of Hawaii and the U.S. |
IPAG conducts dance workshop
"Transcreating Indigenous Dances" is the
pedagogy adapted for a workshop in Pagadian City, May 27-31, attended by 40
practitioners and teachers coming from as far as Masbate and Koronadal. |
'New Works' incite
post show gab
Uwahig
and
Of Cocks and Roces
encouraged a
post-performance dialogue with the audience in the plays' 3-week run in Iligan
City. |
IPAG in US road show
blitz
American audiences have responded with 15
standing ovations for 15 full-feature shows of
Tales
From Mindanao in the IPAG's US-Hawaii tour. Check the
US tour
web site.
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IPAG: Towards a
Golden Anniversary?
The IPAG
spirit through 30 and, hopefully, through more years: so sums the buoyant
atmosphere of three events in two days last July 12 and 13 that commemorated the
Pearl Anniversary.
Eugenia Duran Apostol, Inquirer publisher, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, and Time
Magazine’s Asian Hero, cut the ceremonial “abaca” last July 12 to open Diwang-IPAG,
IPAG-diwang, an interactive multi-media exhibit that signified milestones in
IPAG’s history while actors improvised performance.
The commemorative program was graced by by Mindanao State University President
Ricardo de Leon, MSU-IIT Chancellor Marcelo Salazar, Vice Mayor Henry Dy
(representing Mayor Lawrence Cruz), deans, the academe, heads of the city
government, and guests who have patronized homegrown theatre through our
seasons.
The program encapsulated the IPAG’s signature
collage of images and sounds as segments flowed from one part to the next. A
short documentary condensed IPAG’s and its artists’ contributions to Philippine
art. Images of productions from 1978 flashed and acknowledged those who built
the IPAG.
In the IPAG manner, the transcreation of indigenous
expressions shaped the Tausug pangalay, with the plaintive vocal
background of “Ha Susulan Tawi-Tawi” merging with a contemporary “Sarimanok”
piece. OPM song numbers punctuated portions enhanced by the choreographies of
our dance pool.
Greetings in digital files were sent via email by
former Associate Ricardo Caluen from Toronto, Consul Grace Valera and the
Migrant Heritage Commission from Washington D.C., and Rufino Ignacio from
Tacoma, Washington whose endowment now supports the eponymous Niaga-Siruffy
Awards. Contributions too from alumni were generous.
The highlight presented awards to Nolly Ceballos
(whose innovative choreographies fusing the indigenous with the contemporary
have helped shaped the IPAG form) and to actress Eleanor Judith-Lila (for her
contributions as office manager, property keeper, and performer that have set
the IPAG standard for office efficiency). Both awardees have been with the Guild
for over 2 decades.
Filmed “Congratulations” from Ignacio was flashed
on the large screen. With Ignacio’s support, the recognition of significant
homegrown artists will soon be institutionalized by these awards.
full
news in
IPAGULAT, July issue: your hard copy
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'Tales' hit road; in-base shows open
The
highly-acclaimed Tales From Mindanao hits the road starting in the first
week of August until the end of this Pearl Season.
 Simultaneously
in its Iligan home-base, IPAG mounts a twin bill of the more remarkable
playwrights in Philippine Theatre today. Poignant and funny, Welcome to
Intelstar by Chris Martinez & Dalawa by Luna Sicat-Cleto opens its
12-run performance on Sept. 5 to 22, 7:30 p.m., at the CASS Rooftop Theatre.
“Tales” is the most performed IPAG production having been performed in over a
hundred cities worldwide. Its recent tour of the U.S., including a headline
performance at the Kennedy Center, received standing ovations for all its 15
full-feature performances.
This string of dance vignettes pooled from Mindanao lore visits Davao (August
6-8), Manila (August 13-30) and returns to Davao in the first week of September.
Uwahig, the
postmodern play based on Maguindanao-Maranao-Bukidnon epics represents the
Philippines in the prestigious Taipei Arts Festival in October 27 and 28. Keep
updated for full schedules and details.
full news in IPAGULAT, July issue: your hard
copy
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Alumni, supporters greet IPAG
“Hello!” and “Congratulations!”
from all over flowed in
like a riverfeeding a field that continues to harvest. IPAG Alumni and
supporters shared their bounties from here and abroad: choreogra pher
Nolly Ceballos from New York, actress Olga Natividad from Chicago,
researcher-director Ricky Caluen
from Toronto, actress Joy Orbe-Brown from LA, artist Archie Pacana from Dubai,
Rufino Igancio (the awards) from Olympia, Washington, and our homegrown
supporters like Dr. and Mrs. Jun Oliverio, Dr. Girlie Maghanoy-Ledesma, Prof.
Venus Tan, Malou Cala, and the hundreds more who sent well wishes.
Messages in video and email were
delivered by Ignacio, Consul Grace Valera, the Migrant Heritage Commission in
Washington DC, MSU-IIT Chancellor Marcelo Salazar, Caluen, Ceballos, and
Natividad.
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2006
US-HAWAII TOUR
WORLD TOUR 2002
2002 REVIEWS
IPAG WORLD TOURS
TALES FROM MINDANAO
MORE REVIEWS
IPAG has performed in over 100
cities around the world, in the USA, Hawaii, Monaco, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, the
Netherlands, Austria, United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, .
It won the Grand Prize in the Concourse de
Chanson Internationaux
and was most awarded group of the 13th International Folklore Festival in
Port Sur Saone, France.
It performed for the Philippine Centennial Celebrations in
Hawaii and in 6 other States in the U.S. Mainland. |
photo credits: Arvin
Solis | Saki Binudin | IPAG | Robert Booc
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Taiwan | Ronald Salazar | Steven Fernandez
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