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resident company of the MSU-Iligan
Institute of Technology
With a repertoire of over 40 full-length productions performed in
extensive tours here and abroad, IPAG has significantly contributed
to Philippine National Theater. It is recognized as a leading
Philippine Theater company today.
Its
productions have drawn much
acclamation from critics and
audiences. IPAG has developed a signature dance theater format based
on the pangalay, an indigenous dance form that is the Philippines'
closest claim to classical dance.
IPAG was founded in 1978 by its present Artistic
Director
Steven P.C. Fernandez
and dance researcher Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa. It is
recipient of various national awards and endowments that have
acknowledged IPAG's contribution to contemporary Philippine
Theater.
Founding members include Juliet Celeste F. Malit
(Choreographer), Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen (Associate Artistic
Director), Nenita Cristobal-Eya, and Rafael Mijares (Production
Manager).
Leading one of the dynamic theater movements in the
Philippines, IPAG holds the distinction of being the most-traveled
Philippine repertory company today having performed in over 100
cities in Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and North America, besides its
wide tours in the Philippines.
IPAG is the first Philippine-based
cultural group to produce a web site in the InterNet.
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