Cover The largest multi-arts festival in the country returns and takes 'Piglas Sining' as its theme. (Photo: LEMI)
The largest multi-arts festival in the country returns and takes 'Piglas Sining' as its theme. (Photo: LEMI)
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The largest multi-arts festival in the country returns and takes 'Piglas Sining' as its theme. Here's everything we know about the event
Cultural Center of the Philippines' (CCP) 'Pasinaya' returns with much flair three years after it was held live. The largest multi-arts festival in the country will once again fill various venues of CCP such as the Front Lawn, Liwasang Kalikasan, Tanghalang Ignacio B Gimenez and its surroundings, and the parade ground of Vicente Sotto Street.
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“This year, Pasinaya follows the theme ‘Piglas Sining.’ We are breaking away from the notion that the CCP is just the building. We are emphasising that CCP can be anywhere,” said CCP artistic director Dennis N Marasigan. Pasinaya continues its experience-all-you-can, pay-what-you-can scheme. For a suggested donation price of PHP50, participants may go in and out of the event venues and attend the 30-minute workshops in various art disciplines conducted by leading artists, resource persons and teachers. Guests may also watch as many shows, screenings, and activities as they can.
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On February 3, there will be a Pagtitipon, an invitational gathering of the Kaisa sa Sining (KSS) regional partners. There are 59 regional partners from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao in the KSS network, with three new partners joining. A program of the Cultural Exchange Department, the KSS aims to further strengthen the CCP linkages and cooperations with local organisations in the different regions of the country.
Palihan and Palabas happen on February 4 and 5, with the opening salvo kicking off at the CCP Front Lawn with a parade and special program. In Palihan, audiences = can join the different workshops; while they can watch unlimited shows, featuring more than 3,000 artists from different art fields, in Palabas.
Festival programmers and art groups will meet in Palitan on February 4 and 5, on-site at Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (CCP Black Box Theater) and online via Zoom. The open house festival partners with various galleries, museums and art spaces around the metro to put the spotlight on communal artistic spirit and collaborations. For this segment, the Paseo Museo, there will be hop-on, hop-off shuttle vans that will go around the participating arts spaces for free on February 4 and 5.
Through the Pasinaya, the CCP aims to provide a platform for artists and cultural groups to showcase their talents while nurturing the broadest public and creating new audiences through interactions and performances. Attracting more than 27,000 people with approximately 75,000 audience viewership pre-pandemic, Pasinaya is undoubtedly the biggest multi-arts festival in the country, and still getting bigger and better in its 18th year.
The Pasinaya will happen from February 3 to 5, 2023. Registration starts at 6:30am, at the Bukaneg side of the Front Lawn and at Vicente Sotto Street.
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