THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will carry on its mission and intensify its work in promoting and preserving the best of Filipino arts and culture amid its temporary closure and three-year structural redevelopment.
Expect CCP to showcase more diverse pool of Philippine talents and bring them even closer to local communities.
The institution's leaders led by president Margie Moran-Floirendo reinforced that CCP is committed to bring its programs and activities even closer to local communities as they tap various venues nationwide.This year marks CCP's next chapter by expanding the celebration of artistic excellence and cultural development through a more accessible and diverse lineup of live performances, productions, exhibits, as well as training and education programs highlighting the passion, creativity, and spirit of the Filipino. CCP shall showcase a more diverse pool of Philippine talent, promoting them alongside the projects of its resident companies Ballet Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theatre, the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group and the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company, Tanghalang Pilipino, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philippine Madrigal Singers and the National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation (Namcya).Kicking off the new year is the opening of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra's (PPO) 38th concert season and fifth series last January, spotlighting Japanese-American conductor Maestro Shizuo Kuwahara, who is among the conductors shortlisted for the Music Director position. During the sixth and seventh series of concert season on February 24 and March 17, respectively to be held at the CCP's Metropolitan Theater, fans can also immerse in delightful classical music performances with international guest soloists and renowned Filipino artists of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.On February 3, Sunsets At Makiling brought the PPO to audiences in Los Baños and other nearby towns for a rare experience of live orchestral music with a beautiful backdrop of sunset in the mountains. Meanwhile, the largest annual multi-arts festival in the country, Pasinaya 2023: The CCP Open House Festival returned live from February 3 to 5, in various venues at the CCP Complex and in partner museums and galleries. Music, theater, dance, visual arts, film, and literature were celebrated via over a hundred shows, workshops, and activities.
