Pasinaya 2010

Choose from more than 80 shows at the Cultural Center of the Philippines as the CCP Resident Companies lead more than 2,000 artists perform excerpts of upcoming shows on Sunday, February 7, 2010.

Dubbed as the biggest one-day performing arts festival, Pasinaya 2010: CCP Open House Festival is the opening salvo of the National Arts Month in February. The event will be held in all venues of the CCP including the Front Lawn, the Promenade areas and the alley in front of the Production Design Center.

Highlights include the biggest gathering of "Tinikling" (bamboo dance) dancers at the CCP Front Lawn entitled "Bonggang Bonggang Bamboo: The Tinikling Showdown".

The public is invited to "see all they can, pay what they can" from 8:30am till 5:30pm. Various activities will be held in different "Zones" all over the CCP.

CCP Resident Companies regale audiences with snippets of their performance seasons in the Resident Company zone. Featured are Ballet Philippines, Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company, National Music Competitions for Young Artists, Philippine Ballet Theater, Philippine Madrigal Singers, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, Tanghalang Pilipino and the University of Sto. Tomas Symphony Orchestra. Other such zones are the Music Zone, Dance Zone, Theater Zone, Film Zone, Literary Zone, Visual Arts Zone, and the Children’s Zone.

Pasinaya 2010 offers workshops, information booths, exhibits, film screenings, puppet shows, storytelling, performance poetry, a culinary fair and cooking demos, and an arts and collectibles market. The CCP Pasinaya is held annually, and seeks to increase awareness of the CCP performance season and programs. This year’s Pasinaya is expected to draw crowds to the CCP anew as it offers audiences a day of fun and excellent entertainment through the popular "see-all-you-can, pay-what-you-can" scheme.

For particulars, contact the CCP Performing Arts Department at 832-1125 loc. 1611.

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My group, TEAM Dance Studio, is performing Rhapsody in Blue, at 12:40pm at the Bulwagang Francisca Reyes/CCP Rehearsal Hall. Hope to see you!

Check out the full schedule here.

CCP Dance School Scholarship Auditions on Jan. 9

I gots this through email. I remember my time as a scholar for Ballet Philippines, and what full of glee I was upon discovering that my hair was long enough to qualify my casting as one of the Kalikasan in Encantada. If any of you decide to take up the challenge, best of luck and, hey, have fun :)

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The CCP Dance School will be holding scholarship auditions for its SY09-10 January-March term on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the CCP Rehearsal Hall. Limited slots for full and half tuition scholarships are available.

AUDITION SCHEDULE

12:45-1:45pm for ages 9 to 13 and Male Scholarship Program
2:00-3:00pm for Intermediate and Advanced levels

Applicants are required to submit 2 pcs. 1x1 ID photos, dance resume and registration form with their audition fee prior to the audition.

For more information, please contact the CCP Dance School at 832-3689.

Happy new year everyone!

Watch out for dance news and views and generally more exciting things all around this 2010. :)