Stunning pictures of the Metropolitan Theater (MET) in Manila were revealed on Monday by Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, revealing how the first phase of the heritage building’s rehabilitation is moving forward a year after work began.
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Golden Anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines celebrated in commemorative stamps
The 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is being celebrated with golden anniversary commemorative stamps issued by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). The new Philippine stamp bears the design of graphic Artist Irma Jane C. Junio featuring the digital rendition of the iconic facade and fountain of the […]
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Cultural Center of the Philippines innovates, builds 21st Century Art Museum
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is building a 21st Century Art Museum to mark the institution’s 50th anniversary this year. CCP announced on October 10 that its new contemporary museum will be called 21AM as it “addresses the relationship of 21st-century artistic idioms and traditional Philippine art.” The CCP 21AM will be initially […]
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Marvelous lights and sound show heralds holiday season at Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) welcomed the holiday season in the country with a spectacular lights-and-sound show titled “Sinag: Festival of Radiance”, showcasing Filipino traditional arts and modern technology. The CCP festival of lights, created in partnership with the country’s lantern-makers from the City of San Fernando in Pampanga, turned the building’s facade […]
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Philippines to hold 1st Manila International Performing Arts Summit
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will gather performing arts practitioners and international promoters and programmers from around the world for the very first Manila International Performing Arts Summit (MIPAS) happening this September 17 to 22. According to CCP Vice President and Artistic Director Chris Millado, the multi-platform summit primarily aims to gather arts […]
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Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere Opera set for stagings in international theatres
“Noli Me Tangere, The Opera,” based on Filipino hero Jose Rizal’s 19th-century novel depicting societal cancer, has received multiple invitations for stagings both in the Philippines and around the world. The Filipino Opera staged by J&S Productions broke box office records at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) during its stagings in March and […]
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Philippines’ 1st full-length opera Noli Me Tangere returns to CCP
Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), the Philippines’ first full-length opera based on the 19th century novel of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, is back on stage at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Pasay City for an all-new production. CCP, the country’s cultural performance center which is also offering International Women’s Month […]
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Philippine Arts Month opens with Pasinaya festival of 3,000 artists
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) celebrated the start of Philippine Arts Month in February with a jampacked weekend of “Pasinaya” – a multi-arts open house festival featuring Filipino heritage and arts performed by 3,000 artists. The artists who come from all over the Philippines and from different disciplines of dance, music, theater, spoken […]
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12 Original New Plays to See at the CCP
If you’re looking for entertainment options that keep you out of the rain in this wet season, then head on to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) where a festival of 12 untried, untested, unstaged and unpublished plays are being staged in the annual Virgin Labfest (VLF).
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