CCP Pasinaya 2011: Pay What You Can, See All You Can

 

 

 

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has once again opening its doors this Sunday for Pasinaya 2011, the institution’s Open House Festival.

More than 120 preview shows in dance, music, theater, visual arts, literature, and cinema was presented by around 3,000 artists led by CCP’s resident companies-- the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO), the University of Santo Tomas Symphony Orchestra, the Philippine Madrigal Singers (Madz), Tanghalang Pilipino (TP), Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company, the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, Ballet Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theater and the winners of the National Music Competitions for Young Artists.

All possible venues in CCP was used as performance spaces. Theaters, lobbies, hallways, promenade areas, and the alley beside the Production Design Center will be “zoned” according to artistic genres.

Under a “See all you can, Pay what you can” scheme (the CCP suggests a donation of P20), the public was able to watch previews of shows such as TP’s “Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal: Vack with a Vengeance,” which opens later this month and participate in crash workshops (“Learning How to Sing in 15 Minutes” with the Madrigal Singers).

More than 6,000 people attended the festival, which has activities geared towards all types of audiences. There are child-friendly activities, multimedia exhibits and stalls selling “artistic knickknacks.”

The CCP also offered 50-percent discounts to selected shows, among them the Monodrama Manila Festival, PPO Series, “Don Quixote” and “Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah.”

Pasinaya 2011’s highlights include a People’s Gala celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Jose Rizal, National Hero and author of “Noli Me Tangere” and “El Filibusterismo.” A 1,000-voice choir that includes the Madz will be accompanied by the UST Symphony and the PPO during a performance of Ryan Cayabyab’s choral arrangement of Rizal’s poem “Mi Ultimo Adios” (My Last Farewell).

Actors Tommy Abuel, Joel Torre and Pen Medina (who have all played the National Hero) led the reading of the said poem in Filipino.

The Paspass or Fast Pass, available for P100, ensures that a guest skips to the front of the line and gets the best seats in the house.

For more information, call the Performing Arts Department 8321125 loc. 1600-1607 and 1611. A complete schedule is available at http://www.culturalcenter.gov.ph.

 

 

 

 

Source:

http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/philippines/pay-what-you-can-see-all-you-can-at-ccp-pasinaya-2011-tomorrow-feb-6