Following the highly successful and acclaimed dance concert tour in last year’s National Arts Month (NAM), the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Committee on Dance are all set to bring the dance festival around the country again in this year's Philippine International Arts Festival (PIAF) Ani ng Sining celebration for the whole month of February.
The committee led by Shirley Halili-Cruz of Quezon City Ballet, feels that reaching out to grassroots will lead to the discovery of new talents as well connecting to more Filipino dance artists. To make it more diverse and colorful, Sayaw Pinoy will involve “indigenous arts and artists in the production” all over the Philippines. The dance festival hopes that the interaction will create a more productive and a more creative atmosphere in the arts and culture sector.
The dance tour “brings together different dance forms such as classical ballet, folk dance, contemporary and modern dance. The country's top dance companies perform back to back with the local dance troupes of host cities and municipalities.” Sayaw Pinoy is one of the seven flagship projects of PIAF in celebration of NAM as per Presidential Proclamation No. 683 in 1991.
Judging from the requests the committee gets from local government units to perform in their cities, Sayaw Pinoy has established itself as one of the much-awaited events during the arts month. The month-filled event is set to capture a new breed of audience and pique the interests of many dance enthusiasts.
Sayaw Pinoy 2010 is set to hold performances in Batangas, Bicol, Bukidnon, Davao, Negros Occidental, and Kalinga as well as key places in Metro Manila.
For more details, please contact Mr. Rene Napeñas, Head of the NCCA Public Affairs and Information Office/PIAF Media Director at 527-5529 * 09285081057 / 09275582656 or PIAF Deputy Festival Manager, Vanessa Marquez at 527-2209 or 09186380412. You could also call us at 527-2192 loc. 612-615 or email us at ncca.paio@gmail.com.
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