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The
Province of Bohol has never been so active in the arts than
this February, the month nationally declared to be devoted
to the arts. With this year's theme tagged as ANI NG SINING
YAMAN NG LAHI, the various sections and committees of the
Bohol Arts and Cultural Heritage Council are spearheading
various cultural activities in coordination with CCAD, the
Center for Culture and Arts Development of the Office of the
Governor and with the City Arts and Culture Council of the
City Government of Tagbilaran Office of the City Mayor. The
National Commission for Culture and the Arts is a leading
supporter in collaboration with Globe Telecom, Ayala Foundation,
ICM Mall, BQ Mall, and other local partners.
The
celebration kicked off with a colorful parade last February
3 from the Bohol Cultural Center to Plaza Rizal, where the
public was feted with dances and songs capped by an inspirational
speech by artist Justice Magdangal de Leon. He expounded on
the theme by elucidating on the dignity and self-image of
the Filipino.
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The
CCAD in cooperation with the President Carlos P. Garcia
Foundation organized a Dinner for a Cause for the preservation
of the late beloved President Garcia's house/museum
and his family memorabilia lat February 10.
Various
competitions on the arts are currently in full swing:
a Pop Band Original Song Competition for Amateur/High
School and Professional/College categories (BACH Council
Music Committee); a Kundiman Singing contest (BACH Music
Committee); a drama interpretation contest among high
schools, colleges and municipalities (BACH Drama Committee);
a dance theatre choreography contest on Boholano folklore
for colleges and high schools (BACH Dance Committee);
and a comicbook illustration contest on Boholano folklore
(BACH Visual Arts Committee).
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Other
exciting projects also dot this month for love and the arts.
The BACH Literature Committee has been conducting creative
story telling sessions with pre-school children in the city's
day care centers utilizing puppetry to illustrate Bohol legends
and folk stories. It also mounted an interactive poetry session
last February 14 in the evening of Valentine's Day at the
Plaza Rizal. The Visual Arts Committee is conducting workshops
on Painting on Indigenous materials every Saturday and Sunday
afternoons at the Sitio Ubos Pavillion in front of the Casa
Suarez Museum.
A
Photography Exhibit will be opened today at the ICM Mall at
3:00 pm organized by the BACH Photography Committee. The BACH
Drama Committee has mounted Alfred Valenzona's one-act play
on ancestral houses entitled KARAANG BALAY, which was a hit
in the recently concluded NCCA National University Theater
Festival in Ilo-ilo, and is up sponsorship for a Bohol provincial
tour.
The
semifinals for the bands and kundiman contest will be held
at the ICM Mall on February 24 and 25, while for the dance
and drama contests at the BQ Atrium on February 26 and 27.
The Grand Finals and Culminating Activity for the National
Arts Month will be held at the Dauis Convent Churchyard on
March 2 at 7:00 pm. For more information please contact Mrs.
Enriqueta Butalid, BACH Council Executive Director and CCAD
Head, at the CCAD Office, telephone number 501-9287, or Lutgardo
Labad, BACH Council Chairperson, at 0917-306-1100.
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