An additional day devoted to workshops expands the 13th Pasinaya Open House Festival 2017: Palabas at Palihan to two days. With Arts for Peace as this year’s theme, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, along with 18 partner museums/galleries opens its doors and offers more than 40 short workshops and more than 300 performances this February 4-5, 2017 making the Pasinaya the largest annual multi-arts festival in the country.
At the Palihan on February 4, 2017 from 9:00
AM to 3:00 PM, more than 40 short introductory workshops music, theater, dance,
visual arts, crafts and hobbies will be offered for kids, teens, and adults at
different spaces within the CCP. An Arts
Market will be on hand also where one can pre-register for various Summer Arts workshops. Those who have
an inner ballerina/danseur waiting to be unleashed can check out the sample
class in the Russian Vaganova Method by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde on this day.
Check out the
schedule of the workshops here.
At the Palabas on February 5, 2017 from 8:00
AM to 6:00 PM, performances abound at every space, nook and cranny of the CCP.
The resident companies, namely Ballet Philippines, Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company, National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA), Philippine Ballet Theatre, Philippine Madrigal Singers, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, Tanghalang Pilipino, and UST Symphony Orchestra, take center stage at
the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater).
Just like in
previous years, the music performances will be at the Tanghalang Aurelio
Tolentino (CCP Little Theater), the theater performances will be at the Tanghalang
Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theater) and the Bulwagang Amado Hernandez, dance
performances (folk, modern, ballet) will be at the Main Theater Ramp and at the
Bulwagang Francisca Reyes Aquino, and the film screenings will be at the
Tanghalang Manuel Condeo (CCP Dream Theater). Pasinaya will be capped by the People’s Gala featuring the CCP
resident companies happening at 6:00 PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP
Main Theater).
Better prepare
in advance by checking out the schedule of performances here.
The museum tour is another
attraction of the Pasinaya. And for this year, DLSU Museum, GSIS Museum,
Galleria Duemila, Avellana Gallery, 98B COLLABoratory, HUB Make Lab and
the Pandancan community join Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Museo Marino,
National Museum: National Museum of Fine Arts and National Museum of
Anthropology, Bahay Tsinoy, Casa Manila, NCCA Gallery, Museo Pambata, UP Manila
Museum of a History of Ideas, Cinematheque Manila, and 1335 Mabini bringing to
18 the total number of partner museums and galleries. Provided will be 30 vans
to shuttle people from the CCP Complex to the partner museums and galleries and
back making the tours a hassle free experience.
As for the
prices of admission, a minimum suggested donation of P50 will get one a
wristband that serves as entrance to the CCP. Wearers of the Pasinaya Baller worth P300 can have
fast pass access to all the performance venues. A group of five can take
advantage of the Mag-Anak Pass for
P1200. And for the ultimate Pasinaya
experience, one can avail of the Parterre and Lower Boxes for P3500 and P3000
respectively ensuring six guaranteed seats for all the performances at the CCP
Main Theater including the People’s Gala.
Take advantage too of the generous discounts on CCP publications and tickets to
upcoming shows offered during the festival.
Even though I’ve
seen hundreds of shows at the CCP over the years, I’ve only been to the
Pasinaya for just the past two years. I’ve learned then that comfortable
clothing is essential and to be always ready for any type of weather. I’ve also
noticed that once the performances by the resident companies at the CCP Main
Theater are done and while it gets set up for the People’s Gala, the lines at the other venues like the CCP Little
Theater tend to get very long, so one has to plan accordingly. It also pays to accept
beforehand that Plan A’s will not always work out and that it’s better to have
a Plan B or C ready just in case. I do find it fun whenever I step out of my
comfort zone and check out non-music performances and also artists/groups that
I’m not familiar with at all. And that is what will bring me back this year at
the Pasinaya even if I’m almost a
resident of the CCP.
Pasinaya 2017: Palabas
at Palihan
The CCP Open House
Festival
Palihan February
4, 2017, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Palabas February
5, 2017, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Various CCP Venues, Museums and Galleries in Manila
Ticket prices:
P50 minimum suggested donation
P300 Pasinaya Baller
P1200 Mag-Anak Pass
P3500 Parterre Box
P3000 VIP Lower Box
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