Exciting Performance to See this 2023 PASP & ARDP Dance Season!
With award-winning
productions that feature masterpieces from the Filipino dance repertoire and
brand new works by young choreographers, the Metropolitan Theater and the
Cultural Center of the Philippines, featuring artists of the Professional
Artist Support Program (PASP) and Alice Reyes Dance Philippines (ARDP), present
a new and exciting season of Dance.
ENCANTADA
April 14-15, 2023 |
Samsung Performing Arts Theater
April 21-22, 2023 |
Metropolitan Theater
In celebration of
Earth Day, the season opens with ENCANTADA,
a Filipino masterwork Directed and Choreographed by National Artist for Dance
Agnes Locsin with Music by Joey Ayala, Libretto by Al Santos, and Production
Design by National Artist Salvador Bernal. It tells the poignant tale of the
repercussions that come with man's destruction of nature.
RAMA, HARI
September 15-16,
2023 | Metropolitan Theater
September 22-23,
2023 | Samsung Performing Arts Theater
A Filipino modern
rock opera ballet, RAMA, HARI is an
acclaimed collaboration among five National Artists – Alice Reyes for direction
and choreography, Ryan Cayabyab for music, Salvador Bernal for production
design, Bienvenido Lumbera for the libretto, and English translations by
Rolando Tinio. An adaptation of the Sanskrit epic poem Ramayana, this
masterpiece features renowned singers in the Filipino music industry and
incorporates traditional theatre, song, and dance devices found and shared
among Asian nations.
CARMEN AND OTHER SPIRITS
October 20-21, 2023
| Samsung Performing Arts Theater
October 27-28, 2023
| Metropolitan Theater
The passion and
high drama of Bizet’s opera ignites the stage with Alice Reyes’ CARMEN. This bold piece top bills a
program that showcases the artists' dynamism and bravado in modern,
contemporary, and neo-classical genres. It features iconic gems in the Filipino
Dance Repertoire and the premiere of choreographic works by the new generation
of top Filipino choreographers including a suite of dances exploring the rich
culture of the Bicol Region.
PUSO NG PASKO
December 1-2, 2023
| Metropolitan Theater
December 22, 2023 |
Samsung Performing Arts Theater
An acclaimed and
well-loved production that premiered in 2022, PUSO NG PASKO returns as the new Filipino holiday tradition for the
family. This year, it expands the world of Tres Reyes as it continues to
explore and incorporate more of the different festivities in the Philippines.
PUSO NG PASKO tells the story of
Lolo Val, now living in New Jersey, as recalls to his young granddaughter,
Angelita, the magical Christmases of his youth with the barkada in the old hometown of Tres Reyes. From parols to puto bumbong, Simbang Gabi to parties in the town plaza, young love to nostalgia
via Zoom, the true spirit of Paskong
Pinoy is celebrated to the timeless music of our favorite Filipino
Christmas carols arranged by Ryan Cayabyab.
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