Lakandayang Gives New Color to the 49th National Rizal Youth Leadership Institute
December 19, 2011
The Lakandayang Cult
ural Association Inc. added color to the prestigious 49th National Rizal Youth Leadership Institute held in Baguio City, December 10 to Decemebr 14, 2011. The Association was tapped by no less than Sir Reghis Romero II, Acting Supreme Commander of the Order of the Knights of Rizal to manage the program flow and productions of the Institute.
The group which was headed by LD Trustee Kriztine Viray made the event a lot more organized. The Sayaw-Awitan contest likewise was made more entertaining and was managed in a more professional manner because of the handling of the Lakandayang Cultural Assoc.
Ivan Cadiente, Mariel Albano, Camille Fortun, Gale Roxas and Lorraine Cerda served as Technical Crew. While Freshney Quitalig, Dinuel Manlogon, Hannah Tampioc, and Onad Herbon provided their services in the production management. Professional photographer James Brian Ona and Videographer Hector Calma documented the entire event. (Gale Roxas)
Lakandayang Handles DOE’s Be Bright Campaign Launching
The Lakandayang Cultural Association Inc. handled the production of the Department of Energy’s Be Bright campaign launching held in Taguig City, Philippines. The group headed by the program Director Kriztine R. Viray was able make the event fluid and organized.
Hon. Jose Almendras, DOE Secretary, was amazed by Teatro Komunikado’s production number entitled “I need a Hero” where Ace Montebon- a member of the theatre group donning a superhero costume (Super DOE/Captain Energy)- danced and leaped around the stage accompanied by a song of the same title.
Around 200 guests and representatives from Shell, Petron, Chevron, PNOC and other companies in the oil and energy industries graced the event. (Gale Roxas)
Teatro Komunikado Celebrates its 10th Year Anniversary
November 19, 2011
The event sponsored by Manila Ocean Park included (1) book launching of TK’s very first collection of original plays entitled Sampu sa Ika-Sampu: 10 Orihinal na Dula ng Teatro Komunikado; and (2) presentation of three one-act plays (Deliryo, Villa Colayco and Pobreng Alindanaw). Around 1000 students, faculty and guests attended the event.
Among those in attendance were Dr. Amalia Cullarin Rosales, Dean of the PUP Graduate School, Prof. Joseph Lardizabal, Director of the PUP Student Affairs, Prof. Racidon Bernarte, Director of PUP Research Management Office, Dr. Malou Garcia, Prof. Mila Dela Costa and Prof, Ara Ariraya. The nationally recognized and acclaimed author/writer Ricky Lee also graced the event and delivered a short congratulatory message to Teatro Komunikado and to its adviser Prof. Kriztine Viray.
Among the celebrity well wishers who sent congratulatory greetings to the group were: Jerico Rosales, Bea Alonzo, Iya Villaniya, Megan Young, Robi Domingo, Boy Abunda, JM Rodriquez, Maria Isabel Lopez, Claudine Barreto, Direk Maryo J. Delos Reyes, Direk Mark Meily, and many others.
The presented plays were well applauded by the audience. The audience laughed, cried and thought a lot. Deliryo, directed and written by Gerome Vallangca, is a psychological play which let the audience speculate and think. The actors were so talented that they brought a different reality to fore. Dennis Teodosio’s PObreng Alindanaw brought the house down with the plays comic and satirical tones. The play was directed by Hector Calma. The last play Villa Colayco, directed by CMMA awardee AV Sicam, made the audience cry.
The TK book Sampu sa Ika Sampu published by Lakandayang Cultural Association Inc. is available in hardbound and soft bound at National Bookstores and other bookstores around the country by the end of the year. A number of examination copies (hardbound) were distributed to the audience.
Ian Faustino, a TK Alumni working at a top TV network in the country and served as the event’s Production Manager had this to say: “TK, one of the Ten Outstanding Student Organizations of the POlytechnic University of the Philippines, promises to be a formidable organization in the field of theatre.” (by Mike Servitillo, with reports from Hector Calma)
Breaking Dawn (Part 1) Advance Screening Held for PUP Audience
November 17, 2011The Lakandayang Cu
ltural Association Inc. in coordination with the PUP Film Center sponsored and produced an advance screening of Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1) on November 17, 2011 at 6:30 in the evening, SM Centerpoint Cinema 2. The screening was exclusively for the PUP students, alumni, faculty and employees. Friends and relatives of PUPIAns were also invited.
Approximately three hundred eighty students and faculty attended the screening in a venue which could accomodate a little less than five hundred (500). The event was successful and fun. PUPians felt at home when the PUP Hymn was repeatedly played in the venue. A short program hosted by the Director of the PUP Film Center Prof. Kriztine R. Viray and Lakandayang trustee Paolo De Torres also added flavor to the screening. Movie cards and other items were given out to lucky audience.
The event was a fund raising program of the Lakandayang Cultural Association Inc. Proceeds of the screening will go to the various cultural activities and projects of the Association. (Hector Calma-PUP Film Center)
Montano Visits PUP’s Screening of Jose Rizal
July 1, 2011
Internationally acclaimed actor Mr. Cesar Montano visits Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ special screening of the film Jose Rizal (1998) on June 27, 2011 at the Bulwagang Balagtas, Ninoy Aquino Library and Learning Resources Center , PUP Main Campus. The event coincided with the 150th birthday celebration of the national hero. It was through the initiative of the PUP Film Center and the Department of History, College of Arts.
Montano emphasized the values that he imbibed during the filming of the film. He likewise shared to the attendees numbering about 900 hundred students that he underwent a 7-month long research and internalization before he was able to pull through an award winning portrayal of Rizal. He willingly accommodated several questions from the audience during the open-forum. Montano observed that the PUP students gave him a hard time because of their intelligent inquiries.
Mr. Montano’s efforts to propagate Rizal’s nationalism and idealism through his noteworthy projects and social initiatives were commended during the event when no less than the Acting Supreme Commander of the Order of the Knights of Rizal Sir Reghis Romero II awarded him with a Distinction Service Medallion. The award is given to individuals who exceptionally exerted efforts that conform to the philosophy and principles of Dr. Rizal. Mr. Montano is a member of the Order of the Knights of Rizal with a rank of KCR or Knight Commander of Rizal.
Dr. Juan C. Birion, Vice President for Student Services, who watched the screening of this 1998 classic film has this to say: “I was deeply touched by the film especially during the execution scene. Mr. Montano’s performance was really commendable. He was able to justify Rizal’s heroism and martyrdom with his brilliant portrayal.” (Kriztine Viray)
PUP Holds 1st National Convention on Film
By James Brian Ona
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines through the PUP Film Center holds the first National Convention on Film with the theme “Cultivating Film: Bringing the Art of Film Closer to the Masses” on July 5 and 6, 2011 at the Bulwagang Balagtas of the Ninoy Aquino Library and Learning Resources. The convention was graced by internationally and nationally acclaimed personalities headed by Director Maryo J. Delos Reyes as Keynote speaker.
The convention, attended by more than 200 participants coming from different universities and colleges in the country, was made fruitful by the lectures on Scriptwriting by Mr. Roy Iglesias; Film Acting by Ms. Irma Adlawan; Cinematography by Mr. Romy Vitug; and Film Directing by Mr. Mark Meily.
The PUP Film Center recognizes that film in the last few decades has become a popular way for artists to visually express their thoughts, ideas and temperaments. However, not many Filipinos can afford to enroll in expensive film schools and academies. Thus, events such as this convention would give students a chance to learn about film making inexpensively.
The PUP Film Center considers having the National Convention an institutional activity to continue the cultivation of the art of film for the Filipinos.
PUP FILM CONVENTION IS SET
June 16, 2011The First PUP National Convention on Film, organized by the Polytechnic Univesity of the Philippines Film Center, will be held on July 5-6, 2011 at the Bulwagang Balagtas, Ninoy Aquino Library and Learning Resouces Center, PUP Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila.
The event will focus on the theme “Cultivating Film: Bringing the Art of Film Closer to the Masses”. Topnotch Filipino Film Director Maryo J. Delos Reyes will be the keynote speaker while lecturers include Irma Adlawan, Mark Meily, Roy Iglesias, and Romy Vitug. The convention is open to all film enthusiasts, film and media students, mass communication majors, professionals and art teachers.
The activity is sponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Lakandayang Cultural Association, Inc.
For inquiries, please call 7164033 or emaIl your queries to pupfilmcenter@yahoo.com.
3rd PUP Group Painting Session Held
March 3, 2011The Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Visual Arts Office, University Center for Culture and the Arts, Lakandayang Cultural Association, College of Arts, through the Guhit Sudlungan Visual Arts Group organized the 3rd PUP Group Painting Session on February 26, 2011 at the PUP Freedom Park, Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila.
The event which produced around 20 collaborative paintings gathered around 100 students. The students were made to paint using coffee as their medium.The Guhit Sudlungan artists, lead by Arnold Lalongisip, who facilitated the activity guided the students to use the traditional medium to its full potential. This was to emphasize the event’s mission of using non-harmful painting materials in doing artworks. The event also stressed that painting materials which are synthetically and industrially produced could harm the environment and that concept of beauty and aesthetics must not be dependent on them.
With the success of the activity, the 4th PUP Group Painting Session is already an activity worth waiting in 2012.
Visual Arts Exhibit on Youth Empowerment At PUP
February 12, 2011
THREE PUPIANS SHINE IN BANGKOK CONFAB
February 2, 2011By Hector Calma
Mr. Joseph Reylan B. Viray, Prof. Kriztine R. Viray, and Mr. Jordan Niel A. Dinglasan participated and presented their respective productions, artworks and papers in the Asia Pacific Youth Forum on Climate Change: Explorations Thru Cultural Expressions held at Rajamangala Technological University, Bangkok, Thailand on January 24-28, 2011.
Mr. Joseph Reylan Viray, Chief of the PUP Visual Arts Office, UCCA, presented a paper/poster entitled “Doing Painting the Ancient Way: Going back to Basics” explored the use of ancient painting materials such as Achiote (Annato Seeds), onion skin, curry, alugbati, extracts from plants and minerals, and other environmental friendly materials in producing visual artworks. Mr. Viray emphasized that commercially and synthetically produced painting materials which are harmful to the environment confused the view of modern artists as to their concept of aesthetics. Artists began to rely so much on these materials and that beauty became synonymous with how painters masterfully manipulate these materials. Mr. Viray suggested that painters should start to redo their ways and that they should go back to basics. This is to truly manifest their concern and care for the environment.
Five artworks by Mr. Viray and the artists of the PUP Guhit Sudlungan were exhibited for five- days in the conference venue. The collection which was made out of ancient materials stunned the international participants for their simplicity and beauty. The collection was donated to the SEAMEO-SPAFA office in Bangkok, Thailand.
On the other hand, Prof. Kriztine R. Viray, Director of the PUP Film Center, tore the hearts of the participants when she presented her documentary film entitled “The Unwanted Visitor”. The film was so powerful that it generated a melancholic atmosphere in the conference venue. Almost everybody cried including the organizers. The film essayed the events that unfold during the visit of typhoon Ondoy in the Metropolitan Manila. Graphic and vivid images of deaths, loss of property, livelihoods, and sorrows touched the hearts of the delegates. Prof. Viray’s actual interviews with the victims likewise left unforgettable marks to the audience. Towards the end of the film, Prof. Viray stressed the resilient spirit of the Filipino people. The film showcased how Filipinos became aware of the evils of climate change and that they started to do their own little ways in caring for mother nature. The film underlined that there is still hope or that there is “a rainbow after the rain”, as the popular song of South border band goes.
A music video of the “Earth Song” composed by Ryan Cayabyab was presented by a student artist of Guhit Sudlungan Mr. Dinglasan in the same conference. The MTV was meant to educate and inform the youth about the importance of environmental awareness. Mr. Dinglasan, barely 18, used MTV because according to him this is a popular medium among young people. “This is the best way to reach out to my fellow youth”, he stressed.
Through travel grants provided by SEAMEO-SPAFA and Japan Foundation to the three PUPIANS, they were able to exchange minds with other 200 youth delegates from countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos PDR, Cambodia, Thailand, England, China, and other countries in the Asia Pacific Region.
LD Chair Presented a Paper in China Congress
October 23, 2010
Joseph Reylan Viray, chairman of Lakandayang Cultural Association Inc., presented a paper in the 2nd International Organization of Folk Arts (IOV) Youth Congress held in Nanjing, China, October 21-25, 2010.The theme of the congress is “Urban Sustainability and Cultural Heritage”. It was attended by more than three hundred youth delegates from around the world. Mr. Viray’s paper entitled “Blurring Cultural Divisions” recommended that its time to put emphasis on the use of arts and performance to blur the cultural distinctions. He claimed that doing collaborative art production could cultivate oneness and homogeniety.
HALIK-LIKHA at PUP Manila
August 7, 2010HALIK-LIKHA at PUP Manila
Polytechnic University of the Philippines, through the Office of the Vice President for Student Services, University Center for Culture and the Arts, Visual Arts Office and the PUP Graduate School, presents a visual arts exhibition about passion and creation dubbed as ” HALIK-LIKHA” which will be on board from August 17-28, 2010 at the Ninoy Aquino Library and Learning Resources Center Lobby, PUP Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila.
The exhibition will feature the PUP Guhit Sudlungan-visual arts organization of the University. Among the artists who will participate in the exhibition are Arnold Lalongisip, Neil defeo, Joel Chavez, Jordan Dinglasan, JM Saycon, Ejem Alarcon, Aldrin Alarcon, Reylan Viray, Rey Martirez, Alfred Martirez and other artists.
Should there be any queries and concerns, call 09175351923 and look for Joseph Reylan Viray.
PUP holds Taiwan Film Fest and Photo Exhibit
July 25, 2010The Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Office of the Vice President for Student Services, through the University Center for Culture and the Arts, Visual Arts Office, and PUP Film Center is hosting the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office’s Glimpse of Taiwan Culture and Heritage: A Film Festival and Photo Exhibit. The event will be on board from July 26, 2010 to Jul
y 31, 2010 at the Bulwagang Balagtas, NLLRC, PUP Main Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila.
The festival features the following films: Kung Fu Dunk, Orz Boys, Cape No. 7, Fishing Luck, Chocolate Rap and other noteworthy movies and documentaries.
Admission to the festival is free.
For queries, call 7167832 loc. 210 look for Profs. Joey Abat, Joseph Reylan Viray and Kriztine Viray.
Lakandayang Artist-in-Residence (LAIR) Open Call
May 12, 2010
OPEN CALL
Lakandayang Artists-in-Residence Program (LAIR)
LAIR- is an international artists-in-residence program of Lakandayang Cultural Association Inc. The program invites all interested international artists to undertake their creative works in the Philippines. The program shall have the following short term programs: 1-Month, 2-Month and 3-Month. All artists must submit the following: (1) Period of Residency with schedule of activities, (2) written artistic concept, (3) detailed CV, (4) Portfolio of achievements and works, and (5) PDF Copy of Passport to haringlupa@gmail.com . Please address your applications to Mr. Joseph Reylan B. Viray, Project Director and Chairman of Lakandayang Cultural Association, Inc.
The program shall have the following components:
(1) Cultural Exchange with Filipino artists
(2) Workshops
(3) Exhibitions/Shows/Concerts
(4) Cultural Tours
(5) Art Talks/Lectures
(6) Creative Exchange
(7) Entrance to Galleries and Performances
(8) Certificates of Completion will be awarded to the Artist upon completion of the program
(9) Etc.
Deadlines: LAIR does not have any specific deadlines. It accepts applications all-year round.
Decisions: Selected artists shall be notified via email upon a careful examination and evaluation of all the applications.
Fees:
Registration: US$200.00
NB: Registration Fee may be waived on request and upon deliberation of the Board of Trustees.
Lodging and Accommodation:
1-Month: US$ 1200.00
2-Month: US$ 2000.00
3-Month: US$ 2500.00
Studio Rentals: C/o Lakandayang Cultural Association, Inc.
Exhibition Venue Rentals and Exhibition Expenses: C/o Lakandayang Cultural Association, Inc.
Travel and Visa Arrangement: Not Available
Local Tours and Domestic Transportation: C/o Lakandayang Cultural Association, Inc.
3rd Bagasbas International Eco-Arts Festival
April 26, 2010The Bagasbas International Eco-Arts Festival (www.bbieaf.org) is an arts festival that involves the participation of six artists in the installation of large-scale bamboo structures on Bagasbas Beach in partnership with members of coastal communities in which they are immersed.
The festival seeks to bring increased awareness to environmental problems, provide new perspectives to solving environmental problems, and create new pathways where Art can be of functional use to communities as a tool for a better life.
In this latest iteration, the 3rd BBIEAF 2010, there are two added dimensions - a New Media Arts festival that involves 24 artists showing their digital art creations which includes videos, computer projects, robotics, etc; and a Public Furniture part.
This is going to happen from May 30 till June 5, 2010 in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
The 2010 BBIEAF is supported by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Interested artists can email jgp88@yahoo.com for more details. Please indicate your interest in either Installation, Public Furniture or New Media.
Invitation to Dream - A Fire Garden Installation
By Compagnie Carabosse (France)
The Singapore Arts Festival 2010 is all set to spark your imagination with an opening act that transforms the historic expanse of Esplanade Park and Empress Place Precinct into a glowing wonderland. Combining street art with creative fire display, internationally renowned French fire alchemist, Compagnie Carabosse recreates the urban landscape of the historic district, embellishing it with towering sculptures of metal, clay pots, fire curtains, blazing garlands and intricate patterns of flame. For three nights, the fire installation will light up the historic expanse of Empress Place Precinct and the Esplanade Park with an enchanting glow, carving out intimate spaces of warmth.
Accompanied by a haunting soundscape featuring renowned Asian musicians Andrew Lum and New Asia, Invitation to Dream promises to immerse all visitors in a breathtaking, yet tranquil experience that’s simply out of this world.
THE EMPRESS PLACE, TRANSFORMED
Within the familiar grounds of Singapore’s heritage trail, two captivating ‘Méli Mélo’ – tall metal rings resembling Ferris Wheels carrying firepots – slowly spin within each other, casting a hypnotic effect on the eyes.
A short walk away is another sensational sight: a ‘forest’ of glowing sleeveless vests seemingly suspended in mid-air, interspaced with flaming charcoal balls. At the ‘atmospheric ground’, one is surrounded by firepots and strategically placed radios broadcasting over 200 multilingual responses to the question, ‘What is life?’
THE ENCHANTING ESPLANADE PARK
Relaxing swings, hanging garlands of firepots and huge ‘fairy fireballs’ – metallic spherical frames studded with firepots – beckon visitors at the Esplanade Park. A starry ceiling of fiery bulbs lines pathways, with surreal sounds from overhead radios for soothing company. Tall fire stovepipes stand guard in one alley, gently billowing fire and smoke from their tops like a forest of glowing gothic candles. The pyrotechnic wizardry of Carabosse will light up a side of the Esplanade Park that has never been seen. Catch a glimpse of her hidden façade, and be spellbound.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
For the safety of motorists and members of the public, Connaught Drive, Old Parliament Lane and Empress Place will be closed on 14 – 16 May 2010 between 1800h and 2330h. Parking is not allowed at the above mentioned road during the road closure, and vehicles found parking indiscriminately and/or causing obstruction will be towed away.
Motorists can expect delays on the affected roads and are advised to plan for a longer time for their journey. We would like to seek the cooperation of all road users to comply with the directions of the officers deployed along the affected road.
Click here to view map.
SMRT and SBS bus routes will also be diverted, please click here to view map of affected bus routes.
We seek the public’s understanding and co-operation for any inconvenience caused. Members of public may call the Festival Hotline at (+65) 6837 9589.
Supported by The French Embassy - Voilah! and
Held in:
Part of the Marina Bay Invitations 2010
| Date | : | 14 - 16 May |
| Time | : | 7.30pm - 10.30pm |
| Venue | : | Empress Place Precinct (Victoria Theatre and Asian Civilisations Museum Outdoors) and Esplanade Park |
| Ticket Prices | : | Free |
LD Handles Baler 400
November 30, 2009Lakandayang Cultural Association handled the production and program flow of another national event Baler 400 competitions which was held at Sentro Baler, Baler, Aurora on November 17-21, 2009. The event was organized by the Department of Education and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Lakandayang (LD) trustee Prof. Kriztine Rosales-Viray headed the production committee. Prof. Kriztine likewise was one of the judges in the Poetry Performed competition.
Other LD members who attended the event were Prof. Joseph Reylan Viray, Chairman of Lakandayang, who served as member of the National Technical Working Committee and judge in the Creative Painting and Oratorical contests; Freshney Quitalig who prepared and edited the videos; and Shiela May Maluping who choreographed the production numbers.
Lakandayang Drama Tour 2009
November 8, 2009Lakandayang Cultural Association Inc. successfully mounted the Lakandayang Drama Tour 2009 which featured 4 plays performed by Teatro Komunikado and Sininglahi Polyrepertory last October 24, 26 and 27, 2009. There were four plays presented which include I Laugh You, El Heredero, Over a Cup of Coffee and a collection of Monologues by Polyrep. The plays were well accepted by students and professionals who attended and watched the playsThe group toured the plays in three places: Pampanga (Camp Olivas), Laguna (La Vista Resort, Pansol) and Quezon City (Amaranto Stadium).
With financial grants provided by Montessori Professional College System, the plays have been well accepted and recognized by the students audience. Prof. Kriztine Rosales-Viray, overall project coordinator, has this to say: ” Lakandayang will continue to propagate culture and the arts through worthy productions such as this one,” referring to the Lakandayang Plays.
LD Chair Addressed Vis-Min RYLI
October 31, 2009Lakandayang Chairman Joseph Reylan B. Viray addressed young leaders and students from different colleges and universities in Visayas and Mindanao regions last October 27, 2009 at Punta Villa Resort, Iloilo City. The event was sponsored and organized by the Order of the Knights of Rizal,OCCI, and the Kabataang Pangarap ni Rizal (Kapariz) .
Prof. Viray delivered a lecture on “Rizal and the Field Theory”. He employed the field theory advocated by the charismatic German social psychologist Kurt Lewin in analyzing and studying the life of the National Hero. He stressed that the field theory views the social environment as a dynamic field which interacts with human consciousness. Accordingly, Mr. Viray viewed Rizal as a product of his interaction with the social environment or with the social field.
Prof. Viray convinced the young delegates (approximately 300) to be sensitive towards their social environment and to be open minded about what the social field requires of them. He told the delegates to be of service to the nation by setting their goals and planning for ways how to achieve these goals. He urged them to go to action and be instruments of social change.
Mr. Viray is also set to deliver the same lecture in the National Rizal Youth Leadership institute in Baguio City on December 15-18, 2009. (Joel U. Chavez)
Three LD Trustees Present Papers in National Confab
September 2, 2009
Three trustees of Lakandayang Cultural Association presented papers in the Asian Congress of Media and Communications held at the Sarabia Manor Hotel, Iloilo City on August 26-29, 2009. Professors Joseph Reylan Viray, Kriztine Rosales-Viray and Racidon Bernarte delivered their respective research papers before 300 delegates from various universities and colleges around the country. The conference was organized by ACMC Legislative Council Philippines.
Mr. Viray and Ms. Rosales-Viray co-authored a paper entitled “Awareness, Knowledge and Attitude of selected communication students on the issue of media corruption in the Philippines”, while Prof. Bernarte discussed his proposal to include media literacy in the general education curriculum of various academic undergraduate courses in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
With grants from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, the three LD trustees were able to put across their advocacies in the areas of media literacy, media corruption, and ethics in journalism. (inserted photo shows the 3 trustees enjoying the sights of Iloilo City and Guimaras Islands)
