THEATRE

IPAG to Luzon and Negros in 5th Leg Tour

The Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG) sails for its 5th Leg of its "Tales From Mindanao" national campus tours from November 27 to December 9, this time drawing in the audiences of Manila, Batangas and Negros Occidental.

IPAG has thrilled thousands of audiences, mostly school children, by its touring performances of Mindanao stories using its signature dance theater idiom. The performances have reached diverse sectors in diverse settings around the country. Students from elite private schools, businessmen, rural audiences in 6th class municipalities, and underprivileged school children in barangay schools, among others, have watched IPAG performances.

IPAG performed last month to a jam packed Holy Cross College gym in Davao City - part of its 4th leg itinerary -- where the crowd responded with a standing ovation. Iloilo City also gave IPAG another standing ovation in a full-house performance at the Jesuit-run Sta. Maria Catholic School last Oct. 23. IPAG that has consistently enthused large audiences also performed in Bukidnon (Quezon and Kabanglasan) and at the exclusive St. Joseph's School in Iloilo City.

Leg 5 mounts "Tales'" 45th shows for this 26th Season alone that have drawn over 40,000 audiences. These tours are part of a larger advocacy to bridge communities for peace through theater. IPAG is the resident cultural company of the MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology and acclaimed as a leading theater in the country today. It has won much acclaim in its wide international tours in Europe and Asia.

The 5th leg schedule follows: Museo Pambata (Nov. 27), La Salle Lipa (Nov. 28), University of Asia and Pacific, Mandaluyong City (Nov. 29), Bago City (Dec. 2), Escalante (Dec. 3), Sagay City (Dec. 4), Victorias City (Dec. 5), Cadiz City (Dec. 6), San Carlos City (Dec. 8), and Talisay city (Dec. 9).
Performing in the IPAG Ensemble are: Melvin Pascubillo, Leilani Monterola, Reynan Revillas, Eleanor Lila, Arlem Abanes (Stage Manager), Lilybeth Maraon, Wenna Balaido, Julius Hechanova, Geoffrey Peñola, Amado Guinto, Beverly Villarente, Florivic Caoile, Genevieve Dargantes, Kenn Velasquez and musicians Ronald Allan Salazar, Jose Ma. Tolentino, Jhanis Saceda, Loraine Antiquina, and Enrique Batara. Steven P.C. Fernandez directs with principal choreography by Nolly Ceballos and the IPAG Creative Collective and Technical Direction by Arvin Solis.

Supporting the IPAG are WGA SuperFerry (exclusive carrier of the national IPAG tours), the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Pioneer Insurance, Jollibee, and the MSU-IIT.

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