The University, in collaboration with the Kalimudan Culture and Arts Center (KCAC) leads the celebration of the 1st Layag Festival with the theme “Layag Gensan 2012: Collaborative Arts Spaces” on September 24 to 26.
The festival which is a joint project of “Pagari: Brother's in Peace” which is a theatre production and Sambolayang, a visual arts presentation, aimed to depict the significant role of culture in the development of General Santos City.
Visual Arts exhibit and cultural presentations were showcased during the opening program at SM City- General Santos in September 24. Vice- Chancellor for Academic Affairs Mary Lynn S. Abiera welcomed the guests and participants.
The affair was attended by MSU- General Santos Chancellor Abdurrahman T. Canacan, Mayor Darlene Antonino- Custodio, and Chairman Nemesio Nemi Miranda of the National Committee of Visual Arts (NCVA).
Pagari's premier launching was done in the afternoon on the same day by the MSU Kabpapagariya Ensemble at the MSU-College of Education Training Department (MSU-CETD) covered court witnessed by groups of Moro leaders, priests, religious sectors, the military, students and teachers.
“Pagari: Brothers in Peace” is a theatrical production inspired by both the Maguindanao and T'durray epics. The project was funded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and implemented by MSU-General Santos by project coordinator Alma Celesthia Aguja,. Sambolayang is an innovative, community- based visual arts festival bringing together artists from Southern Mindanao – Davao City, Davao provinces, the provinces of Sarangani, South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, and General Santos City.
Sambolayang celebrates and promotes the diverse talents of Southern Mindanao contemporary visual artists in various genres.
Contingents from public and private elementary, secondary and tertiary schools from the city witnessed the show during the second and third day. Discussions were conducted by the organizers to the students before and after the show for a deeper understanding of the production. (Source: MSUGensan.edu.ph)
0 (mga) komento