The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) through its Cultural Exchange Department (CED) will give out Local Tour Grants of Php 50,000 each to nine qualified cultural performing groups from the regions to enable them to implement a short tour of their productions within or outside their community.
The year 2014 is another significant time for the CCP as it celebrates its 45th anniversary as well as the 35th year of its outreach and exchange programs. And one of the highlights of this celebration is the provision of local tour grants for small productions by deserving regional cultural performing groups. Through this program, the CCP CED endeavors to support and motivate local cultural performing groups to achieve artistic excellence and promote local art and cultural expressions in various venues and communities. More importantly, the program would be a fitting celebration of the center’s regional cultural work in the last three and a half decades. Following the anniversary theme of “Sining ay Buhay, Buhay ang Sining” (Art is Life, Art is Alive), the local tour grants program will present the flourishing of arts and culture in the regions.
Three performing groups per region (Luzon/Visayas/Mindanao) will be given the tour grants. The grantees are expected to render two (2) performances in two (2) sites with an interaction session after each performance. The chosen groups must implement their local tours anytime between July-August 2014.
The criteria for evaluation and selection are as follows:
1. The tour grant is open for regional (either from Luzon, Visayas or Mindanao) cultural performing groups who have been actively presenting, producing & promoting their local art forms in the last 8 years.
2. The group or organization should have a very good track record and is recognized by their peers and community.
3. The group’s production or creative work must be original with a high level of artistry, utilizes a local artistic form/s and presents either the history, traditions and culture of their community or region and must run for a minimum of one-hour.
4. The production must have been previously mounted for public performances.
All interested and qualified regional groups must submit an accomplished application form (available at the CCP website) together with the following: Historical Profile of the group; Synopsis, Program, Script or Repertoire of the Production; Photos and sample video/audio documentation; Press Releases or Reviews; List of Touring Party (actors and production team); Target tour dates and sites; and Two (2) recommendation letters from reputable institutions (e.g. university, foundation, LGU). The deadline for submission is on May 20.
For more information, check out the Outreach and Touring Program in the CCP website www.culturalcenter.gov.ph or contact the CED at (+632) 8321125 local 1708 to 1709, telefax (+632) 832674, and email address ccp.ced2014@gmail.com.
