In celebration of the National Children’s Month and the National Indigenous Month, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Cultural Exchange Department (CED) will hold the 5th Kutitap: Isang Piging ng Kabataang Makasining from October 22 to 24 in various venues at the CCP.
One hundred children and youth representing various cultural communities all over the country will be gathered at the CCP for a three-day celebration of arts, culture and traditions. Kutitap aims to instill among the Filipino children and youth a deep sense of understanding, appreciation and pride for Philippine arts, indigenous culture, as well as to promote creativity and positive social values. Kutitap will conduct interactive activities to include mini-workshops and showcases (in dance, drama, music, rituals, visual arts, etc.), storytelling, crafting, traditional games, film viewing, group discussions, creative collaboration, educational-exposure tours, among others.
Since the first gathering in 2009, Kutitap has already reached over 2,492 children from 54 local communities nationwide. In 2011, the project was redesigned for the benefit of the children in Northern Luzon (Hagonoy, Calumpit, Macabebe-Pampanga, & Jaen-Nueva Ecija) which was badly affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel.
This year’s participants will be children ages seven to 12 years from the following cultural communities: Mindanao – Mamanwa, Kagan, Sama Lutangan, Kolibugan; Visayas – Sulod-Bukidnon, Negrense, Ati, Waray; Luzon – Jama Mapun, Bolinao, Olongapo, Itneg; and children from various schools and communities in the National Capital Region (NCR). Kutitap 2013 is being implemented with the support and partnership of Museo Pambata, Star City, The Mind Museum in Taguig, Children’s Hour, LJC Restaurants and the DepEd Instructional Materials Council Secretariat.
For more information, call the CCP Cultural Exchange Department at 832-1125 loc. 1708-1709.
