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IPAG’s 49th SEASON OPENS

In August 2027, the INTEGRATED PERFORMING ARTS GUILD (IPAG) turns fifty. Its 49th Season (August 2026 โ€“ May 2027) sets the road to Gold with iconic productions: Tales From Mindanao, Tatlo sa Isa, Sita: The Ramayana Revisited, Marlen, Sinulog sa Iligan, plus new innovative plays. To banner an exceptional presence in Philippine Arts, Letters, and Performance, IPAG restages Ranaw: Isang Alamat ย which chained the Guild’s engagements with the countryโ€™s premier institution โ€“ the CCP. ย 

IPAG that grew outside of the confines of metropolitan centers has contributed to half a century of prominence in Philippine Performing Arts. It survived on the fringes of pastoral locations, yet established its prominence on the World Stage.

The INTEGRATED PERFORMING ARTS GUILD (IPAG) is a renowned performing company in the Philippines, celebrated for its innovative work in theater and dance rooted in Southern Philippine cultures. Founded in 1978 in Iligan City, IPAG has become an independent professional company that promotes Filipino artistry and storytelling. Its acclaimed productions showcase diverse narratives from the Philippines, particularly Mindanao, blending traditional and contemporary forms to inspire and entertain audiences across generations.

accredited under the INTEGRATED PERFORMING ARTS GUILD – ARTISTS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IPAG-ARM), INC.,
under the laws of the Philippines, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 20, 2009
with registration number CN200929803. ISNI: 0000 0000 3492 8334 registered https://isni.org/0000000034928334
IPOPHIL Document No. 2026/180084

TESDA Certificate of TVET Program Regs CTPR RPTP No. EBET-Upskilling-2026-10-35-CRE000000-037


IPAG commemorates its grandest achievement โ€“- 50 years of a sustained and exceptional presence in Philippine Arts, Letters, and Performance. Growing on the fringes, IPAG highlights how the Philippinesโ€™ most-travelled and most-awarded repertory company has soared amid the challenges, where the mirrors of culture honor heritage and soar higher to the light. A performing company that grew outside of the confines of metropolitan centers rising to prominence in Philippine Performing Arts, surviving on the fringes in pastoral locations, yet establishing its prominence on the World Stage.

NEWS & EVENTS

Onwards to 50
49th Season Productions and Programs

TESDA Region X awarded the Certificate of TVET Program Registration for The Basic in Performing Arts under the Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Program to the Integrated Performing Arts Guildโ€“Artists Resource Management (IPAG-ARM).

The ceremonial awarding was led by Provincial Director Norayah A. Acas with the Executive Director of IPAG-ARM, Mr. Steven Patrick C. Fernandez, marking another meaningful step in supporting local artists and aspiring performers in the province. This partnership creates opportunities for individuals pursuing their passion in the creative field.

๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—š๐—จ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—— – ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—˜ ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง, ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–. (๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š-๐—”๐—ฅ๐— , ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ.), through its ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ (๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š-๐—ฆ) implements the Culture-Arts initiative of ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—” (๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—›๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—˜๐——๐—จ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—”๐—จ๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ). Philippinesโ€™ pioneering Culture-Arts Academy, whose framework and pedagogy are derived from IPAG practices, empowers our Creative Industry, and fulfill the economic demands of the 21st Century, where creativity and imagination are our power tools

Launched May 29 with the Opening exhibit of KABILIN Heirloom Crochet at the Espasyo Gallery, Iligan City

๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š
๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™จ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ง๐™–๐™œ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™œ ๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค๐™จ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ก๐™š ๐™™๐™ž๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™– ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ฎ

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STEVEN PATRICK C. FERNANDEZ, DFA
Founder-Artistic Director

The IPAG LOGO and its mast are designed by pioneering Resident Visual Arts Advisor DENNIS ORELLANA. The font in the IPAG mast is credited to pioneering researcher-visual artist DIONISION ORELLANA who also was a Founding staff of the MSU Research Center, now renamed the Mamatua Saber Center in Marawi City.

The IPAG mast font is commonly referred to as the “Orellana Font.”

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