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The INTEGRATED PERFORMING ARTS GUILD (IPAG) is the countryโ€™s most-travelled and -awarded performing company recognized for its groundbreaking work in theater, dance, and performances sourced from the cultures of the Southern Philippines. Founded in 1978 in Iligan City, IPAG has evolved into an independent professional company that continues to champion Filipino artistry, storytelling, and heritage. Through its acclaimed productions, IPAG brings to life the diverse narratives of the Philippines โ€“ especially those from Mindanao โ€“ blending traditional and contemporary forms in ways that inspire, educate, 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

Thirteen months before 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

Applications for 49th Season Now Open

Onwards to 50
49th Season Productions and Programs

“Tales From Mindanao”
performs for 76th Iligan celebration

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.

Aligned with the directives of Secretary Kiko Benitez to strengthen and empower the creative sector, TESDA recognizes the important role of arts and culture in community development and nation-building, and build sustainable careers in the performing arts industry

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

๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—•๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆ. First of several courses whose expressions and processes are sourced from local cultures. ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™จ: ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™‹๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™š | ๐˜ฟ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™œ๐™ฎ | ๐˜พ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™š๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฅ๐™๐™ฎ | ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ | ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ฌ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ | ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ | ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐™๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง | ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ

Launched May 29 with the Opening exhibit of KABILIN Heirloom Crochet at the Espasyo Gallery.

TESDA Accredits IPAG Performing Arts Program

BWPA’s โ€œHiragiyawanโ€ Recital

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

IPAGโ€™s story is a model of fortitude, resilience, and conquest as it journeys towards its Gold Year in 2027. Its history is likened to a full-length play where a Prologue opens 3 Acts towards a triumphant climax. Here is the first of a three-part series of the history of the Philippines’ most-travelled and most-awarded repertory company.

  • 49th SEASON Applications Open

    ๐—๐—ข๐—œ๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š. ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐— ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜. Weโ€™re setting up our Golden Anniversary in 13 months. To banner 50 years of a sustained and exceptional presence in Philippine Arts, Letters, and Performance, the INTEGRATED PERFORMING ARTS GUILD (IPAG) celebrates with the performance of iconic productions that have enthralled millions worldwide. Capping our 50th Season is โ€œ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฌ: ๐™„๐™จ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ…

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Contact

INTERNATIONAL BOOKINGS

STANLEY PERRY C. FERNANDEZ (+63) 977 031 4669      921 414 6179
fernandezstanleyperry@gmail.com


LOCAL BOOKINGS

ARLEM M. ABANES
(+63) 917 136 2275   229-5178
ipagarts@gmail.com

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.”

  • ‘Tales From Mindanao’ celebrates Iligan’s 76th Anniversary

    IPAG paid tribute to its home community celebrating Iligan’s Golden Year with the well-acclaimed Tales From Mindanao. The outdoor performance at the Iligan City plaza last June 18 manifested how a locally-nurtured group has become the countryโ€™s most- travelled and most-awarded performing arts company. IPAG’s participation further highlights the inclusivity and the dynamic presence of…

    https://pia.gov.ph/features/ipag-keeps-mindanaos-stories-alive-through-performance-in-iligan

Iligan City Awards Fernandez

ORIENTATION for APPLICANTS
Immersing values, resetting mindsets to realize our Vision, this latest 2026 batch attended IPAG’s first session last Jan. 31 to ingrain the ideals the Guild has set.

This batch of young artist potential start training immediately to beef up IPAG’s human resources.

  • Iligan City Awards Fernandez

    Another “feature in the cap” for multi-awarded Steven Patrick C. Fernandez, Founder-Artistic Director, with the iLEAD plum recognizing his and IPAG’s contributions to Iligan City, on the ocassion of the 76th Iligan Day celebrations Iligan Creatives have reconfigured the setting, remolded the environment, and strengthened the ecosystem. Weโ€™ve overcome restrictions, isolation, and exclusivity โ€“ conditions…

News Updates

  • Onwards to 50
    49th SeasonHonoring Heritage. Soaring to the Light photo: ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป, August 1987, IPAG celebrating its 10th year(๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป was Iligan’s famous artโ€ฆ Read more: Onwards to 50
  • ‘Tales From Mindanao’ celebrates Iligan’s 76th Anniversary
    IPAG paid tribute to its home community celebrating Iligan’s Golden Year with the well-acclaimed Tales From Mindanao. The outdoor performance at the Iligan Cityโ€ฆ Read more: ‘Tales From Mindanao’ celebrates Iligan’s 76th Anniversary
  • Iligan City Awards Fernandez
    Another “feature in the cap” for multi-awarded Steven Patrick C. Fernandez, Founder-Artistic Director, with the iLEAD plum recognizing his and IPAG’s contributions to Iliganโ€ฆ Read more: Iligan City Awards Fernandez
  • 49th SEASON Applications Open
    ๐—๐—ข๐—œ๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—š. ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐— ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜. Weโ€™re setting up our Golden Anniversary in 13 months. To banner 50 years of a sustained and exceptional presenceโ€ฆ Read more: 49th SEASON Applications Open
  • TESDA accredits IPAG Performing Arts Program
    TESDA Region X through TESDA Lanao del Norte Provincial Office formally awarded the Certificate of TVET Program Registration for The Basic in Performing Artsโ€ฆ Read more: TESDA accredits IPAG Performing Arts Program
  • HIRAGIYAWAN shapes dreams
    Culminating Recital๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—•๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—– ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆ (๐—•๐—ช๐—ฃ๐—”) Leaking roof, rusty torn gutters, flooded floors, a steamy hall of makeshift platforms, frames,โ€ฆ Read more: HIRAGIYAWAN shapes dreams
  • BWPA sets “Hiragiyawan” Recital
    Our apprentices step into the limelight ready for IPAGโ€™s ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก as they culminate basic training in the performing arts ๐‡๐ˆ๐‘๐€๐†๐ˆ๐˜๐€๐–๐€๐๐‘๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐—•๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—–โ€ฆ Read more: BWPA sets “Hiragiyawan” Recital
  • 49th Season Basic Workshop set
    ๐—•๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—– ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆMay 11-22, 2026 Joining opens invaluable benefits for both the participant and the community. IPAGโ€™s 49th ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐งโ€ฆ Read more: 49th Season Basic Workshop set
  • IPAG Celebrates 2026 World Theatre Day
    WORLD THEATRE DAY is now celebrated more relevant as we experience worldwide atrocities in war, misunderstandings, climate change, environmental destruction, greed, and the crassโ€ฆ Read more: IPAG Celebrates 2026 World Theatre Day